Tag results for: Crime

What You Need to Know:  Advocate (Adv) Jafta Thamae, Lawyer for Khoabane Mojela, Principal Chief of Tšakholo, Tebang and Ha- Seleso who shot his cousin in May of 2020, has successfully argued in a Lesotho Court that Mojela’s intense belief in witchcraft prompted him to kill Tšenolo Letsie.  The ruling of Mojela’s belief in witchcraft as an extenuating factor has spared...

What You Need to Know:  Former President of Honduras, 55-year old Juan Orlando Hernández, who served in office from 2014-2022 was convicted on Friday the 8th of March by a Manhattan Federal Court on three counts of cocaine importation and weapons offenses.  According to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, “Juan Orlando Hernández abused his position as President of Honduras to operate...

What You Need to Know: At least 17 inmates escaped from San Miguel de Uncia penitentiary center on March 3rd as a result of ‘carelessness’ by the center’s security personnel.  The inmates escaped from the prison’s third tower at around 12 noon, with only two inmates, who had attempted to cross Potosí’s regional border on foot, recaptured.  https://twitter.com/FGE_Bolivia/status/1764492137905725646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1764492137905725646%7Ctwgr%5E4a4944e759823f2dcfa5ce62cf334dfe627c3b51%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.radioagricultura.cl%2Finternacional%2F2024%2F03%2F04%2Fbolivia-al-menos-17-presos-se-fugaron-desde-la-carcel-san-miguel-de-uncia-en-potosi%2F   Police have responded with ‘Plan...

What You Need to Know:  A state of emergency was declared on March 1st in Paraguay’s second-largest city, Ciudad del Este, due to a wave of crime and robberies “only seen in movies.” The emergency measures are set to be in place for 30 days, but may be extended if the situation is not brought under control.  “What is happening next is...

What You Need to Know:  American Missionary Lucas Richards, a former member of Creekside Church in Urbandale, Iowa, has been denied the ability to access medical care abroad by a Liberian Criminal Court.  The ruling on the 28th of February meant that Richards, who is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife on September 14th 2023, cannot leave the...