Anonymous ID: 52c293 Aug. 6, 2024, 2:14 p.m. No.21362813   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2969 >>3305 >>3418 >>3482

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75nn9dr0rvo

'Nowhere to hide' for influencers behind disorder - top prosecutor

The director of public prosecutions says his teams will consider seeking the extradition of social media influencers allegedly playing a role in the violent disorder gripping the UK from abroad.

Stephen Parkinson told the BBC that offenders "must know that they are not safe and there is nowhere to hide".

He added that anybody involved in the violence should know they would face the most severe possible criminal charges, including terrorism.

Approximately 100 of the 400 people arrested in relation to a week of disorder have been charged, Mr Parkinson revealed.

Prosecutors and detectives are now working through cases in teams across England and Wales to push as many suspects into the courts as quickly as possible. Some complex cases could take weeks more to be charged, but Mr Parkinson said prosecutors were “absolutely geared up” to bring offenders to justice.

Concern has been mounting about extreme right-wing social media influencers, including the founder of the English Defence League, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson.

He is currently in Cyprus. The High Court has issued a warrant for his arrest after he failed to turn up in court last Monday.

Mr Parkinson said: “Some people are abroad. That doesn't mean they're safe. We have liaison prosecutors around the globe, who've got local links with the local judiciary. We can cooperate with our international partners.

“We would certainly consider extradition if we are satisfied that an offence has been committed.

“And if it takes weeks or not months, we will bring them home and they will face justice.”

Violent riots following the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport have now lasted almost a week.

Suspects charged so far have faced allegations including violent disorder, which can lead to five years in jail. Other suspects who have been arrested are still being assessed for the more serious charge of rioting, that can lead to ten years.

Those charging decisions would take longer, said Mr Parkinson, because of the nature of the crime and the evidence needed - but they will come.

“There are sentencing guidelines which indicate that many people who have been caught up in this disorder will face immediate imprisonment. There should be no doubt about that. They are going to prison.

“We are willing to look at terrorism offences. I'm aware of at least one instance where that is happening.

“Where you have organised groups planning activity for the purposes of advancing [an] ideology … planning really, really serious disruption then yes, we will consider terrorism offences.”

Earlier today, the Crown Prosecution Service charged a 28-year-old man with posting content online that was allegedly intended to stir up racial hatred in relation to the violence disorder - the first such charge in relation to the clashes.

Anonymous ID: 52c293 Aug. 6, 2024, 2:25 p.m. No.21362894   🗄️.is đź”—kun

And the club danced in Baal's hands, like a vulture from his fingers. It struck Prince Sea on the skull, Judge River between the eyes. Sea stumbled; he fell to the ground; his joints shook; his frame collapsed. Baal captured and drank Sea; he finished off Judge River. Astarte shouted Baal's name: "Hail, Baal the Conqueror! hail, Rider on the Clouds! For Prince Sea is our captive, Judge River is our captive."

Anonymous ID: 52c293 Aug. 6, 2024, 2:42 p.m. No.21363010   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>3041

https://nypost.com/2024/08/05/sports/why-swimmer-luana-alonso-got-kicked-out-of-olympic-village/

The 20-year-old Alonso was asked to leave the Olympic Village for creating an inappropriate environment, which was reportedly tied to a trip to Disneyland that angered Paraguayan Olympic officials and wearing skimpy outfits instead of team clothing.

Alonso documented the visit to Disneyland Paris with photos on Instagram after she failed to advance out of her heat and into the women’s100m butterfly semifinals on July 27.

Alonso modeled a pair of Mickey Mouse ears in front of the castle at Disneyland Park in a few snapshots, while another featured two champagne flutes toasting at the park. The drinking age in France is 18.

Anonymous ID: 52c293 Aug. 6, 2024, 3 p.m. No.21363160   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>3163

>>21363130

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pakistani-national-ties-iran-charged-connection-foiled-plot-assassinate-politician-or-us

Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Official

The Defendant Allegedly Traveled to New York City to Hire Hitmen to Murder a Politician or U.S. Government Official on U.S. Soil

Earlier today, a complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn charging Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with murder-for-hire as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out. Merchant is in federal custody.

“For years, the Justice Department has been working aggressively to counter Iran’s brazen and unrelenting efforts to retaliate against American public officials for the killing of Iranian General Soleimani,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The Justice Department will spare no resource to disrupt and hold accountable those who would seek to carry out Iran’s lethal plotting against American citizens and will not tolerate attempts by an authoritarian regime to target American public officials and endanger America’s national security.”

