Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 12:24 p.m. No.20367940   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8418 >>8483 >>8573 >>8631 >>8668 >>8682

Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama to spend night in police custody after abuse of office charge

 

Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama will spend the night in police custody after being charged with abuse of office.

 

Fiji Police allege that in September 2011 Mr Bainimarama "recklessly abused" his position by waiving through a tender bid for hospital engineering services.

 

Mr Bainimarama's former attorney-general, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and the country's former health minister, Dr Neil Sharma, have also been charged.

 

Mr Bainimarama, a former coup leader, led Fiji for 16 years before being ousted in the 2022 general election.

 

The three men were taken into custody for questioning on Tuesday morning and were charged over the alleged offences on Tuesday evening (local time).

 

They will spend the night in custody and face court in Suva on Wednesday.

 

In a detailed statement of charges released on Tuesday evening, police allege the three men "failed to comply" with statutory requirements for tenders as stipulated under Fiji law.

 

Mr Bainimarama is alleged to have granted a "waiver of tender process without lawful justification" leading to the abuse of office charge.

 

As well as one abuse of office charge, Mr Sayed-Khaiyum is accused of intentionally obstructing Fiji's Independent Commission Against Corruption in its subsequent investigation.

 

Mr Sharma was charged with two counts of abuse of office and two counts of breach of trust for his alleged role.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-06/former-fiji-pm-frank-bainimarama-charged-abuse-office/103432482

Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 12:29 p.m. No.20367971   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Broome McDonald's creep Johnny Bell granted bail ahead of WA court sentencing

 

Man tried to get girls to perform sexual acts

Used hand gestures include 'rape' signs, court heard

 

A creep who attempted to lure five young girls into a McDonald's bathroom to perform vile acts has been granted bail, despite being found guilty.

 

A jury took five hours to find Johnny Bell guilty of five counts of encouraging children under 13 to engage in sexual acts after he appeared in Western Australia's Broome District Court on Tuesday.

 

The six-day trial heard that the five girls aged under 10 went to the McDonald's in Broome on May 21, 2022, where they ordered their food and sat down in the dining area.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13050857/Maccas-sex-creep-SET-FREE-WA.html

Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 12:35 p.m. No.20367994   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8250 >>8418 >>8483 >>8573 >>8631 >>8668 >>8682

160 Tankers of Syrian resources looted by US occupation within past 24 hours

 

The US occupation forces intensified the theft of Syrian national resources, especially oil and grains.

 

During the past hours, the occupation forces brought out 84 storage tankers carrying oil that had been looted from the areas they occupy in the Syrian al-Jazeera, through the illegal Mahmoudiyya crossings heading towards Iraqi territory, according to locals from the Yarubiyyah countryside.

 

In the same connection, the sources reported that the US forces also brought out, through the illegal al-Walid crossing, a convoy of 76 large tankers loaded with grains, “wheat and barley,” stolen from the grain silos, which were seized by the QSD militia with the support of the occupation, and headed to northern Iraq.

 

https://sana.sy/en/?p=324907

Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 12:38 p.m. No.20368005   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8218 >>8418 >>8483 >>8573 >>8631 >>8668 >>8682

>>20367999

 

Multiple and Significant Conflicts of Interest

 

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she was unaware until after Friday's judgment was handed down that Judge Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked together in the early 1990s at the same law firm.

 

When asked about it by New York Post columnist Charles Gasparino, who was told by a source that the judge was once Roberta Kaplan’s "mentor," Habba responded: “It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous.”

 

Habba said that neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of interest” and a violation of judicial ethics rules.

 

Roberta Kaplan worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in Manhattan from 1992 to 2016, before leaving to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, according to her LinkedIn page.

 

“This is news to us,” Habba continued. “We are going to include this in our appeal and take appropriate measures. The fact it wasn’t disclosed is an ethics violation.”

 

Judge Kaplan, was a partner at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison until 1994 when he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton.

 

The judge had also infamously dismissed sexual assault claims made against Britain's Prince Andrew by one of Clinton pal Jeffery Epstein’s human trafficking victims.

 

Roberta Kaplan also represented Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley Biden, in the case where two Florida residents were charged in the sale of Ashley Biden's diary to Project Veritas.

 

A July 2019 excerpt from the diary, which Ashley Biden has never said is not authentic, went viral: “Was I molested. I think so — I can’t remember specifics but I do remember trauma. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age . . . I remember being somewhat sexualized with Caroline; I remember having sex with friends @ a young age; showers w/my dad (probably not appropriate).”

 

Trump was previously ordered to pay Carroll $5 million in May after a jury found him liable for abusing her inside a Bergdorf Goodman fitting room.

 

Following Friday’s verdict, Trump vowed to appeal both decisions.

