How do you know we had to battle for a signature, this may have been completed weeks ago and they were waiting for most to come back from holidays to announce it. Anything to put a negative slant on it.
You almost sound disappointed we've announced it.
I am always disappointed that the Melbourne Football Club est. 1858 has to battle to get sponsorships.
Never a truer word written on this forum.
Who says we weren't turning them away? How do you know this hasn't been a long process that's finally culminated in the perfect deal for the club? How do you know we haven't been in discussions with numerous companies as we look for the right deal? That's right, you don't.
I'm constantly bewildered that some on here talk about our off field team as if they're twelve year old's who have no idea what they are doing. Do you think PJ and co. just sat at their desks for months awaiting a call from a prospective sponsor? Give them the credit they deserve.
Your rhetoric may have been relevant back when we stunk it up, but we aren't that club anymore. Your constant knocks on the club make you look like a 'non' supporter who doesn't deserve to enjoy the good times when they roll around.
Why the enquiry about Jackson and the CEO position on the Sponshorship thread? Seems to be taking is all off at a bit of a tangeant and derailing the thread topic.
Why not? Seems the sponsorship comment is dead.
Speaking of Mr. Jackson he leaves at the end of the year and there was going to be understudy in place this year to take over from him in much the same way they handled the coaching transition. No replacement announced yet that I have heard is there any news out there?
Where & when did he say he's leaving at the end of the year???
The only thing I heard him say was that he would like to do a handover similar to Roos.
I don't remember hearing a particular date or time frame mentioned.
...and I very much doubt he will be leaving unless he has someone in place, he's invested too much to get things back on track.
I think you are unduly worrying 'old dee'.
Don't you dare tell me what kind of supporter i am.
The only reason Swyl has posted another post after we find out that we don't have a problem to get a new major sponsor, is because I made all his points about losing round 23 and not making finals, reasons why we did not find a new sponsor 1 day after finishing with the last one look silly. Have you ever seen him post a postive post? even the postive he makes look like a negative, but it makes good reading, and makes me laugh, its like watching grumpy old men. Some can never admit they were wr wr wrong.
And you're like the old bloke at the end of the bar who rants and raves, but all he ends up doing is staring into a half empty pot because no one will listen.
I wasn't tell you what kind of supporter you are, just what you project to those of us on here. That's your problem, not mine.
I don't care how i project to you. You like to throw your opinions in on every discussion, it becomes irksome.
I am sick of the MFC celebrating a good season without doing anything. Its been 54 years.
It's Joyous we have a new Sponsor, but we need 3-4 of them to be serious, and i like many have seen them come and go.
Now i am in no way denegrating PJ, but the players make his job that much harder when they play a 21 game season.
True to form, when we do win a flag you should be the first to post a postive post about it, I will be watching, and go dees can you say that?
My tip is Toyota will be shorts sponsor.
The official photos released yesterday showing the clash jumpers show that IG is still the shorts sponsor, sharing with the apparel supplier, New Balance.
Waah, no sponsor, waah, no sponsor. Nek minut - sponsor? Waah, why not a better one? Get a life. PJ would [censored] himself laughing at some of the [censored] written on here by the MFCSS brigade.
I was also relieved PJ didn't come on 'land to tell us all off for complaining about having no sponsor.
Can't help but agree with you here SWYL.
That game still leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth. As it no doubt does for all of us. It makes it harder for all of us (MFC included) when the players simply don't want to turn up.
It's also what makes me think that the players still have a little too much power or influence in areas that they really shouldn't be dictating terms to (electing not to come out and want to play in finals, having a sook about a 2 day training camp - sure it's only 2 days, but equally it's only 2 days, get over themselves and just do it).
Goodwin has come out and said that 2 days won't define our season. I have to disagree with him here, as the playing group clearly showed that it only takes 2 hours to define our season.
Couldn't agree more DD. Too many supporters let this club off the hook and have done for decades.
I get hammered on here for not being a "true supporter" because i am not always a happy little Demon.
Can we just be happy that we have a sponsor?
A new year fellas. At least keep the vitarol and disdain for round 1.
There will not be a lot this year DSP.
We will play finals and that will keep the level low.
We can only have a maximum of two "major" sponsors (ie front and back of jumper). Only other "major" financial opportunity could be the naming rights sponsor of our home ground or training facilities, if we owned 100% of. We don't.
Given our recent history, I think we are doing well on the sponsorship front, and will continue to do so as we continue to improve.
I think the club could sell the back of the shorts to a sponsor for a large sum?
The MFC should have the A graders, it just shows how bad things got.
Players not giving their all in the last 2 rounds of the previous 2 seasons has only made PJ's job that much harder.
Oh ffs now I know you're just fishing.
.......Perhaps we should be chasing big companies like....Jeep, Bingle, Dare chocolate drink, Mission foods, iinet, Jeldwen, Hostplus, Border express......some of them have sponsored the past 5 premiers!
Just did a quick check, so could be wrong, but doesn't New Balance have a revenue in the billions per year? Hardly small.
Pedantry aside, I think people conflate the business side and the playing side of the MFC too much. It's the sum of all parts that leads to a successful footy club, not mushing it all together and having a whinge.
Whatever. Both facets have to work together, but bottom line is wins.
It amazes me how much slack supporters have given the MFC over the years.
I often like your posts, but sometimes I think you just yell to yourself inside your head and then quote people who are having a discussion just so that rage is backed up on some server somewhere.
Toyota is a third party sponsor of Rory Sloane. You know what i mean?????


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Some of you might recall my infamous Michael Howard song, which (as James Aylett gleefully observed last year) is no longer in any fit state to be performed purely because its subject has dropped out of the news in exactly the way we wished he would when he was still in it.
At the time I observed that, because the one joke in the song was that Michael Howard's face looks like an arse, I could very easily replace his name with that of his successor and carry on singing the song.
But that doesn't seem fair, somehow – I wrote it to make the very truthful satirical observation that Michael Howard's face resembles a bottom – to apply that to David Cameron would be tenuous and unjust. In any case, there were Howard references like "something of the night about him" and so on – no, far better to move on.
The last time I attempted to sing the song was at the Friday Project launch party, when I was too inebriated to remember any of the words except "yes his face looks like a bottom…yes his face looks like a bottom…" But Paul Carr continued to laugh and cheer every time I sang it so I carried on singing it. Not the best ever swansong for a work of poetic genius.
Don't post it to James Aylett.
I fear it won't be a hit at private parties because, lovely though he is, James Aylett is even less well known than Michael Howard. Also because it doesn't use the word "arse".


