International Criminal Court: arrest warrants requested against Taliban leaders

International Criminal Court: arrest warrants requested against Taliban leaders

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) indicated on Thursday that he would seek arrest warrants against prominent Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, accused of persecuting women, an act described as a crime against humanity. Karim Khan said in a statement that there were reasonable grounds to believe that Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and … Read more

Arson in Miramas: second death, a 5-year-old child

Arson in Miramas: second death, a 5-year-old child

A five-year-old child, seriously burned on Friday in an arson attack which claimed the life of his mother in Miramas (Bouches-du-Rhône), died in turn from his injuries during the night from Saturday to Sunday, he said. -we learned from the Aix-en-Provence prosecutor. “The five-year-old boy died last night”declared public prosecutor Jean-Luc Blachon to AFP. Four … Read more

Canada: “arson” in a synagogue in Montreal

Canada: “arson” in a synagogue in Montreal

And “arson” in a Montreal synagogue caused damage “minors”said the police on Wednesday, December 18, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denouncing a “Heinous anti-Semitic attack”. Flames were seen around 3 a.m. local time and police said they found a “incendiary object” close to the location. “The damage is minor, we are talking about broken … Read more

Mexico: Sheinbaum presents his strategy to counter criminal ultra-violence

Mexico: Sheinbaum presents his strategy to counter criminal ultra-violence

The new president of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum presented on Tuesday her national security plan to curb the spiral of violence which generates some 30,000 homicides per year in the country, most linked to international criminal trafficking. “We are not going to return to the war against drug trafficking”said the left-wing president during her press conference, … Read more

Jihadist Peter Cherif sentenced to life imprisonment

Jihadist Peter Cherif sentenced to life imprisonment

Jihadist Peter Cherif was sentenced Thursday to life imprisonment for the role he played in Yemen with Chérif Kouachi, one of the attackers in the Charlie Hebdo attack in 2015, and for the kidnapping of three humanitarian aid in 2011. The Paris Special Assize Court found him guilty of all the charges against him. She … Read more