 

“Absolutely ridiculous!” he railed on Truth Social. “I fully disagree with both verdicts, and will be appealing this whole Biden Directed Witch Hunt focused on me and the Republican Party. Our Legal System is out of control, and being used as a Political Weapon.”

 

https://trib247.com/articles/heres-what-the-media-are-not-saying-about-e-jean-carroll-her-lawyer-and-the-judge

Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 12:52 p.m. No.20368071   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8092 >>8418 >>8483 >>8573 >>8631 >>8668 >>8682

In New Twist in Civil Fraud Case, Judge Engoron is Now Demanding Details About Possible Perjury by Trump Org CFO Weisselberg in 11th Hour Attack on Trump

 

Far-left Judge Arthur Engoron is now demanding information about possible perjury by Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg as he prepares to deliver a verdict in the civil fraud case against Trump.

 

The non-jury Soviet-style show trial played out in court for 11 weeks. Judge Engoron delayed the verdict to mid-February.

 

The judge cited a report from The New York Times on Weisselberg’s reported plea deal with prosecutors where he will have to admit he lied on the witness stand in Manhattan Supreme Court. Weisselberg will also have to admit he lied to Letitia James’ investigators as part of his plea deal with the Manhattan DA’s office.

 

Recall that Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg was railroaded by far-left New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan after he was indicted on trumped-up tax crimes.

 

According to the indictment, Weisselberg was accused of a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme for receiving $1.7 million in illegally ‘received tax-free perks such as apartments and car leases.’

 

Merchan completely railroaded Allen Weisselberg and forced him to plead guilty.. OR ELSE.

 

Weisselberg pleaded guilty to all 15 tax crime felonies in exchange for a reduced sentence in a plea deal with prosecutors.

 

The plea deal also required that Mr. Weisselberg to testify as a witness.

 

Judge Merchan ultimately sentenced Weisselberg to five months in Rikers Island jail in August 2022.

 

Prosecutors are now turning the screws on Weisselberg again and will use the information against Trump at the eleventh hour in the civil fraud case.

 

CNBC reported:

 

The New York judge set to deliver a verdict in the civil business fraud trial of Donald Trump has ordered attorneys in the case to give him details about possible perjury by former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg.

 

Judge Arthur Engoron, in an email to the attorneys made public Tuesday, said that if Weisselberg had lied in one aspect of his testimony, the judge might disregard anything Weisselberg has said on the witness stand or to investigators.

 

Engoron flagged a New York Times report last week that said Weisselberg is negotiating a deal with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office that would require him to plead guilty to perjury.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/new-twist-nyc-civil-fraud-show-trial-judge/

Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 1:10 p.m. No.20368144   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8418 >>8483 >>8573 >>8631 >>8668 >>8682

Spanish farmers join protests over EU regulations

 

The agricultural producers joined farmers in several EU states in protest over restrictive red tape

 

Spanish farmers blocked several major highways nationwide on Tuesday in what is the latest protest by agricultural workers in a European country, against rising costs, taxes and European Union (EU) bureaucracy.

 

The latest farmers’ protest followed similar demonstrations in Germany, France, Belgium and other EU countries, with much of their ire directed at EU regulations that, they contend, harms their abilities to earn a living in an overly-competitive marketplace.

 

“With different shades, in the whole of the EU, we have the same problems,” Donaciano Dujo, vice president of Spanish agricultural advocacy group ASAJA, told broadcaster TVE.

 

Ahead of union-led protests planned for Thursday many farmers mobilized tractors across the country on Tuesday to stage mass blockades that gridlocked numerous traffic thoroughfares across Spain.

 

Affected areas included Seville and Granada in the south of the country as far as Girona in the country’s north close to the French border, Reuters said on Tuesday, citing local traffic authorities.

 

Chief among the farmers’ complaints is that EU policies imposed to protect the environment harms their abilities to compete with agricultural producers from Latin America, or from non-EU countries.

 

“We spend more time dealing with paperwork than in the field,” one farmer, Eva Garcia, told Reuters. Garcia added that the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy was “choking us.”

 

On Tuesday, in what was viewed as a concession by Brussels, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the bloc intends to remove a controversial law designed to reduce the use of pesticides – describing the legislation as a “symbol of polarization.”

 

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday, the Spanish Agriculture Ministry said it would distribute an additional €269 million ($289 million) of aid to around 140,000 farmers affected by a long-running drought, as well as for market downturns brought on by the conflict in Ukraine.

 

Last week, Catalonia declared a state of emergency over the three-year drought which has vastly impacted some agricultural production.