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Comic Con 2008: Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly for 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
The one guy who can whip the female (and select male) contingent of the Comic Con crowd into frenzied cheers without putting on a superhero hero costume is Neo himself, Keanu Reeves. And with genre hits like Dark City, Hulk, Labyrinth and Rocketeer to her credit, Jennifer Connelly's fan base there is feverish as well. And with the two of them teaming up to show footage from their upcoming remake of a bona fide sci-fi classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still, well, very little was standing still in the Convention Center when they took the stage.
Hollywood.com quizzed the pair about re-imagining the beloved original – which was as much a parable for Cold War paranoia and mutually assured destruction as it was an alien invasion thriller – for contemporary times.
Hollywood.com: Can you talk about the difference in your interpretation of your character versus the original?
Keanu Reeves: Yeah, Michael Rennie was more human than human in the first piece. He was not quite an Everyman but he was very human. In this version Klaatu is not. He is in a human body but he is not human. He doesn't have the same kind of human empathetic qualities. In this one I'm a little more sinister. Michael Rennie kind of brings the stick at the end. I kind of bring the stick in the beginning.
HW: Did you try to avoid the original film before taking this on? How familiar were you?
KR: In terms of looking for his performance, the films had different ways of telling the story. My take on being a slightly more sinister Klaatu was more about the structure of the film. It wasn't about avoiding it, Rennie is fantastic.
HW: In what ways did the story resonate for you guys in a contemporary way? What did you see in that which made you say that this was something you wanted to do because the message still applies?
Jennifer Connelly: It had a great impact on me when I read the script. I thought that it was really powerful. I loved that it was a movie that was looking at how we treat each other, how we live on the earth, whether we do that responsibly. We have a tendency to be self-destructive. It just really struck me. I thought it was poignant and moving. It was a great combination of that in a film that was exciting, dramatic, thrilling, and suspenseful. And I like these guys, so I wanted to work with them.
HW: Thematically its as valid today as it was in 1951?
KR: Absolutely. It's still the human character. The same kind of violence.
HW: Both of you had considerable success in genre films, and in what some people call "serious" movies. Do you have to invest as much into the acting process when you do a blockbuster-style movie as opposed to more traditional films?
JC: Absolutely, I don't want to classify films into what is serious and what isn't. In terms of the way that I work, I can't say 'Oh, I'm doing this one for whatever superficial reason.' Everything I become involved in working on, I'm so committed. I'm so madly, compulsive, and obsessive about it. I approach it with the same seriousness, on everything.
HW: What is it like when you know that this audience is the fan base, moreso than you might encounter in L.A. or New York. These are the hard core fans. You want them to like it, so how hard is it to face all the devoted hard core fans?
JC: It's a lot of people there. I got a little bit nervous. I'm really critical of films and myself. I was really happy working on the movie. We worked really hard, it was long hours. I felt really good about doing it and to me that means a lot. I haven't seen the whole thing but I've seen a bunch of things now. Even my husband [Paul Bettany] said "How does it look?" I said "It looks really good." Even he was like "My God, she never says that!"
HW: So he hasn't seen it yet?
JC: No, neither of us has seen the whole thing. I feel comfortable and confident. I look forward to seeing the whole thing. I felt when we were making the film that Scott was doing a phenomenal job. I couldn't imagine anyone doing better. I think that he made the best version of the film that could have been made. I think he's smart. I think he understands the original film. I think he loved the original film. He loves filmmaking. He knows so much about film history, current film, and everything. He wanted it to be real. He wanted it to be dramatic. I just think he had all bases covered.
HW: Keanu you've been to Comic-Con for the Matrix films, among others – how's this experience compare?
KR: Great…I haven't been on the floor yet. I know when I first came here, I guess it was a decade ago, it's a little bigger. I think that is great and awesome.
HW: Did any fans in the big presentation surprise you with a zinger question?
KR: We didn't really have any questions from the floor this time. We had a lot of "We love you's!"
JC: HE got that. Just go downstairs and go 'Keanu' and you'll hear [screaming] 'Ahhhhh!'
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On first entering insolvency the company should have stopped trading, and if there is no hope of recovery it will enter liquidation. Once a liquidator is appointed, the statutory procedure commences, which eventually ends in the company's closure.
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Amazon S3 Internet outage unleashes flood of apologies -- from others
AWS calls it "high error rates with S3 in US-EAST-1," while others call it "The Internet is broken"
While Amazon Web Services hasn't yet issued an apology via its social media channels regarding big problems today with its Simple Storage Service (S3), the company's customers have turned to Twitter and Facebook to apologize to their own customers -- while pointing the finger at AWS.
AWS, via its @awscloud Twitter account, did alert customers that "S3 is experiencing high error rates. We are working hard on recovering." That was posted a bit after 2pm EST and Amazon has since posted a few updates, including a note about the status dashboard recovering.
MORE: Sorriest tech companies of 2016 (i.e., the year in tech company apologies)
Customers urged AWS to resolve the issue quickly, some nicely, some trolling the cloud service provider, including over its use of the euphemism "high error rates" instead of just saying the system is down. "Call it like it is. AWS is down," tweeted one observer.
Another suggested: "Try turning it on and off again. Trust me, I work in IT."
AWS makes no mention of the problems on its Facebook page, but customers do. One wrote: "Funny how amazon isn't down when they have server problems with aws, everyone else is."
ON HIGH ALERT
E-mail marketing, list management and RSS feed company Feedblitz was among those alerting customers to the issue when they arrived on its site today:
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"This might look a little odd. Here's why.
One of the largest cloud services on the Internet, run by Amazon, is having a wee meltdown right now. We use it to store images and other files needed to run our site. Since Amazon S3 is down, things are going to look weird for some. We also can't upload new images until they get back online. Many, many online services are affected by this, and while that's cold comfort, we do apologize for the inconvenience it may be causing you right now.The good news is that they say they've found the problem, so we hope that this means they'll have everything back up and running soon."
The MBTA commuter rail service in Massachusetts even alerted customers that the outage prevented it from taking phone calls via its usual method:
Many other organizations -- from expense-splitting tool provider Splitwise ("Sorry, Splitwise website is down due an Amazon Web Services outage. App should still work in offline mode until resolved") to backup service Tarsnap to health systems market intelligence outfit Statasan -- gave their customers a heads up on social media.
TV streaming company Roku's support team, for example, tweeted in response to a customer question: "Hello! We are currently affected by the widespread AWS outage. Stay tuned! We're sorry for the inconvenience." IrisPR tweeted: "Like millions of other cloud-based apps, Iris is down due to the #AWS outage. Sorry folks. We're being patient."
And yes, even Network World itself has had issues sending out our newsletters this afternoon due to the AWS high error rates affecting our newsletter distribution partner. Sorry about that.
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In March 2009, the Israel daily newspaper Haaretz published an article describing T-shirts designed by soldiers of the Israeli military to celebrate the conclusion of training courses. One of the T-shirts in the article featured the image of a pregnant Palestinian woman with a bull's-eye superimposed on her belly, above a slogan reading, in English, '1 shot, 2 kills.' Another T-shirt depicted a vulture sexually penetrating Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (Blau, 2009). These vulgar T-shirts reflect the construction of a violent armed masculinity, which links together militarism, nationalistic chauvinism, and sexism. The drawings dehumanize Palestinians and legitimize violent attacks on civilians. Interestingly, on the same weekend that the article was published, testimonies were published in other Israeli media outlets of several soldiers who took part in the war in Gaza confirming the excessive use of force on the civilian population.


When I quit driving Dad would drive me to the local bpcr matches. 1st match we were short one person so the director asked Dad if He would score for me. He picked it up quick and enjoyed it. Made friends with most of the guys. For almost 2 years We had this routine. I and several others tried to get him to fire a few rounds different times but no go. I can remember the first match we were setting up for rams at 500yds and he told me that's really a long ways. I'm setting the scope for zero, and hes watching. We get the fire command I ask him if he's ready and he's on the big binoculars. I fire and ram swings then dings heard. I went on to clean the rams. Looked over and He's smiling, Tells me I thought you'd missed when the ram swung didn't realize how long it took the bullet to travel that far. Or the sound to travel back. We did this for almost 2 seasons like this. I think he liked getting out and the new friends along with lunch with the crew. I know he enjoyed seeing me compete.
Good job on getting dad out. (My) Dad died 6 years ago in May at the age of 57. Not a day goes by I don't think of him. Hold onto those memories andnprint those pictures with the date and location. It'll be yournkids asking you the details later. I lost an entire external hard drive of baby pictures and pictures of me and dad when my soon to be ex wife stole it and pawned it or trashed it. Keep those memories safe.
Last time I shot with my dad was in the Arizona desert, I'm guessing 15 years ago. It's never been a huge mutual interest of ours, but he was a hunter in his younger days and my love of guns stems from admiring his (few) guns as a young man and then shooting/hunting with them as a teenager and into my adult years. I'm in SC these days, and he in Montana, so our opportunities are limited. I am, however, inspired to get the old man out for some shooting next time I make it up that way. He's not getting any younger.....and struggling with some health issues, so the chances may be getting slim.
Thanks for sharing, the photos are awesome! ….and inspiring!
This thread reminded me of a great group.
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What a blessing to grow up with your Dad. My Dad passed away when I was almost 10 years old. I don't remember going fishing or hunting with him. Now I am almost old, (75) and I shoot with my Wife and Daughters, and I enjoy every minute of it.
My Dad was never much of a hunter, just wasn't his thing. He was quite an outdoorsman in other respects, mainly a backpacker and did some pretty lengthy remotes hikes in interesting places, but we (me and three other sons) spent a great deal of time doing that up in the piedmont of the Appalachians in S.C. I picked up hunting somewhere along the way, but it was an out growth of the passion for guns and shooting and also the outdoors.
My folks were good parents, no doubt about it, and I know I am very fortunate to have been born into a situation like that. I work with teenagers real closely in my line of work now, many are great kids, but there are an awful lot of them now who really don't have that in their lives and society is already feeling the impact of it.
Congratulations on an unforgettable day. Sure wish I could take Dad shooting. He's still with us, 85 years old and his mind and health are great other than the arthritis that has damaged his hands so badly that he struggles with a knife and fork. He loves to shoot and still has some nice guns.


