A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes in a Tripoli prison has been sent by Germany to the International Criminal Court to face justice. ICC prosecutors allege Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was a senior commander at the Mitiga prison, where they say he ordered or oversaw atrocities including murder, torture,...
Category: Crime and Judiciary
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X: The Tales Of Nigeria Terrorism, Insecurity And Fear Embedded In The Hearts Of It Citizens, Seen Through The Lens Of A Soldier
Kolawole Stephen: “I was in Sokoto today, and after a gruesome hours later, I found myself already in Abuja. “We moved in a convoy of only two Hilux vehicles, each one mounted with an AA gun. When we got to Kwangila Road and stopped for a moment, I looked around and saw a sea of...
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A South African Radio Presenter Is Arrested On Suspicion Of Recruiting Fighters For Russia
A South African radio presenter appeared in court on Monday accused of recruiting men to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine. Nonkululeko Mantula, 39, was arrested alongside four men after a tip off, South African police said. She is accused of recruiting the four men and organizing for them to join the Russian army. South African police...
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Baltimore Landlords Found Liable For Hiring A Sex Offender Who Set Tenants On Fire
Landlords in Baltimore are being held liable for hiring a convicted sex offender with a violent criminal record who then attacked two tenants and set them on fire, with a jury awarding the victims $21.5 million. The same man murdered a tech CEO just days after attacking April Hurley and Jonte Gilmore in their home...
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Son Of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Pleads Guilty In US Drug Trafficking Case In A Plea Deal
One of the sons of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal. Known locally in Mexico as the “Chapitos” — or “little Chapos” — Joaquín Guzmán López and brother Ovidio Guzmán López are accused of running a faction of the Sinaloa cartel. Federal...
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A California Family Was About To Cut The Cake When Gunfire Erupted At A Toddler’s Birthday Party
Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a toddler’s birthday party when the gunfire started inside a banquet hall packed with relatives and friends over the weekend in California. “I actually thought it was my balloons popping. It was gunshots,” said Patrice Williams, the birthday girl’s mother. Her daughter, who turned 2,...
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Man Pleads Guilty To Killing An Ole Miss Graduate Who Was Prominent In The LGBTQ+ Community
A man charged with killing a University of Mississippi graduate who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder and tampering charges as he faced a second trial. Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. entered the plea in the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, who disappeared from Oxford, where the university is...
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India Mandates Pre-Installation Of Government Cyber Safety App On All Smartphones
India’s telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new devices, according to a government order, raising concerns of data privacy and user consent in one of the largest handset markets in the world. The Ministry of Communications’ order issued Monday asked smartphone makers to pre-install the government’s “Sanchar...
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