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France’s Former President, Sarkozy Loses Graft Appeal and Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends the inauguration of the Institut Claude Pompidou, a new centre for care and research of Alzheimer disease, in Nice in this March 10, 2014 file photo. Sarkozy was held on July 1, 2014 for questioning into suspicions that a network of informers kept him abreast of a separate inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign, a legal source said. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Files (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH HEADSHOT PROFILE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

by Admin Dec 18, 2024 History was made in France when former president Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered by the French highest appeal court to wear an ankle monitor for a year after the former president lost his appeal against his graft corruption charges. Nicolas Sarkozy became the first France head of state to be ordered by the court to wear an ankle monitor after the appeal court ruled against his denial of the corruption and influence peddling charges. The former president had been accused of trying to influence the judge through bribery apart from being accused of collecting funds from Muhammad Gadaffi’s Libya government in 2007 to sponsor his presidential campaign and election. Patrice Spinosi, the attorney to the former President disclosed that he and his client would respect the judgment of the court and the terms and conditions of the conviction but would take the case to the European Court of Human Rights in weeks to come. Spinosi in his statement to the press said, “It was a sad day when a former president is required to take action before European judges to have condemned a state over whose destiny he once presided”. In 2021, the former president and his former attorney Thierry Harzog were found guilty by a lower court of colluding with Judge Gilbert Azibert to obtain and share information about a legal investigation. Sarkozy was sentenced to three years but had two suspended while he was directed to spend one year in house detention while wearing an ankle monitor. Nicholas Sarkozy, 69, who is a right-wing political leader served as the president of France from 2007-2011 and has denied every allegation charged against him while his lawyer keeps reiterating that they will keep fighting and not give up.

Teenage Mass Shooter Kills Two In School in Madison, Wisconsin

Police Barricading Roads in Madison

by Admin Dec 17, 2024 Tragedy struck Madison County in Wisconsin on Monday morning when a 15-year-old teenage girl opened fire on her colleagues and killed a teacher and a student while injuring six others. Confirming the incident, the Madison police authority said they responded to the mass shooting at the private school located at 4901 E. Buckeye Road on the east side of Madison County. Shon F. Barnes, the Madison Police Chief, disclosed that a second-grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report the shooting in the school. He further revealed that the shooter’s 15-year-old girl Natalie Rupnow, who is also a student at the school and a resident of Madison was further regarded by the name Samantha by her peers. Barnes said that the Rupnow carried out the shooting inside a classroom and study hall occupied by students of various grades, shot sporadically, and killed a teacher and a student while injuring five other students and a teacher. Barnes clarified that his officers found Runpnow at the scene having shot herself, and officers fired no shots. Police disclosed that the suspect used a 9 mm pistol, and police are investigating to trace the gun. Rupnow was pronounced dead while being transported to the hospital, she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the moment she was shooting sporadically a bullet ricocheted and hit her in the torso. Madison chief police expressed his grief, he said, “Right now, my heart is heavy for my community, my heart is heavy for Madison, and we have to come together as a community and figure out what happened here and make sure that it doesn’t happen at any other place that should be a refuge for students in our community.” “Our detectives are working hard in the investigative process to find out as many answers as we can so that we can further prevent these things from happening—not only in this community but in other communities around our country,” Barnes said. “There’s a woman who called in sick today. She’s a teacher. And there was a substitute that came in to take her place that was shot and killed,” these are the words of Pastor Chris Dolson, who conducted the vigil held in honor of the victims of the mass shooting, he explained that the slain teacher was a substitute for a teacher who called in sick and she was contacted to stand in for the sick teacher. Dolson said. “Survivor guilt kicks in when those things happen.” The identity of the slain teacher and student is yet to be confirmed, whereas the surviving teacher and three other students were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, two of those victims have been released, while the other two have been stabilized. However, Barbara Weirs, school director of elementary and school relations disclosed that the school does not possess metal detectors, but is adherent to safety protocols.