It was no surprise to anyone in Kendra's life when she decided to move to Isle au Haut permanently in 2012. As the story goes, her first trip out to the island was in 1954 and she's been coming back every year since. Kendra spent her life on the mainland raising two twin boys and working for Coastal Enterprises, Inc. She had always dreamed of moving to the island and had envisioned herself retiring at her family's home in Head Harbor. However, that all changed when in March of 2011 Isle au Haut selectman John DeWitt proposed. Kendra put her house on the market, gave her notice, packed up her beloved llama (Maxwell), dog (Greta), ducks and geese and moved in with John.
Kendra and John opened Shore Shop Gifts in May of 2012. The gift shop is open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm, May through October (and by appointment November through April). The shop offers an array of Maine made products, beautiful items made my island residents, live lobster, Maine wine and other unique and creative gifts.
Kendra has become a true asset to the year round community. She is one of the first to volunteer wherever is needed, frequently donates items from the gift shop for bake sales and auctions, and makes a point to sell wares made from island residents.


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O Grupo Gay de Alagoas - GGAL é uma organização não governamental, sem fins lucrativos, suprapartidária e conta com trabalho voluntário de seus membros.
Tem sua sede na cidade de Maceió - Alagoas e entre uma das principais realizações a coordenação do Prêmio Renildo José dos Santos de Direitos Humanos.

Fundação e Propósito do Grupo
Foi fundado em 1995 com o propósito de promover, defender os direitos humanos, sobretudo das minorias, e difundir políticas anti-discriminatórias a gays, lésbicas, travestis e bissexuais. Objetiva ainda implementar ações contra as DST/AIDS.

Membros da Diretoria do Grupo
É formado por uma diretoria de cinco membros bienalmente eleita em assembléia geral. Tem representação no Conselho Estadual de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos (CEDDH), no Fórum Permanente Contra a Violência em Alagoas(FPCVAL) e é filiado à Associação Brasileira de Gays, Lésbicas e Travestis(ABGLT). O GGAL realiza seminários e workshops para discutir cidadania e estratégias de organização do movimento homossexual além de desenvolver campanhas para coibir a violência praticada contra os homossexuais.

DIRETORIA PRINCIPAL (biênio 2006/2007)
Presidente – BodeMaster(Rafael Montovani)

Vice-presidente – Silas.Malatop(Mauricio Castro)

Secretário-geral – Josenildo Correia de Oliveira

Secretário de Finanças – José Marcelo do Nascimento

Secretário de Direitos Humanos – Otávio de Oliveira

Ligações externas
Site do GGAL

Organizações LGBT do Brasil
Instituições sem fins lucrativos
Cultura de Alagoas
Fundações em Alagoas em 1995