“This dangerous murder-for-hire plot exposed in today’s complaint allegedly was orchestrated by a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran and is straight out of the Iranian playbook,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “A foreign-directed plot to kill a public official, or any U.S. citizen, is a threat to our national security and will be met with the full might and resources of the FBI.”

“The complaint unsealed today underscores, yet again, that those who engage in lethal plotting on U.S. soil will face the full force of the American justice system,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “The targeting of former and current officials by foreign actors is an affront to our sovereignty and our democratic institutions and the Department of Justice will use every possible tool to expose and disrupt this egregious activity.”

“Working on behalf of others overseas, Merchant planned the murder of U.S. government officials on American soil,” said U.S. Attorney Breon Peace for the Eastern District of New York. “This prosecution demonstrates that this office and the entire Department of Justice will take swift and decisive action to protect our nation’s security, our government officials and our citizens from foreign threats

“Fortunately, the assassins Merchant allegedly tried to hire were undercover FBI Agents,” said Acting Assistant Director Christie Curtis of the FBI New York Field Office. “This case underscores the dedication and formidable efforts of our agents, analysts and prosecutors in New York, Houston, and Dallas. Their success in neutralizing this threat not only prevented a tragic outcome but also reaffirms the FBI’s commitment to protecting our nation and its citizens from both domestic and international threats.”

Anonymous ID: 52c293 Aug. 6, 2024, 3 p.m. No.21363163   🗄️.is đź”—kun

>>21363160

According to allegations contained in the complaint and related publicly filed court documents, Merchant orchestrated a plot to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. In approximately April 2024, after spending time in Iran, Merchant arrived in the United States from Pakistan and contacted a person he believed could assist him with the scheme. That person reported Merchant’s conduct to law enforcement and became a confidential source (the CS).

In early June, Merchant met the CS in New York and explained his assassination plot. Merchant told the CS that the opportunity he had for the CS was not a one-time opportunity and would be ongoing. Merchant then made a “finger gun” motion with his hand, indicating that the opportunity was related to a killing. Merchant further stated that the intended victims would be “targeted here,” meaning in the United States. Merchant instructed the CS to arrange meetings with individuals whom Merchant could hire to carry out these actions. Merchant explained that his plot involved multiple criminal schemes: (1) stealing documents or USB drives from a target’s home; (2) planning a protest; and (3) killing a politician or government official.

At that meeting, Merchant began planning potential assassination scenarios and quizzed the CS on how he would kill a target in the various scenarios. Specifically, Merchant asked the CS to explain how a target would die in different scenarios. Merchant told the CS that there would be “security [] all around” the person.

Merchant stated that the assassination would occur after he left the United States and he would communicate with the CS from overseas using code words. The CS asked whether Merchant had spoken to the unidentified “party” back home with whom Merchant was working. Merchant responded that he had and that the party back home told him to “finalize” the plan and leave the United States.

In mid-June, Merchant met with the purported hitmen, who were in fact undercover U.S. law enforcement officers (the UCs) in New York. Merchant advised the UCs that he was looking for three services from them: theft of documents, arranging protests at political rallies, and for them to kill a “political person.” Merchant stated that the hitmen would receive instructions on who to kill either the last week of August or the first week of September, after Merchant had departed the United States.

Merchant then began arranging means to obtain $5,000 in cash to pay the UCs as an advance payment for the assassination, which he eventually received with assistance from an individual overseas. On June 21, Merchant met with the UCs in New York and paid them the $5,000 advance. After Merchant paid the $5,000 to the UCs, one of the UCs stated, “now we’re bonded,” to which Merchant responded “yes.” The UC then stated “Now we know we’re going forward. We’re doing this,” to which Merchant responded “Yes, absolutely.”

Merchant subsequently made flight arrangements and planned to leave the United States on Friday, July 12, 2024. On July 12, law enforcement agents placed Merchant under arrest before he could leave the country. Merchant has stated that he has a wife and children in Iran and a wife and children in Pakistan.

The FBI is investigating the case.

Anonymous ID: 52c293 Aug. 6, 2024, 3:18 p.m. No.21363302   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>3337

By what transportation did the Butler County coroner use? Nobody knows. The Autopsy was conducted (no one will say when) and the autopsy was completed (no one knows when) and results were sent to the coroner’s office in Butler County (nobody knows the date). The public needs to know whether a projectile was removed from the body of the alleged shooter and did that projectile match the reported sniper’s weapon? Is the wound to the alleged victim’s head indicative of the alleged trajectory of the sniper’s bullet?