Top Russian General and Deputy Killed in Bomb Explosion in Moscow

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov

by Admin Dec 17, 2024 Tragedy struck within the Russian military ranks when a bomb exploded outside a building in Southeastern Moscow killing a Russian General and his deputy in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, was with his deputy when a bomb placed in scooters exploded outside a residential building killing both men on the spot. Investigators revealed that the bomb was hidden inside an electric scooter containing 300 kilograms of TNT explosives and it was connected to two men who were seen exiting the building a few minutes before the explosion. The Russian authorities said that Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his deputy were killed by the Ukrainian Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in a special operation targeting the Russian top military brass. Russia’s Investigative Committee said it had “opened a criminal case into the murder of two servicemen”. Svetlana Petrenko, the spokesperson of the committee further said “Investigators, forensic experts, and operational services are working at the scene,” Adding that “Investigative and search activities are being carried out to establish all the circumstances around this crime.” According to images published by the Russian media, the blast shattered several windows of the building and severely damaged the front door. Lieutenant General Kirillov, had been the commander of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces since 2017. In 2023, the United Kingdom government sanctioned General Kirillov for allegedly using chemical weapons in Ukraine in the ongoing Russia’s special military operation.

Nancy Pelosi Admitted to Hospital After Injury During Europe Trip

Nancy Pelosi

by Admin Dec 14, 2024 Nancy Pelosi, the United States former House Speaker, has been admitted to a hospital after she picked up an injury during an official visit to Luxembourg on Friday. The 84-year-old former House Speaker fractured her hip when she slipped and fell from a staircase while attending an event in Luxembourg. Confirming the incident Ian Krager, the spokesperson for the office of Nancy Pelosi said that, “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals and looks forward to returning home to the United States soon”. The former lawmaker who represented California was on a bi-partisan congregational delegation trip to Luxembourg to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Nancy Pelosi served as House speaker from 2007 to 2011, which is a significant position, and second in line to the presidency after the vice president, then in 2019, she had a second spell as Speaker of the House after her party took back control of the chamber. However, Prodesq media gathered that the former House Speaker was flown out of Luxembourg by a military aircraft to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where she had a successful hip surgery. The former House Speaker will not be able to continue her delegation duties in Luxembourg with the other 17 congregational Members of the House. Ian hinted that the Democrat politician would continue her work from the hospital bed and in recovery sessions.

Mikheil Kavelashvili, Ex-Manchester City Player Becomes Georgia President

Mikheil Kavelashvili, Georgia New President

by Admin Dec 15, 2024 Mikheil Kavelashvili,53, has been voted by the Georgian parliament as the next president of the country after a 17 days protest that crippled the country’s economic and political system. Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, an ex-football player of Manchester City who played for the club for two years (1995-1997) emerged as the new Georgian president after 224 out of 225 members of the electoral college voted for him. Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former Member of Parliament from the authoritarian ruling Georgian Dream party was deemed the only candidate for the presidency. However, the other four main opposition parties bluntly rejected Kavelashvili as the President and boycotted parliament while insisting that the elections held in October were rigged. Salome Zourabichvili, the outgoing president of Georgia has been a critic of Kavelashvili and also condemned the October election that brought him as the President while she insisted that she is the only remaining legitimate constitutional leader of the country. On the other hand, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Prime Minister of Georgia has condemned the outgoing President for her derogatory remarks about the election, and Kavelashvili, the Prime Minister said Zourabichvili is acting in an authoritarian direction which is quite dangerous for the interest of the country. Kobakhidze said, “We have very strong state institutions, so we certainly have no difficulty in bringing the situation under full control”. Georgia is a country that practices a parliamentary democracy with the president the head of state, and the prime minister the head of Parliament. The country has been under constant protest after the parliament announced that the country’s accession to the European Union would be on hold until the year 2028. The decision by the parliament sparked raging nonstop protests for 17 days because the majority of Georgian citizens are in support of the country’s membership in the European Union.