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Honduras Detains Former President on US. Extradition Warrant
February 16, 2022 by Bruce Zagaris Leave a Comment
On February 15, 2022, Honduran law enforcement authorities arrested former President Juan Orlando Hernández on an extradition warrant from the United States. The extradition warrant alleges he participated in a "violent drug-trafficking conspiracy."[1]
Local television stations broadcast a video of Hernandez as police escorted him from his house with his hands and feet in chains.
The extradition request alleges that through 2019, Hernández obtained bribes from Geovanny Fuentes Ramïrez. The prior week a U.S. federal court in the Southern District of New York sentenced Fuentes Ramïrez to life in prison for cocaine trafficking. The extradition warrant alleges the bribes were left at the presidential residence.[2]
Hernandez promised to cooperate with Honduran justice authorities. In an audio message on Twitter he said he was "ready to collaborate and to come voluntarily." He also said he would "confront this situation and defend myself."[3]
In March 2021, former Honduran congressman Tony Hernández, the brother of the former President, received a sentence of life in prison in the U.S. for drug trafficking. Testimony at the trial was that his brother when he was president received millions of dollars from drug traffickers for protection, including from Mexican narco kingpin Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman.[4]
On February 7, 2022, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken announced the U.S. had included the former president on the U.S.' Corrupt and Undemocratic Actions list, under Section 353 of the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act (NTEEA), as amended.[5]
Hermes Ramirez, counsel for the former president, said his client had immunity from prosecution as a member of the Guatemala-based Central American parliament, Parlacen. On January 27, Hernández became a member of Parlacen hours after leaving office.[6]
On the one hand, Honduras has never denied a U.S. extradition request. In addition, Honduras depends heavily on U.S. assistance. The Biden Administration has emphasize anti-corruption in the Northern Triangle. On the other hand, the Supreme Court judge who will hear the extradition case is affiliated with the former president's party and has a history of absolving suspects in corruption cases. [7] Notwithstanding the dependence of Honduras on U.S. assistance, the PRC is angling to increase its influence in Honduras, as it has done in El Salvador and most of Central America. As a result, the Hernández case is unique and warrants monitoring.
The current issue of the IELR will have a more comprehensive discussion of the case and its implications.
[1] Joan Suazo and Anatoly Kurmanaev, Former Honduras President Detained after a U.S. Extradition Request, N.Y. Times, Feb. 15, 2022.
[2] Kevin Sieff, Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández arrested: U.S. seeks extradition on drug trafficking charges, Wash. Post, Feb. 16, 2022.
[3] Former Honduran president arrest as US seeks extradition on drug charges, France24.com, Feb. 4, 2022.
[5] U.S. Department of State, U.S. Actions against Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez for Corruption, Feb. 7, 2022. Bruce Zagaris, U.S. Places Former Honduran President on List of Corrupt Officials and He Agrees to "Collaborate" on Extradition, 38 Int'l Enforcement L. Rep. 52 (2022).
[6] Former Honduran president arrest as US seeks extradition on drug charges, supra.
[7] Suazo and Kurmanaev, supra.
Filed Under: Corruption, Department of Justice, diplomatic immunity, drug trafficking, Human Trafficking, Migration Smuggling, Immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Money Laundering & Bank Secrecy, national security, parliamentary immunity, Transnat'l Corruption, Money Laundering & Asset Forfeiture, Transnat'l Organized Crime, Cybercrime, Narcotics, transnationalcrime, Transparency and governance Tagged With: Corrupt and Undemocratic Actions list, Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, Parlacen, The Northern Triangle, under Section 353 of the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act
2021 Holiday Retrospective
December 28, 2021 by Bruce Zagaris Leave a Comment
We at the IELR send you the best wishes for a warm and joyous holiday season. 2021 was momentous for the international enforcement community, and we are grateful to have had you following along with our coverage during our 37th year of discussing international enforcement developments.
We are grateful for the continuing long partnership with Professor Michael Plachta and for contributions from practitioners and professors, including Dr. Ted Bromund, Frederick T. Davis, Michele Estlund, Dr. Scott MacDonald, Dennis Boyle, Konstantinos Magliveras, Yuriy Nemets, Spencer A. Hill, Peter D. Hardy, Kateryna Boguslavska, Matteo Formaggi, and Linda Friedman Ramirez. Miranda Bannister finished her tenure as assistant editor in February. Marwah Adhoob, who specialized in criminology as an undergrad, energetically replaced her. Our legal assistants Sara Kaufman and Emma Byrne ably contributed articles. Our interns, Mitchell Beebe, Elena Botts, Kayla DeAlto, Austin Max Scherer, Teddy David, Jamie Jang, Kenneth Boggess, and Julia V. Brock, contributed some great pieces.
The following is a highlight of some of the articles we covered.
The International Criminal Court was prominent in our coverage. Plachta discussed the territorial jurisdiction of the ICC in the Palestine/Israel Case as well as the ICC Prosecutor closing a preliminary examination in Colombia and concluding an agreement with the Colombian government. K. DeAlto discussed the Central African Republic's surrender of Said Abdel Kani to the ICC. M. Beebe and Zagaris wrote articles about the U.S. District Courts' blocking President Trump's executive order, sanctioning ICC officials. Zagaris discussed President Biden's revocation of the Trump executive order.
War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
On war crimes and crimes against humanity, Brock discussed the reversal by the South Korean court of the 2018 on "comfort women" and ordered Japan to pay reparations to the families of 12 women forced to work as sex slaves. Plachta discussed the ECHR's decision on German responsibility for an air strike in Afghanistan. David and Kaufman respectively discussed German courts' convictions of a former Syrian secret police officer and a Syrian military doctor for crimes against humanity and Adhoob discussed a German court's conviction of a woman for crimes against humanity in the death of a Yazdi girl in Syria. Likewise, Adhoob detailed the enforcement actions of the UN with regards to genocide, such as UN's opening of an inquiry into Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes during its civil war as well as the UN investigation team's conclusion that ISIL's crimes against Yazidis constitute genocide. Adhoob discussed a report by a U.S. law firm, finding France responsible for the Rwandan genocide. Zagaris and Adhoob wrote about the UN Human Rights Council's adoption of a resolution to start a Commission of Inquiry on the latest Israel-Palestine conduct. Jang discussed the African Union's starting of a Commission of Inquiry on the war in Ethiopia. David wrote about the conviction in a Swiss court of a Liberian warlord, putting the spotlight on universal jurisdiction and Liberian accountability. Zagaris covered the French Supreme Court's overturning of the dismissal of complicity for crimes against humanity against multinational enterprise Lafarge for its conduct in Syria. Boggess discussed the UN Human Rights Council's Independent Fact-Finding Mission renewing its mandate as a UN report warns of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ramirez wrote about a judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, finding Colombia responsible for a journalist's abduction twenty years before.
Tax transparency and Enforcement
With respect to tax transparency and enforcement, Zagaris wrote about the EU Parliament's adoption of a resolution to toughen the tax haven blacklist, the OECD's call for action to disrupt, prevent, and prosecute criminal conduct by professional enablers, the OECD's new edition of fight tax crime, and the many cases against tax enablers, including the cum-ex dividend fraud cases, as well as a federal court's approval of a John Doe Summons for a Panamanian law firm dealing with U.S. clients. Scherer also wrote about how charges against professionals illustrate the shifting legal landscape for professional enablers. Zagaris also discussed the U.S. Tax Court decision against a constitutional challenge to passport denial for delinquent taxpayers and about a founder of a Russian bank pleading guilty to tax fraud, including falsifying his expatriation statement. Zagaris discussed the Nigerian government's start of voluntary offshore assets London declaration facilities and its application to foreign enablers. Zagaris wrote about a CJEU decision mandating enforcement of tax information request even without the taxpayer's specific name and identity.
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy and Transparency
On money laundering, bank secrecy and transparency, Boguslavska discussed how the 10th Basel AML index highlights four worrying gaps in global AML efforts. Zagaris wrote several articles on the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, as well as FinCEN's proposed regulations on beneficial ownership and the ANPRM on beneficial information on real estate purchases. MacDonald wrote about Suriname's corruption and money laundering challenges. Adhoob and Zagaris wrote about the FinCEN notice informing financial institutions of money laundering dangers from illicit art and antiquities trade. Plachta discussed the Council of Europe's adoption of a resolution and recommendation on strengthening FIUs. Zagaris discussed the Cayman AML regulator's crack down after the FATF greylisting. Scherer discussed how the Xizhi Li conviction showed an application of money laundering techniques for laundering drug proceeds on behalf of foreign drug-trafficking organizations. Zagaris discussed the implications of the Pandora Papers and the proposed new enforcement actions of the European Parliament in the wake of the Pandora Papers.
Counter-terrorism, Economic Sanctions and Human Rights
Counter-terrorism, economic sanctions and human rights were continuing topics. Plachta discussed the adoption by the European Commission of a new counter-terrorism agenda and a proposal for amending Europol regulation. Adhoob discussed the ACLU's suit on alleged discrimination by the U.S. "no-fly list" against Arabs and Muslims. Zagaris covered China's adoption of blocking legislation and counter-sanctions. Bannister covered the Biden Administration's countering the Trump Administration's sanctions against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Zagaris discussed the ruling of the EU Advocate General that a German telecom cannot cancel a contract with an Iranian bank without showing the cancellation was not due to U.S. sanctions.
Counter-terrorism financing,
On counter-terrorism financing, Adhoob discussed U.S. prosecution of a woman extradited by the Dutch for terrorist financing through a charity. Zagaris wrote about a French donor's financial contributions to the U.S. alt-right before the capitol assault and the need to apply counter-terrorism financial enforcement tools as well as a meeting between G7 and EU Security ministers on cooperation on countering racially and ethnically motivated extremism.
Transnational Corruption and Asset Forfeiture
With respect to transnational corruption and asset forfeiture, Zagaris discussed the Justice Department's civil forfeiture suit against two alleged Ukrainian kleptocrats, a settlement by Deutsche bank of an FCPA and commodities case. Bannister and Adhoob covered in separate articles the fishrot scandal in Namibia, where Icelandic Samherji employees allegedly paid bribes to Namibian government officials for rights to fish for horse-maskerel. Boyle discussed the Biden Administration's policy toward Central America and the challenges posed by corruption. Zagaris contributed a piece on U.S.-N. Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act setting the stage for new U.S. policy. Zagaris discussed the British Commission on Inquiry's investigation of alleged corruption in the BVI as well as the Biden memorandum declaring anti-corruption a core U.S. national security interest. Zagaris wrote about the Dutch court's agreement with a report calling the Santos-linked Angolan energy deal corrupt. Zagaris discussed the Amec Foster Wheeler's global corruption settlement with the U.S., U.K., and Brazil. Zagaris discussed the return by the U.S. government of an additional $452 million in forfeited 1MDB funds to Malaysia as well as the DOJ's return of over $32m in forfeited funds to FIFA victims.
Illegal Production and Use of Weapons
With respect to the illegal production and use of weapons, Zagaris discussed a suit by the Mexican government against U.S. arms manufacturers for illicit trafficking in arms as well as the guilty plea in the U.S. in the first successful prosecution of exportation and manufacturing of firearms to the Mexican Cartels. Adhoob discussed the U.K. and U.S. sanctions on seven Russian agents and entities over the Alexi Navalny poisoning. Zagaris discussed a ECtHR's decision finding Russia responsible for the assassination of Litvinenko and Britain naming a third Russian suspect in the poisoning of Skripal.
Extraterritorial jurisdiction remained controversial. Fred Davis discussed the Second Circuit's decision, opening the door a bit to non-citizen defendants challenging a court's jurisdiction in criminal cases and also the partial clarification by the Second Circuit of the procedures applicable to prosecution of foreign sovereign owned enterprises. Zagaris discussed Bahrain's return of a U.S. citizen to the U.S. to face charges of murdering his mother in Bahrain as well as an Italian court's ordering four Egyptians to stand trial in the kidnapping and killing of an Italian student in Egypt. Zagaris wrote about a Spanish court's ordering Banco de Chile to set aside $103 million for its role in money laundering from the Pinochet expropriations and about the EU Commission proposals for major revisions in its AML/CFT laws.
Recovery and Return of Cultural Property
On the recovery and return of cultural property, Zagaris discussed the German-Nigeria agreement on the return of Benin bronzes as well as the DOJ forfeiture action for 10th century statute looted from Cambodia, and the return by U.S. Homeland Security of hundreds of looted artifacts to Mali. Adhoob covered the U.S. return of looted artifacts to Iraq stolen after the U.S. invasion as well as the discussion between Met officials and U.S. investigators of returning to Cambodia artifacts stolen from ancient sites.
Transnational Organized Crime
On transnational organized crime, Plachta discussed the consequences and prospects for the UN (Palermo) Convention against Transnational Organized Crime on its 20th anniversary. Adhoob discussed the arrest by Italian police of suspected Black Axe members for fraud and other serious crimes. Boggess covered the international dark web bust operation DarkHunTOR following the dark market seizure by U.S. and EU law enforcement.
On international narcotics enforcement, transnational organized crime and corruption, Zagaris wrote about Mexico exonerating its ex-defense chief and enacting a law pausing enforcement cooperation with the U.S. Bannister wrote about the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs' vote to remove cannabis from the list of Schedule IV narcotics. Zagaris wrote about the U.S. detention of the wife of "El Chapo" and the guilty plea to violating the Kingpin Act by the daughter of the head of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación. Hill and Hardy discussed a UN report targeting corruption and illicit cross-border finance. Kaufman covered ANOM, a global covert investigation conducted by law enforcement worldwide through an encrypted App, yielding 800 arrests. Zagaris wrote about Mexico's suit in U.S. court in Florida to recover assets from former security chief linked to the Sinaloa cartel. Adhoob discussed the Italian police's dismantlement of an international drug trafficking ring operated by the 'Ndrangheta mafia clan.
International Environmental Enforcement
With respect to international environmental enforcement, Zagaris covered Kenya's extradition of its citizen for trafficking rhino horns, elephant ivory, and heroin. Byrne discussed illicit ivory trafficking from Angola to Vietnam. Adhoob wrote about the S. African arrest of a hunter for illegal possession of rhino horns. Zagaris discussed how U.S. prosecutions of three wildlife trafficking violations show the rising incidence of these crimes.
Migration Enforcement
Migration enforcement received significant focus. Byrne discussed the INTERPOL operation targeting human trafficking and migrant smuggling in approximately 24 countries. Adhoob covered the U.S. State Department's 2021 trafficking in persons report and the impact of misinformation and Covid-19 on human trafficking. Adhoob also discussed a State Department's lawyer's resignation due to a Biden Administration policy on asylum Kaufman discussed the 5th Circuit's decision rejecting the Biden Administration's efforts to end Migration Protections Protocols. Plachta wrote about the EU's responses to human smuggling in the Belarus border crisis.
International human rights and enforcement,
With respect to international human rights and enforcement, Plachta discussed the EU adoption of Magnitsky-type global human rights sanctions regime. Magliveras discussed the first application of sanctions under the EU'S Magnitsky Act on Russia. Zagaris wrote about Turkey's arrest of an Iranian dissident's coinciding with Freedom House's transnational repression report as well as about the signing by 58 nations of a declaration against arbitrary detention of foreign and dual nationals. Botts wrote about OFAC's naming three Bulgarians under the Global Magnitsky Act for corruption. Kaufman discussed how events in Haiti and C.A.R. show the threats posed by mercenaries to international peacekeeping. Adhoob covered ECOWAS' demanding answers in the alleged detention of Mali's former interim leaders as well as Qatar's imprisoning a Kenyan for blogging about low-income Kenyan migrants work conditions in Qatar.
Extradition and Extradition Alternatives
Developments on extradition and extradition alternatives remained critical. Ramirez and Boggess wrote articles about the extradition of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab to the U.S., notwithstanding his claims of diplomatic immunity. Zagaris wrote several articles about the Assange extradition decisions by U.K. courts and the U.S. extradition of the father and son for helping Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan. Zagaris covered the S. African court's overruling the Justice Minister in ruling the former Mozambique Finance Minister will be extradited to the U.S. rather than Mozambique.
Nemets discussed how the U.S. Immigration court's handling of INTERPOL Red Notices and diffusions suggests a uniform approach. Estlund and Bromund summarized and assessed the 2019 changes in INTERPOL's rules on the processing of data. Zagaris discussed the CJEU decision against detention for INTERPOL Red Notice due to ne bis in idem (dual criminality).
With respect to international evidence gathering, Jang discussed how the Gupta brothers' corruption scandal invoked the ratification of a new mutual legal assistance and extradition treaty between S. Africa and the UAE. Adhoob covered the Netherlands' funding the Iraq UNITAD witness protection program to promote accountability for crimes committed by ISIL.
Economic Integration and International Enforcement
Plachta contributed many articles on economic integration and international enforcement, including the European Parliament's call for improvement of implement and application of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), and the EU Court of Justice's rejection of "automatic refusal" of EAWs issued by Polish authorities. Zagaris discussed the Eurojust's new funding initiative for joint investigation teams. Scherer discussed the EU whistleblower protection directive the Jonathan Taylor extradition. Plachta covered the adoption by the Council of Europe of a resolution on political responsibility for corruption as well as the European Commission releases of three proposals to strengthen and enhance police cooperation across the EU.
On maritime piracy, Scherer discussed the shipping industry task force initiative against maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Adhoob discussed the Nigerian high court's sentencing of 10 pirates for the hijack of a Chinese vessel.
International Tribunals
With respect to international tribunals, Zagaris discussed the affirmation by the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals of the conviction of Ratko Mladić' for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, as well as the closure of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and how the closure raises questions about international tribunals.
International Sex Trafficking
Mr. Zagaris contributed articles on international sex trafficking, especially the U.S. and Canadian charges against the Canadian fashion tycoon Peter J. Nygard.
Online Child Sex Exploitation Abuse
With respect to online child sex exploitation abuse, Zagaris covered U.S. indictments and INTERPOL's pursuit of international enterprises and individuals involved in online sexual exploitation. He wrote about the EU Justice & Home Affairs Council initiatives on the digital dimension of child sexual abuse.
