Anonymous ID: f0abf3 May 8, 2024, 12:22 p.m. No.20838594   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8630 >>8647

Russian deputy defense minister charged over $11 million bribe – lawyer

 

Timur Ivanov stands accused of receiving kickbacks from military subcontractors

 

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal lodged by the legal team of Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who is being held on bribery charges, his lawyer has stated. The court has refused to release him on house arrest, instead keeping him in pre-trial detention.

 

Investigators argued that Ivanov could try to escape the country, potentially heading for the EU, his lawyer, Murad Musayev, told RIA Novosti. Musayev dismissed the risk, pointing out that the official is on various Western sanctions lists, and adding that he would challenge the ruling at a court of cassation.

 

Ivanov is accused of receiving services from military construction contractors estimated at nearly 1 billion rubles (around $10.8 million), Musayev revealed. “Ivanov’s contractors had allegedly built facilities for him for free, which is not true,” the lawyer stated.

 

The court also dismissed an appeal made by a close associate of Ivanov, Sergey Borodin, who is facing the same charges and is accused of involvement in the alleged corruption scheme. Borodin was arrested shortly after the deputy defense minister was taken into custody.

 

Ivanov was arrested on April 23, hours after taking part in an extended ministerial meeting led by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. The official has been accused of taking bribes on a large scale, with the offence carrying a penalty of up to 15 years behind bars. Ivanov has been temporarily suspended from his post, according to Musayev.

 

Ivanov was previously involved in the country’s energy and construction sectors as a public official. Prior to assuming his current post in 2016, in which he has overseen military construction projects, he headed building contractor Oboronstroy, and worked at several high-profile state-owned energy and construction companies.

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/597249-defense-ministry-corruption-case/

Anonymous ID: f0abf3 May 8, 2024, 12:24 p.m. No.20838606   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8623 >>8630 >>8647

German Politician Convicted of ‘Incitement to Hatred’ For Citing Migrant Rape Statistics

 

The Verden regional court in Lower Saxony has upheld a verdict against Rotenburg AfD leader Marie-Thérèse Kaiser for incitement to hatred. The 27-year-old was also found guilty in the appeal hearing on Monday of inciting hatred against Afghan local workers.

 

For this, the politician now has to pay 100 day fines (a type of fine related to daily income of the convicted) plus a fine of €60, a total of €6,000. In Germany, you are considered to have a criminal record if you are sentenced to pay more than 90 day fines.

 

The charge was based on a post that Kaiser had spread on her social media accounts in August 2021. In it, she wrote: “Afghanistan refugees; Hamburg SPD mayor for ‘unbureaucratic’ acceptance; Welcoming culture for gang rape?”

 

Among other things, the politician linked to an article showing that Afghans in Germany are particularly heavily involved in gang rape.

 

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/afd-politician-convicted-for-warning-about-gang-rapes/

Anonymous ID: f0abf3 May 8, 2024, 12:27 p.m. No.20838619   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8630 >>8647

House Republicans Cancel Hearing on Antisemitism After Protest Mob is Cleared from GW University – But How Does That Resolve the Anti-Semitism Issue?

 

The US House hearing on anti-Semitism for this afternoon was canceled.

 

Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said he was canceling the hearing after the Washington DC Police Department finally cleared the unlawful encampment at George Washington University.

 

Chairman Comer released a statement this morning.

 

James Comer: Following the Metropolitan Police Department finally clearing out the unlawful encampment on GW’s campus, I am very pleased to announce that the hearing with DC Mayor Bowser has been canceled.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/breaking-house-republicans-cancel-hearing-antisemitism-after-protest/

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/breaking-house-republicans-cancel-hearing-antisemitism-after-protest/