Former Brazil Defense Minister Arrested In Connection With 2022 Coup Plot

Braga Netto, Brazil Former Defense Minister

by Admin Dec 14, 2024 Things got heated up again with the announcement of the arrest of Braga Netto Brazil’s former minister of defense for his alleged involvement in the 2022 coup attempt against President Lula Da Silva after President Bolsonaro lost the presidential election in 2022. Brazilian police arrested Braga Netto on Saturday, a very close ally of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The police said, “People who would be obstructing… Braga Netto was arrested in the operation.” Braga Netto was President Boslsonaro’s running mate in the 2022 presidential election, which they lost to President Lula. The police further disclosed that the investigation included close allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro who were considered complicit in the failed attempted coup against President Lula. The investigation found that the former president, the former defense minister, and other close allies of the president in his administration tried to stop President Lula Da Silva’s inauguration after the 2022 presidential election. Paulo Gonet, the attorney general of Brazil said he has been going through the 884-page report that was submitted by the police against former President Jaie Bolsonaro and the 36 others named as co-conspirators. The 884-page report is drawn from a two-year thorough investigation carried out by the police. The police authorities are urging Attorney General Gonet to indict the former president and the 36 other accomplices involved in the failed coup attempt to stop the inauguration of President Lula and overthrow a democratic government. The police added that “The then-President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, actively participated in the creation of the coup plan, being directly involved in the drafting of documents and strategies to remain in power, even after the electoral defeat”. The report further disclosed that former president Jair Boslnaro, his vice president, and a supreme court judge were aware of an assassination plot to kill President Lula Da Silva before the inauguration day. The coup was hatched at the residence of the former defense minister Braga Netto.

South Korean Parliament Impeach President Yeon After Failed Martial Law

President Suk Yeon of South Korea

by Admin Dec 14, 2024 Things have finally fallen apart for the embattled South Korean President Yeon after the Parliament voted him out of office on Saturday after the South Korean President escaped a first impeachment trial last weekend after he invoked martial law which failed after the parliament voted against it. President Yeon has been under fire since last week and has fought tooth and nail to cling to power after a failed martial law which backfired on him and caused a wild mass protest against him by the South Korean citizens as thousands took to the streets of Seoul the capital of the country. The protests began on the very night President Yeon declared martial law and saw thousands of South Koreans storm the parliament building to prevent the soldiers from taking over the parliament building and disrupting the lawmakers from voting against the president’s veto declaration of Martial Law. President Yeon had initially struck a deal to shorten the length of his term and also stay clear of local and international affairs of the country for him to remain as the president, a deal which didn’t go down well with some of his allies who resigned from their positions as a sign of protest against the deal and the treatment of the President as a second class citizen. A total number of 204 members of parliament approved the motion to impeach President Yeon. The failed martial law enforcement brought a storm of political crisis that has left President Yeon and his allies under a scrutinized investigation. In a different turn of events, the South Korean police stormed the presidential building in an attempt to search the president’s office but were met with stiff resistance from the presidential bodyguards that prevented the police from having access to the president’s office. Han Duck-soo, the Prime Minister of South Korea is expected to take over the country after President Yeon steps down as the President. The prime minister in his first speech after the impeachment of President Yeon said, “I will devote all my strength and effort to the stable operation of state affairs”. The prime minister is expected to hold an ad hoc cabinet meeting today. President Yeon in his acceptance speech of accepting the impeachment decision said, “Though I stop for now, the journey to the future I’ve walked for the past two and half years must never stop. I will never give up. I will take your criticism, praise, and support to heart and do my best for the country until the end.” Lee Jae-Myung, the leader of the opposition party in his speech to protesters outside the parliament building said “Today is proof that you are the owner of this country”. President Yeon is currently expected to be suspended from presidential duties as well as relinquishing all presidential rights until his full impeachment process is completed.