Cybercrime continued to grow exponentially. Zagaris discussed cooperation between the EU and eight countries in taking down dangerous the malware EMOTET, the DOJ's participation in global disruption of NetWalker ransomware, and Australia's extradition of two defendants in an auto-subscribing cyber fraud scheme. Zagaris discussed the U.S. indictment against three N. Korean military hackers. Adhoob discussed the imposition by the Biden Administration of sanctions against Russia for alleged election interference and SolarWinds cyber hacks as well as the guilty plea of a crypto expert to assisting N. Korea evade sanctions. Zagaris covered U.S. sanctions against a Russian-owned crypto-exchange for ransomware activities as well as the U.S. indictment and sanctions against Iranians for cyber-enabled disinformation regarding the 2020 Presidential Campaign. Scherer wrote about cases involving the seizing illicit proceeds of and combating ransomware attacks. Zagaris covered the guilty plea by the director and promoter of BitConnect for its participative in a massive fraud conspiracy. Formaggi discussed China's declaration of all cryptocurrency transactions illegal while the U.S. and EU prepared further crypto regulation. Zagaris discussed the arrests and seizures by 17 countries of alleged ransomware extortionists. Plachta covered the adoption by the Council of Europe of the Second Protocol to the Cybercrime ("Budapest") Convention.
International Anti-trust Enforcement Cooperation
On international anti-trust enforcement cooperation, Zagaris discussed the DOJ's Antitrust Division summary of its 2020 international achievements.
Export Control and Economic Sanctions
With respect to export control and economic sanctions, Boggess discussed the CEO quitting after the U.S. Commerce Department blacklisted Israeli spyware firm NSO Group. Zagaris wrote about the Mashreqbank settlement with OFAC, the Federal Reserve and NYDFS for violating the Sudan sanctions.
Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported Fishing
With respect to illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, Adhoob wrote about Bolivia's signing an MOU to strengthen compliance/transparency in the fishing industry.
Filed Under: comparativecriminallaw, comparativecriminalprocedure, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Corruption, Counterterrorism & International Human Rights, counterterrorism enforcement, Crimes against Humanity, Criminology, Cultural Property Theft, cybercrime, cybercrime and cryptocurrency, Department of Justice, diplomatic immunity, drug trafficking, Economic Sanctions, economicintegration, Election Interference, entity transparency, Environmental Law, EuropeanHumanRightsCourt, EUROPOL, Expatriation, extradition, extraterritorial jurisdiction, Foreign Agents Registration Act, fraud, gatekeeper obligations, genocide, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Migration Smuggling, illicitfinancing, Immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Int'l Criminal Court, Int'l Tax Enforcement Cooperation, International Arms Trade, International Cooperation, international evidence gathering, international human rights and Magnitsky Act, International Organizations, international tax regime, International Wildlife Trafficking, internationalhumanitarianlaw, internationalhumanrights, INTERPOL, Law of War & Post-Conflict Transitions, Money Laundering & Bank Secrecy, Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, ounterterrorism financial enforcement, Production and Use of Illicit Chemical Weapons, ransomware, Sanctions, Small Arms Trade, Tax Controversy, tax crime enablers, Tax Expatriation, Tax Transparency, Transnat'l Corruption, Money Laundering & Asset Forfeiture, Transnat'l Organized Crime, Cybercrime, Narcotics, universal jurisdiction, War Crimes, Wildlife
U.S. Files Statement of Interest Supporting Dismissal of Egyptian from Human Rights Lawsuit due to Diplomatic Immunity
April 12, 2021 by Bruce Zagaris Leave a Comment
On April 1, 2021, the United States Department of Justice filed a statement of interest, supporting the motion to dismiss for a former Egyptian prime minister and IMF representative, whom a U.S. national sued in June 2020 for unlawful detention and torture for 21 months in Cairo at El Beblawi's alleged authorization.[1]
Soltan's Law Suit against El Beblawi
On June 1, 2020, U.S. citizen and former dual U.S.-Egyptian national Mohamed Soltan, 32 at the time of the lawsuit and a student at Georgetown University, brought a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing El Beblawi of ordering his arrest, torture and attempted assassination. The Complaint alleges that El Beblawi, while Prime Minister of Egypt, was responsible for his being "almost killed, brutally wounded, imprisoned and tortured for nearly two years in Egypt because he dared to expose to the world the Egyptian military government's brutal suppression and massacre of peaceful demonstrators." Compl. ¶ 1.
According to his suit, the Egyptian Government targeted Soltan for abuse during his 634 days of imprisonment.
The 1991 Torture and Victim Protection Act permits civil suits in the U.S. against individuals who perpetrated torture or extrajudicial killings while acting in an official capacity for a foreign country if the defendants are in the U.S. and are no longer head of state.
DOJ's Statement of Interest
The DOJ filing explained that, consistent with standard accreditation practice, the IMF notified the U.S. Department of State that El Beblawi assumed the position as Egypt's Principal Resident Representative to the IMF, effective November 2, 2014. The handling of the accreditation followed the State Department's standard practice for the accreditation of foreign representatives to international organizations. The U.S. accepted the IMF's notification. State's records show El Beblawi's status as Egypt's Principal Resident Representative to the IMF effective November 2, 2014.
On June 24, 2020, El Beblawi moved to dismiss the Complaint based, inter alia, on his diplomatic and foreign official immunity. On July 7, 2020, the State Department provided the Government of Egypt with a certification of his diplomatic status and immunity, which El Beblawi filed with the court.
The DOJ's filing said foreign policy considerations require that the court give "conclusive weight to the Executive's determination of an individual's diplomatic status."
The State Department's records show that the IMF notified the State Department of El Beblawi's termination as the Principal Resident Representative of Egypt to the IMF, effective October 31, 2020. El Beblawi's change of status does not affect his immunity in this case because Soltan served him while he enjoyed diplomatic agent status. Hence, the DOJ asks the court to dismiss without prejudice claims failing with the scope of his immunity.
The DOJ statement of interest then leaves open the right of Soltan to try to reinstitute the suit, if it is dismissed, and perfect proper service.
Meanwhile, on March 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of State's annual human rights report, condemned the Egyptian government for "unlawful or arbitrary killings…forced disappearance; torture and cases of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by the government…harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; arbitrary detention"…
Human rights groups have criticized Egypt for its international human rights abuses. Such abuses include targeting relatives in Egypt of political opponents, human rights workers, pro-democratic activists, and journalists living abroad, arresting them, interrogating them and harassing them.
During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden referred to Soltan's case. He said that torturing Egyptian activists and "threatening their families is unacceptable."[2]
[1] Spencer S. Hsu and John Hudson, Biden officials reaffirm Egyptian's immunity from lawsuit, Wash. Post, Apr. 6, 2021, at A7, col. 1.
Filed Under: Crimes against Humanity, diplomatic immunity, extraterritorial jurisdiction, internationalhumanitarianlaw, internationalhumanrights, Torture, tortureandinhumanordegradingtreatement, World Bank Group Tagged With: Egypt, IMF
British Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Assange Based on Mental Health Concerns Arising Out of Potential U.S. Incarceration
January 4, 2021 by Bruce Zagaris Leave a Comment
On January 4, 2020, Judge Vanessa Baraitser of Westminster Magistrates' Court denied the extradition request of the United States for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, 49, because of Assange's mental condition. Her 132-page ruling ("extradition decision") is a victory for Assange, but the U.S. Government will undoubtedly appeal.[1]
The decision covers the following issues: a. the UK-US Extradition Treaty prohibits extradition for a political offense and hence the court lacks jurisdiction to hear this case; b. the allegations do not meet the statutory "dual criminality" requirements; c. extradition would be unjust and oppressive by reason of the lapse of time; d. extradition is barred by reason of extraneous considerations; e. extradition is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights ("the ECHR"); f. extradition should be refused because it would be unjust and oppressive by reason of Mr. Assange's mental condition and the high risk of suicide; and g. extradition would be an abuse of process.
There have been four indictments, including the superseding indictments. Essentially, the U.S. charges Assange with computer intrusion and conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, espionage (e.g., obtaining, receiving and disclosure of "National Defense Information").
In particular, the superseding indictment charges Assange conspired with former U.S. military and intelligence officer Bradley Manning (now known as Chelsea Manning) to obtain, inter alia: briefs, the diplomatic cables and the Iraq rules of engagement files to the extent that they contained the names of individuals in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in the world who risked their safety and freedom by providing information to the US and its allies, from those with lawful possession to those not entitled to receive them.
The extradition decision provides the history, starting on December 2, 2010, when the Swedish Government issued a European Arrest Warrant for Assange on rape charges. On June 19, 2012, after the court granted extradition, from which Assange appealed, Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy. On May 19, 2017, the Swedish prosecutor announced she was discontinuing the case On December 21, 2017, the Ecuadorean Government granted Assange diplomatic status. On December 22, 2017, the U.S. requested extradition.
The court held evidentiary hearings in February 2020 and September-October 2020.
The Decision with Respect to Mr. Assange's Medical Condition and the Risk of Suicide
With respect to whether extradition should be refused because it would be unjust and oppressive by reason of Mr. Assange's mental condition and the high risk of suicide, Assange's counsel submitted a report of the Centre for Constitutional Rights in conjunction with the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic ("the Darkest Corner") 2017 concerning likely conditions of pre- and post-trial confinement if Assange was extradited, tried and convicted. In particular, persons convicted of espionage and terrorism crimes are often subject to special administrative measures (SAM).
After reviewing the psychiatric experts for Assange and the U.S. Government, Judge Baraitser found "that the risk that Mr. Assange will commit suicide is a substantial one."[2]
Judge Baraister continued that "Mr. Assange faces the bleak prospect of severely restrictive detention conditions designed to remove physical contact and reduce social interaction and contact with the outside world to a bare minimum. He faces these prospects as someone with a diagnosis of clinical depression and persistent thoughts of suicide."[3] According to her decision, the judge deems "Mr. Assange's risk of committing suicide, if an extradition order were to be made, to be substantial."[4] Judge Baraister explained "I am satisfied that, if he is subjected to the extreme conditions of SAMs, Mr. Assange's mental health will deteriorate to the point where he will commit suicide."[5]
The judge explained "I accept that oppression as a bar to extradition requires a high threshold. I also accept that there is a strong public interest in giving effect to treaty obligations and that this is an important factor to have in mind. However, I am satisfied that, in these harsh conditions, Mr. Assange's mental health would deteriorate causing him to commit suicide with the "single minded determination" of his autism spectrum disorder."[6] She cited as precedent the cases of Wolkowicz and Lauri Love.
Marc Raimondi, acting director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice, said the DOJ was extremely disappointed but noted that "the court rejected all of Mr. Assange's arguments regarding political motivation, political offense, fair trial, and freedom of speech." The U.S. promised to appeal the decision and asked for Assange to be remanded in custody pending the appeal.[7]
The decision is a blow to efforts of the U.S. Government to extradite persons accused of espionage and terrorism crimes, because it essentially opines that persons who are suicidal and subject to SAM may suffer from unduly oppressive conditions, tantamount to cruel and unusual punishment. The importance of the case bears monitoring as it goes through the appeal process.
The current issue of the IELR will have a more comprehensive discussion of the decision and its implications.
[1] Government of the United States of America v. Julian Paul Assange, District Judge (Magistrates' Court) Vanessa Baraitser In the Westminster Magistrates' Court, Decision, Jan. 4, 2020 https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/USA-v-Assange-judgment-040121.pdf.
[2] Extradition decision, paragr. 337 at p. 109.
[3] Id., paragr. 344 at p. 111.
[4] Id., paragr. 346, at p. 112.
[7] Claudia Rebaza, Kara Fox and Vasco Cotovio, UK judge denies US request to extradite Julian Assange, CNN, Jan. 4, 2021.
Filed Under: cybercrime, diplomatic immunity, extradition, extraterritorial jurisdiction, International Cooperation, International Criminal Law, international evidence gathering, national security, tortureandinhumanordegradingtreatement Tagged With: Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic, Centre for Constitutional Rights, Julian Assange, WikliLeaks
Trump Administration Indicts Venezuela's Leader, Nicolás Maduro, on Narcoterrorism charges
March 27, 2020 by Alexandra Haris Leave a Comment
On Thursday, March 26, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it indicted Nicolás Maduro and several of his aids on drug-trafficking and international cocaine trafficking conspiracy charges.
The DOJ accused the group of "conspiring with Colombian rebels to flood the United States with cocaine." Additionally, the department estimated that the conspired routes carried between 200 and 250 tons of cocaine from Venezuela – an amount that equates to 30 million lethal doses.
Coinciding with the indictment, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that under the Narcotics Rewards Program, the government would offer rewards up to $55 million (up to $15 million for Maduro and up to $10 million for each of the others) for any information. The Narcotics Rewards Program has been operating since 1986 and has paid more than $130 million to informants regarding around 75 drug traffickers.
Pompeo said in a statement, "While holding key positions in the Maduro regime, these individuals violated the public trust by facilitating shipments of narcotics from Venezuela, including control over planes that leave from a Venezuelan air base, as well as control of drug routes through the ports in Venezuela."
The indictment has been making headlines as these actions against a head of state are very rare and an apparent effort from the Trump administration to pressure Maduro to leave office.
Maduro is currently the leader of Venezuela, but after his disputed re-election in 2018, the U.S. government recognized his opponent, Juan Guaidó, as the official president. However, Maduro has refused to step down and Guaidó has been unable to acquire power, leaving both men claiming to be president.
Attorney General William P. Barr spoke on the matter on Thursday and mentioned that he believes Maduro's administration is "plagued by criminality and corruption," and that the DOJ aimed to eliminate "the extensive corruption within the Venezuelan government." He further said that this was not an unprecedented move as the DOJ was not indicting a head of state, since the U.S. does not recognize Maduro as such.
However, Maduro responded to the indictment with condemnation, accusing Trump of being a "racist cowboy" and accusing the U.S. and Colombia of trying to "fill Venezuela with violence." He also responded that he is ready to fight by whatever means necessary should the U.S. invade.
The indictment comes after years of U.S. investigators collecting evidence against these Venezuelan offices. Barr began to listen to colleagues, such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and further prioritized these investigations. By March 16, 2020, the indictment was ready to be unsealed and announced, but was delayed until the 26th due to COVID-19.
It remains unclear how the impact of the indictment will play out, but there is speculation of a few directions the repercussions could go.
On one hand, analysts say this could boost Trump's chances of being re-elected in the fall as his support in Florida, a key swing state, may increase. Trump won Florida in 2016 by a thin margin and it is a state where many Venezuelans, Cubans, and Nicaraguans go when they flee their authoritarian regimes.
On another hand, the action could backfire on the Trump administration. Currently, much of the world supports the U.S. government in its recognition of Guaidó as Venezuela's president. However, the indictment could fragment the coalition behind Trump if European and Latin American allies think his administration is overreaching. Heads of state normally enjoy immunity from U.S. prosecution, and even if the U.S. does not recognize Maduro as one, he is still the de facto president.
Another unclear matter is whether or not the U.S. will seek to extradite Maduro, who remains in Venezuela. When asked, Barr declined to comment. Barr also declined to say whether he directly notified Trump or if the State Department had spoken to Guaidó about the charges.
One thing is for sure, however; given this is a fresh matter with massive global speculation, there will be more information in the coming weeks.
Filed Under: Corruption, Diplomatic Affairs, diplomatic immunity, drug trafficking
Oregon Senators introduce Bills to Counter Foreign Embassies and Consulates Helping Nationals Flee U.S. Justice
January 28, 2019 by Bruce Zagaris Leave a Comment
On January 25, 2019, Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden introduced two bills that would impose significant consequences on foreign consulates that help their citizens escape legal accountability within the U.S.
Merkley and Wyden's legislation follows investigative reporting by the Oregonian that found Saudi consular officials within the U.S. helped Abdulrahmeen Sameer Noorah, a Saudi national, escape the U.S. soon before his trial. Noorah was charged with manslaughter, felony hit-and-run, and reckless driving after fatally striking an Oregon teen with his car. A Saudi consulate posted $100,000 bail for Noorah before he escaped, and the U.S. Marshalls Service suspects Saudi officials helped Noorah escape the country on a private flight.
In addition to the Noorah case, the Saudi government is alleged to have helped at least four other Saudi nationals charged with serious crimes evade accountability in Oregon. Reportedly, the Saudi government bailed out Ali Hussain Alhamoud, a Saudi national, from Lincoln County Jail in 2012 after he was indicted on multiple sex crime charges. Alhamoud subsequently fled successfully to Saudi Arabia, and his case remains open in the United States. The Saudi consulate in Los Angeles posted bond for Saudi nationals in two of the three other known cases where Saudi nationals fled prosecution.
The first bill being introduced today, the ESCAPE (Examining Saudi Consular Activities Promoting Extraction) of Saudi Nationals Act, would:
"Urge the President to declare any Saudi diplomat involved in the extraction of Noorah or Alhamoud as a persona non-grata, which would trigger their expulsion from the United States.
Urge the State Department not to accredit any Saudi diplomat at the Los Angeles Consulate until those two fugitives are returned to the United States.
Require the State Department, in coordination with the U.S. Attorney General, to deliver a report within 90 days investigating any involvement of the Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles in aiding the disappearance of Noorah and Alhamoud.
Amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require the State Department to shut down any consulate or embassy in the United States that is found to have aided in the removal of one of its citizens in order to evade criminal accountability, provided Saudi diplomats found to have aided such a removal are not expelled from the United States."
The second bill, the Preserving American Justice Act, would:
"Charge the Department of Justice with maintaining an annual report about foreign nationals who flee before facing justice in the United States. Currently, no agency formally tracks this information.
Require the Director of National Intelligence to maintain a list of countries that facilitate the escape of foreign nationals.
If Department of Justice determines that the Saudi government assisted any alleged criminal in escaping justice in the United States, the bill would prohibit the issuance of all visas and travel to the United States to the following groups of Saudi nationals: the Council of Ministers, their respective families, King Salman, all of his direct descendants and full-relatives.
Create a tax penalty for any countries that land on such a list, removing a tax exemption that foreign governments and sovereign wealth funds are able to access on certain types of investment income. This penalty could significantly impact the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, which is estimated at near $400 billion."
The press release also refers to the need for accountability on the murder of former Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi,
Filed Under: diplomatic immunity, extradition, Int'l Tax Enforcement Cooperation, internationalhumanrights, tax crime enablers