 

In Italy, farmers have also converged ahead of a planned protest in Rome later this week. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has declared her support, though Italian farmers have also expressed concern at government plans to end agricultural-sector tax subsidies.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/591976-eu-spanish-farmers-protest/

Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 1:40 p.m. No.20368329   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8370 >>8418 >>8483 >>8573 >>8631 >>8668 >>8682

Chile’s Former Conservative President, Sebastian Piñera, Dies in a Helicopter Crash; Sources

 

Sebastián Piñera, the former conservative president of Chile, passed away in a helicopter crash in a lake on Tuesday, 6. The 74-year-old politician’s demise was initially reported by the Chilean newspaper “La Tercera.”

 

The incident occurred in the city of Lago Ranco, located in the central region of Chile. Piñera was returning from a visit to his friend, businessman José Cox, accompanied by three other individuals.

 

Government sources, as reported on the newspaper’s website, confirmed that four people were on board the helicopter, and three were located by emergency teams. By the time rescuers arrived, the aircraft was already submerged in the lake’s waters.

 

According to the Argentine newspaper “Clarín,” Piñera was piloting the helicopter and was unable to release his seatbelt to exit the aircraft. Two individuals managed to swim to the shore, while a third was rescued in the water using a boat.

 

Authorities stated that the accident occurred at 2:57 PM local time. Piñera owned a residence in the rural area where the crash took place, which he used during vacations. The helicopter was reported to be privately owned.

 

Police and rescue teams were dispatched to the accident site. The weather conditions in the region were adverse at the time of the incident, with heavy rain.

 

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed his condolences for Sebastian Piñera’s death, saying:

 

“I have known President Piñera for several years. He has always maintained a positive attitude towards Uruguay, both professionally and personally. To the Chileans and his family, my condolences.”

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/just-chiles-former-conservative-president-sebastian-pinera-dies/

Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 1:48 p.m. No.20368394   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Why Burn Books When You Can Bury Them? The White House Pressured Amazon To Target Dissenting Books

 

The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Monday revealed yet another facet of the Biden Administration’s sprawling censorship system that targeted dissenting books.

 

It appears that, as with social media companies, it succeeded in getting the company not to promote disfavored books.

 

Amazon in turn appears to ask only how high the Biden White House wants it to jump on censorship: “[i]s the [Biden] Admin asking us to remove books, or are they more concerned about search results/order (or both)?”

 

After the meeting, Amazon confirmed in an email that it was actively doing what the government demanded in suppressing sales by not promoting disfavored books:

 

“As a reminder, we did enable Do Not Promote for anti-vax books whose primary purpose is to persuade readers vaccines are unsafe or ineffective on 3/9, and will review additional handling options for these books with you.”

 

This effort notably parallels demands from Democratic leaders who have called for enlightened algorithms to frame what citizens access on the internet. In 2021, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) objected that people were not listening to the informed views of herself and leading experts. Instead, they were reading views of skeptics by searching Amazon and finding books by “prominent spreaders of misinformation.”

 

Warren blamed Amazon for failing to limit searches or choices:

 

“This pattern and practice of misbehavior suggests that Amazon is either unwilling or unable to modify its business practices to prevent the spread of falsehoods or the sale of inappropriate products.”

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/why-burn-books-when-you-can-bury-them-white-house-pressured-amazon-target-dissenting

Anonymous ID: 855623 Feb. 6, 2024, 2:03 p.m. No.20368494   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8573 >>8631 >>8668 >>8682

Mainstream science mulls 'global moratorium' on COVID vaccines as cancers rise, boosters flub

 

Publisher of Nature and Scientific American platforms COVID vaccine skeptics. CDC drafted alert about post-vaccination heart inflammation early in rollout but feared looking "alarmist," emails suggest.

 

Calling for governments to enact a "global moratorium" on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could have been a death sentence for a scientist's career not long ago. Now it opens the door to a prestigious science publisher.

 

The Springer Nature medical journal Cureus, sibling to Nature and Scientific American, published a peer-reviewed paper by high-profile mRNA vaccine critics last month, showing the growing mainstream openness to data and arguments once nitpicked if not ignored by publishers and suppressed by academia and Big Tech.

 

The feds have struggled to keep interest high in each new formulation of the COVID vaccines, with fewer than 12% of minors, 22% of adults and just 41% of those 65 and up taking the 2023-2024 vaccines, according to the latest weekly National Immunization Survey.

 

The dam of The Science, which once limited the flow of research questioning the integrity of trial data and wisdom of one-size-fits-all vaccination recommendations to a trickle, now struggles to stop a worldwide deluge as new cracks emerge seemingly every week.

 

While early reports from the mRNA trials said the novel vaccines "could greatly reduce COVID-19 symptoms," re-analysis of Pfizer's trial data "identified statistically significant increases" in serious adverse events (SAEs) in the intervention group, which then became unmistakable after emergency use authorization, the Cureus paper says.

 

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/mainstream-science-mulls-global-moratorium-covid-vaccines-cancers-rise