P.Diddy Accused Of Rape By Three Men

Sean P. Diddy Combs

by Admin Dec 13, 2024 A new turn of events in the Sean “P.Diddy” Combs sexual abuse scandal case has been going on for the past three months. Three new men have come forward to lay allegations of rape against the music mogul, alleging that the rapper drugged them and sexually abused them. The three men filed a separate lawsuit against the business mogul on Thursday in federal prosecutors in New York. The lawsuit reveals that the crime was committed between 2019 and 2022. Two of the men reported that they attended a party with P.Diddy and he offered them alcoholic drinks which made them unconscious and they woke up to find out that the rapper had raped them. In the defense of P.Diddy, his lawyers said that the new claims against their client were nothing but false accusations, they said “We will prove them false and seek sanctions against every unethical lawyer who filed fictional claims against him”. However, the attorney for the three men Thomas Giuffra, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of them revealed that 60 different people have approached his office to file separate lawsuits against the rapper while most of the charges are sexual harassment allegations. Thomas Giuffra said his office swung into action and investigated the allegations against the rapper and decided to proceed with the three men’s claims. He further revealed that the men chose to remain anonymous because of fear of being identified and threatened by the associates of Mr. Sean Combs. In a separate lawsuit filed against Mr Combs, another anonymous plaintiff claimed that the rapper sexually assaulted him during an encounter in 2019 at Marquee nightclub in New York. The plaintiff who is referred to as John Doe, said, that he and 10 other people had joined Mr. Combs for a private after-party and he was given a drink by the musician, he became dizzy and unconscious but drifted in and out of sub-conscious and it was during the moment he found out that he was being raped by Mr. Combs while he saw a man and woman recording the incident. He further said that the couple later approached him and gave him $2500 and told him the money was from Mr. Combs. However, Mr. Sean Combs has been denied bail three times and is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Mobs Lynched and Hangs Three In Mexico For Robbery

Mexican Police

by Admin Dec 11, 2024 The citizens of San Juan Amecac County took laws into their own hands when they caught three men accused of robbing a lady of her belongings at a roadside. The men were beaten and hung up over a bridge till they gave up the ghost. The incident which was confirmed in a statement issued by the local government of San Juan Amecac said that “Three men died after being detained and lynched by residents for the alleged robbery and kidnapping of a minor.” The police responded to the incident late to save the lives of the victims who were lynched by over 300 people. The police said when they arrived at the scene the men appeared to show no signs of life in their bodies. Lynching has drastically increased in Mexico in recent years since the rise of crime and violence has increased dramatically due to the rise in cartel violence. In June, four men were lynched and then burned in the nearby city of Atlixco by a crowd that accused them of stealing a vehicle. Also in March, a woman was lynched and killed by the people who accused her of murdering an 8-year-old girl, while two men who were also involved in the murder were able to escape. In 2022, a political adviser was lynched and burned to death over the allegations of child trafficking shared via a chat group. However, an awful incident happened in 2018 when two innocent men were lynched and burned to ashes over a false allegation that they were child abductors. The case drew widespread condemnation but no one was prosecuted for the crime. Mexico has witnessed a surge in violence since the beginning of the year with different cartel clashes and public executions of political figures.

Police Raid South Korean President Office After Failed Martial Law

South Korean Police Tussling with the Presidential Guards

by Admin Dec 11, 2024 The South Korean police attempted a raid on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office on Wednesday afternoon, a failed attempt by the president to impose martial law on the country last week. The police gained control over the building but failed to gain access into the president’s office which was guarded by security guards who were stationed at the presidential building. Eighteen investigators were sent from the Judicial Bureau to the presidential office on Wednesday to take over records related to the cabinet meeting held on the night of the martial law declaration. A list of the people that are to be investigated by the Judicial Bureau had the names of the president and the former minister of defense Kim Yong-hyun, who took responsibility for the declaration of martial law and has been arrested for treason. However, Kim Yong-Hyun attempted to commit suicide earlier on Tuesday night but was saved by the officers on duty who were able to restrain him from committing suicide. In a statement released by the Ministry of Defense to the Parliament, it was revealed that the former defense minister is fine and has no threat of life injuries. In protest of the decision made by the Judicial Commission to investigate the president, many officials who are allies of President Yoel have resigned from their positions and have tagged the investigation as a political “witch hunt” against the president who refused to resign after his failed martial law. In addition to the political crisis in the country, the ruling party decided to boycott a general vote to demand the resignation of President Yeon after he made a deal to reduce his presidential term and stay clear of any foreign or local affairs. The deal made by President Yeon did not deter the protesters from the streets and still calling for his resignation. Also, Park Chan-dae, the leader of the opposition party who also has a majority of seats in the parliament, criticized the deal and called it “an illegal, unconstitutional second insurrection and a second coup”.

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