NEW YORK, April 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A world leading telecom equipment manufacturer has recently deployed Altibase for its presence service. The company, headquartered in South Korea, is also the world's largest semiconductor and smartphone manufacturer.
Presence service receives and stores user information and confirms presence and location of online presence. It requires a high level of stability and zero tolerance of even a momentary error or interruption. The company found its existing legacy disk-resident databases incapable of meeting its needs.
The new DBMS should be capable of handling such complex queries as redirection and proxying in real time while providing a high level of stability.
The collection of user state information delivered to the presence server and the data transmission should not be lost.
The new DBMS should be highly scalable and cost effective in handling large sets of data.
After months of undertaking BMTs of various databases, the company chose Altibase on the basis of its performance, reliability and competitive pricing.
Altibase's in-memory capabilities provide significantly high throughput and extremely low latency.
Altibase's hybrid architecture enables the company to store and process an unlimited amount of data by utilizing its disk-resident database mode.
Altibase is highly scalable with its scale-out technology, sharding, which allows for great flexibility and huge cost savings in dealing with a huge influx of data resulting from a rise in users and services.
Altibase's ability to provide future releases and patches compatible with the company's existing systems was another plus factor.
The services were improved with better quality and stability based on collection and process of data in real time.
By utilizing Altibase's sharding, more services were added without bearing huge additional costs which might occur with addition of expensive high-end servers.
Session information is not lost even when the users connected to the wired/wireless network change access points or change devices so that the call quality is guaranteed.
After nearly 20 years as a closed-source database, Altibase is now open source, and that includes its state-0f-the-art sharding.


