Category: Judicial Proceedings
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🇱🇧 Lebanon lifts travel ban on Muammar Gaddafi’s son and reduces bail
Lebanese authorities have lifted a travel ban and reduced bail for the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, paving the way for his release. Hannibal Gaddafi has been detained without trial for nearly a decade for allegedly withholding information about the fate of a revered Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim cleric. Imam Musa al-Sadr went missing…
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🇲🇽 Man gropes Mexican president as she speaks to citizens on the streets
The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment the country’s women face. A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss…
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🇿🇦 Johannesburg High Court Denies Bail to Controversial Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, Upholding Flight Risk Ruling
JOHANNESBURG – In a significant legal setback for one of South Africa’s most flamboyant and controversial figures, the Johannesburg High Court has denied the bail appeal of businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. The ruling upholds the September decision of the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, which found Matlala to be both a flight risk and a potential danger…
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Major US Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Philadelphia, 33 Indicted
In a significant blow to a prolific drug network, U.S. federal authorities have unsealed indictments against 33 individuals linked to a massive, decade-long drug trafficking organization based in Philadelphia, known for distributing “tremendous” volumes of fentanyl and other narcotics. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the sweeping operation on Friday, following a coordinated raid…
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🇱🇾🇫🇷Prisoners threaten Sarkozy with revenge for the death of Muammar Gaddafi
In the Santé prison in Paris, prisoners filmed a video in which they insult and threaten former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, promising to take revenge for the death of Muammar Gaddafi. In response to the threats, Sarkozy’s security was increased: two personal security officers were assigned to him for round-the-clock surveillance. They accompany the former…
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Liberia Hands Down Longest-Ever Prison Sentence for Human Trafficking in Landmark Ruling
Monrovia, Liberia – Liberia has delivered a landmark judgment in its fight against human trafficking, handing down the country’s longest prison sentence ever imposed for a human trafficking conviction. The ruling marks a significant milestone in the government’s efforts to combat one of the region’s most serious human rights violations and sends a strong message…
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Kenyan court rejects Rastafarians’ bid to use cannabis for religion
A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a ruling Wednesday.
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🇬🇧 Judge dismisses torture charges against Charles Taylor’s ex-wife
Agnes Taylor, the ex-wife of the jailed former Liberian president Charles Taylor, is to be freed from prison after an Old Bailey judge dismissed a series of torture charges against her. The prosecution, which related to offences allegedly committed during the west African state’s civil war in 1990, had been repeatedly delayed following several years of…