Joe Biden says that he believes prosecuting a former president would be a “very unusual thing and probably not very … good for democracy,” but he would not stand in the way of a future Justice Department pursuing criminal charges against President Trump after he leaves office. The comments from […]
Prosecution
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It’s Not Assange Who Should Be Facing Prosecution By Tom Coburg, The Canary. July 31, 2020 It’s Not Assange Who Should Be Facing Prosecution2020-07-312020-07-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/julian-assange-1-720×377.jpg200px200px Above photo: YouTube – Channel 4 News. On 27 July two court hearings took place – one in the UK, the other in Spain. Both concerned WikiLeaks […]
Julian Assange’s substantive extradition hearings are expected to recommence at the Central Criminal Court of England on 7 September, where witnesses for both the prosecution and the defence are due to testify at this hotly contested legal challenge. British artist and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood denounced the treatment of imprisoned […]
Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime Jeffrey Epstein confidant accused of helping him sexually abuse underage girls, tried to hide from federal agents during her July arrest—and even wrapped her cell phone in tin foil in “a misguided effort to evade detection,” prosecutors said Monday. Federal prosecutors made the shocking disclosure about […]
Australian Journalist Threatened With Prosecution For Exposing War Crimes July 3, 2020 Australian Journalist Threatened With Prosecution For Exposing War Crimes2020-07-032020-07-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/abcaus-e1593789878141.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Federal police raid ABC’s Sydney HQ over Afghan stories Image, Brendan Esposito, ABC. The Assange precedent in action. In another major assault on press freedom, Australian Broadcasting Corporation […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007031079788996-french-prosecution-says-it-will-launch-inquiry-into-ex-pms-handling-of-covid-19-crisis/ Earlier in the day, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean Castex, deputy chief of staff to the French president, as the new prime minister, hours after Edouard Philippe announced that he was stepping down. The French prosecution stated on Friday that it intends […]
A curious detail appears in the press release announcing the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell on charges of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse minors. On Thursday, Audrey Strauss, the newly appointed acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Maxwell had been charged in a […]
The cover art of Aron Flam’s much-talked-about book features a poignant remake of a cult WWII-era poster, which according to copyright holders constitutes disfigurement. In Flam’s version, the Swedish tiger, a wartime symbol of secrecy, wears an Nazi armband and makes a Nazi salute. The Swedish authorities have pivoted on […]