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Music's Most Infamous Masked Performers
When you're Ke$ha and competing with the likes of Lady Gaga, perhaps you feel like masquerading around Soho wearing a tiger-head mask is the way to go. Because here's the thing: While for normal people masks serve as a disguise, when you're already famous, they only get you noticed more. Click through for a roundup of musicians who have embraced the masked look, and in certain cases, prepare yourself to be a little frightened.
Lady Gaga is known for donning dramatic masks both onstage and off. Of this particularly scary S&M-inspired one, she explained, "It's not just a mask, it's a contemporary art piece."
MF Doom: Also known as "Metal Face," this American hip-hop artist/gladiator has weapons of mad beats.
Heavy Metal band Slipknot originated in Iowa, but, really, they come from your worst haunted house experiences. Corey Taylor said in an interview the masks were the band's way of becoming "unconscious of who we are and what we do outside of music."
Los Straitjackets: You wouldn't normally put Mexican wrestling masks with surfer rock, but here it is. Flashy and kind of funny, we like that they don't take themselves too seriously.
It doesn't get anymore theatrical than Grace Jones. She's described herself in interviews as being more cat-like than human, which explains the attire. Ke$ha, take notes. This is the real deal.
MSTRKFT: Nightmarish goalie masks aren't just for scary movies. If you go to one of their live shows, you'll see many fans wearing similar masks.
Concealing their identities from the public since 1969, the members of conceptual band The Residents are known for a signature look that involves eyeball helmets, top hats and tuxedos. See also: XXX Residents, a Japanese, electronic version of the original.
The Knife: Brother-Sister duo Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer want little do with the media, even if it means not showing up to receive awards and disguising themselves in the garb of plague doctors.
Self-proclaimed robots, Daft Punk make sure not to muddle their private lives with business. Their masks come in the form of $65,000 helmets. Because it can't just be any helmet.
Animal Collective: The band dropped the masks after a couple of tours, afraid the costumes were becoming "too gimmicky." Even though they claim to have worn the masks only for fun, Brian Weitz said in an interview what's most important to the band's aesthetic is providing a sense of mystery.
Gwar: With costumes like these, this shock-rock band can get away with just about anything. And fans worship them for doing so.
Any masks that we missed? Have a favorite? Terrified?


