DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

The pending perjury trial of three retired Philadelphia police detectives could prove an exception, if they themselves are not cleared by alleged mistakes by District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office. Former detectives Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski have asked a judge to dismiss the case. That trial testimony was still fair game when Krasner, a civil rights lawyer focused on criminal justice reform, took office in 2018. He charged the Wright detectives in 2021, days before the five-year deadline expired. Last year, a mistake by prosecutors sank a police perjury case in Manhattan, when a judge halted the trial over their failure to turn over evidence to the defense.

Persons: Larry Krasner’s, Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago, Frank Jastrzembski, Krasner, exoneree Anthony Wright, Wright, Krasner's, Sam Silver, Devlin, —, acquitting, Santiago, “ We’re, we’re, ”, Alan J, Tauber, There's, Marissa Bluestine, “, Bluestine, Maurice Possley, Lucretia Clemons, Brian McMonagle, ” Santiago Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, nab, New, National, Pennsylvania Innocence, Quattrone Center, Fair Administration, Justice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Inquirer Locations: U.S, New Jersey, Jastrzembski, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Manhattan

☆ US House Speaker McCarthy denies deal with Trump to expunge impeachments
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The second time it charged Trump with inciting an insurrection, relating to the attack on the Capitol by his supporters. McCarthy voted against impeaching Trump both times. McCarthy's remarks came after Politico reported that Trump was outraged at the speaker for withholding his endorsement of Trump's third run for the White House in 2024. In return for delaying that endorsement, according to Politico, McCarthy promised to work to pass legislation to "expunge" both impeachments. Politico said McCarthy had promised to do so before Congress leaves for an August recess.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, McCarthy, Trump, Joe Biden, impeaching Trump, McCarthy's, Politico, Jack Smith, Richard Cowan, Josephine Walker, Moira Warburton, Nathan Layne, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: . House, Republican, Politico, Trump, Democrats, Capitol, U.S . Constitution, White House, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, U.S .

☆ Israeli policeman acquitted in killing of autistic Palestinian
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Rana al-Halaq, the mother of Iyad al-Halaq, an unarmed autistic Palestinian man who was shot dead by Israeli police, sits surrounded by pictures of her son in her family home in East Jerusalem, July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Sinan Abu MayzerJERUSALEM, July 6 (Reuters) - An Israeli court on Thursday acquitted a policeman who shot dead an autistic Palestinian in 2020, ruling that the victim was mistaken for a militant under circumstances arising from the "unique intensity" of trying to secure Jerusalem. Prosecutors in 2021 filed negligent manslaughter charges in Jerusalem District Court against the policeman. The Israeli justice ministry department, which oversees investigations of the police, said it will decide how to proceed after studying the verdict. The unarmed Halaq ran away, prompting a pursuit in which one officer shot at his legs and missed, after which the defendant fatally shot him in the stomach, the indictment said.

Persons: Rana, Iyad, Sinan Abu Mayzer JERUSALEM, Miriam Lomp, clasping, Kheiry, Halaq, Dan Williams, Roleen Tafakji, Sinan Abu Mayzer, Devika Organizations: REUTERS, Prosecutors, Court, police, West Bank, Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Thomson Locations: East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Old City

☆ So you think they've got Trump right where they want him, eh? Wait till you hear what this former federal prosecutor turned high-end defense attorney has to say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Nicholas Carlson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But one former federal prosecutor turned high-end defense attorney, Ken White, sees a quick path out of trouble for Trump. That's what it looks like Trump is going to get: Judge Aileen Cannon. White suspects Cannon may be imagining what she might be able to get out of a second Trump presidency. "You have a situation where it is not even remotely difficult to imagine: Her acquitting Trump, Trump getting elected, Trump elevating her to the 11th Circuit or the Supreme Court. "People are saying that by charging Trump you're riling up his base.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Fox, Alvin Bragg's, Ken White, Aileen Cannon, Kimberly Leonard, Cannon, White, Josh Barro, Barro, She's, that's, it's Organizations: Trump, Service, New, The, Justice, Appeals, Circuit, Department of Justice, Justice Department Locations: New York, Mar

☆ Senegal Deploys Military and Blocks Social Media After Deadly Clashes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Elian Peltier | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison in a case that his supporters said was politically motivated. Shortly after the verdict, demonstrators brawled with security forces, resulting in the deaths of at least nine people, according to the government. Periodic demonstrations have broken out in Senegal since the arrest of Mr. Sonko in 2021 after a massage parlor employee accused him of rape. But the violence of Thursday brought tensions in Senegal, a largely peaceful country, to a new high. Protesters fought with security forces in multiple neighborhoods of Dakar, and parts of the city’s main university were damaged.

Persons: —, Ousmane Sonko, Sonko Organizations: Protesters Locations: Senegal, Dakar, West

☆ Japan plans to raise the age of consent from 13 years old in an overhaul of sex crime legislation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Japanese government has proposed changing its consent age from 13 to 16 years old. If passed, the country will no longer have the lowest age of consent of all G7 nations. The overhaul of Japan's sex crime legislation comes after multiple acquittals in sexual abuse cases. The overhaul of the country's sex crime legislation proposed last week comes after multiple acquittals in sexual abuse cases and high-profile allegations that led to protests and public outrage in 2019. The age of consent is 16 years old in the UK and most states in the US.

☆ Timeline: The Lockerbie bombing: Who? What? When?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The bombing kills all 259 people aboard the Boeing 747 jumbo jet and 11 residents of the town of Lockerbie. * On Aug. 15, 2003, Libya, in a letter to the United Nations, accepts responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing. On Sept. 12, the U.N. Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution lifting sanctions imposed on Libya over the bombing. * On Aug. 20, 2009, the Scottish government releases Megrahi after his lawyer says the prisoner has been diagnosed with advanced stage prostate cancer. * On Dec. 11, 2022, Scottish and U.S. law enforcement officials announce that Mas'ud is in U.S. custody.

India has long grappled with an epidemic of violence against women and girls in the deeply patriarchal country. And campaigners say the alleged involvement of a woman in this latest case demonstrates the scale of internalized misogyny in society. ‘Loopholes in every corner’Dixit, the police official, said the alleged rape took place around three months ago in Mainpuri – about 270 kilometers (167 miles) southeast of India’s capital, New Delhi. But activists say in the seven years since its implementation, little has been done to empower women and girls, and violent crimes against women persist. Those beliefs appear to have played out in this case too, as the girl did not report her alleged rape for three months, according to Dixit.

Trump's Save America PAC released a photo showing the former president meeting with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on January 28. It added: "President Trump will always and forever be a champion for the American People." Millions of Trump supporters would likely follow Trump to a new political party — if he chose to break away from the Republican Party. Afterward, McCarthy predicted intraparty peace, saying in a statement: "President Trump committed to helping elect Republicans in the House and Senate in 2022." "President Trump has agreed to work with Leader McCarthy on helping the Republican Party to become a majority in the House."

Search resuls for: "acquitting"

9 mentions found