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There's a very good chance the Los Angeles Lakers will be looking for a new head coach once this disappointing, playoff-less season finally ends — but it will not be Clippers coach Doc Rivers replacing the embattled Luke Walton.
Rivers emphatically ended such talk on Tuesday when he said he'll be returning to the Clippers next season and perhaps beyond — revealing that he and the team had agreed to a contract extension earlier in the season, according to ESPN.
According to the ESPN report, Rivers said he reached the extension agreement last summer. Under the agreement, Rivers could have chosen to leave after this season. But Rivers reportedly reached a verbal agreement to stay, with the deal awaiting only final paperwork.
"Just so we won't talk about this for a while, let me end this right now, [Lakers' president] Magic Johnson and I are very close friends, as you know, and that's what we are," Rivers said, according to the ESPN report.
Walton, however, is unlikely to be as confident over in the Lakers' locker room at Staples Center.
Entering Tuesday, the Lakers were in 11th place in the Western Conference with a record of 31-40 in LeBron James' first season in purple and gold. Walton has been the subject of rampant reports that his days are numbered.


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Stolen motorbikes seized in 5am raid in Warner Road, Walsall
One of the machines found by officers was worth £12,000
More than 20 motorbikes worth thousands of pounds were found in a police raid.
A total of 21 machines were recovered as officers staged a 5am strike at an address in Warner Road in Coalpool on Wednesday, May 22.
Seven were confirmed as stolen, while one of bikes alone was worth £12,000.
Four people were arrested following the raid and later released pending further investigation.
A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "Motorbikes have been seized by police following a warrant at an address in Walsall.
"A total of 21 bikes were found at 5am on Wednesday (22 May). Seven were confirmed as stolen, and the others are being examined.
A total of 21 bikes were found at 5am on Wednesday (22 May) (Image: West Midlands Police)
"They included a classic bike worth £12,000 and various components worth thousands of pounds.
"It was carried out by the Blakenhall Neighbourhood Team and Task Force at an address in Warner Road, Coalpool.
"Four people have been arrested and released pending investigation."
Anyone with information can contact police via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight or call 101 anytime giving log number 286 of 22 May.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Annie Khalid launches her Cafe in Lahore
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Princess of pop, Annie Khalid, after establishing her mark in the music industry, launched her own café in Lahore on the evening of 4th June 2011. Annie started her music career in 2006. Today, with her hard work and dedication she has gained numerous awards and recognition on local and international levels.
The AK Lounge inauguration, which was attended by many notable music and media personalities, proved that the star has many plans to make her venture stand out amongst the other hip eating out places in Pakistan.
The murals on the wall painted by the designer, Ali Zeeshan, and the chic ambiance mirrors Annie Khalid's persona. She is leaving no stone unturned in making it a trendy hangout for the youth.
The café is located in Gulberg, which is one of the most popular areas in Lahore. Quality and cleanliness has been given special attention. There is something on the menu for everyone from light and appetizing starters to mouth-watering main courses, delectable desserts and drinks. Breakfast is served all day on Sunday. Besides food and beverages, the café also has a wide variety of sheesha flavors available, including an herbal, non-tobacco, sheesha for people who are not fond of tobacco.
The launch party was attended by A-list media personalities like Junaid Khan, Adeel Chaudhary, Munib Nawaz, Nauman Javaid, Ammar Belal, Amanat Ali, Shah Bilal, Ali Mustafa and many more.
The AK Lounge location: Shop # 4-5, First Floor, B/3, Opposite Xinhua Mall Gulberg 3, Lahore. Tel: 0321-2455666
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