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Resigns, Bring On The Circus, Boris Johnson”
We
live in an era when any dirty tricks are fine so long as they are
directed against one's opponent.
Dirty tricks by the Tory Party to stop Boris Johnston in his quest for Tory Party leadership
There
is corruption in other places as well
George Galloway has a way of getting to the nitty-gritty.
George Galloway has a way of getting to the nitty-gritty.
Here is my brief (and rough) report:
Boris
Johnson could go on trial for 'lying and misleading' in Brexit
campaign, judge orders
Judge summonses MP to court after throwing out arguments that allegations are ‘vexatious’ attempt to undermine Brexit
Brexit
battle: Fury as ‘DIRTY TRICKS’ deployed in bid to STOP Boris -
'The one to beat!'
TORY
leadership rivals stepped up their efforts to sabotage Boris
Johnson’s bid for Downing Street yesterday after a poll of Tory
activists confirmed him as the runaway favourite for the job.
Brexit
cost: How much has Brexit cost the UK so far?
Marine
Le Pen charged for posting violent Isis images on Twitter
French
far-right leader could face up to three years in prison over photos
tweeted in 2015
'It's
staggering!': Marine Le Pen outraged after court orders her to
undergo psychological examination
A
French court has ordered a psychological assessment of far-right
leader Marine Le Pen in a case about the dissemination of extremely
violent images. Le Pen says the order is part of a government plot to
discredit her.
EU
top court rejects Le Pen's appeal over €300,000 parliamentary
assistance funds
Israeli
parliament votes to dissolve after Netanyahu fails to form government
Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption
charges
The
announcement marks the first time in Israeli history that a sitting
prime minister faces criminal charges of this nature.
This came in after I made the video
Top
French Journalist Interrogated For Report on Corruption in Macron
Government
29
May, 2019
Ariane
Chemin, the French journalist for Le Monde who first broke a story in
July 2018 regarding a corruption scandal involving French President
Emmanuel Macron’s former security aide, Alexandre Benalla, was
questioned Wednesday by France’s domestic intelligence service.
According
to Chemin, she was questioned by France's General Directorate for
Internal Security (DGSI) for around 45 minutes with her lawyer
present, after the service demanded that she appear for questioning
last week, raising questions about the freedom of the press under
Macron.
"I
explained that I only did my job as a journalist," she told AFP
after the meeting.
"They
asked me many questions on the manner in which I checked my
information, which was an indirect way of asking me about my
sources," Chemin added, also noting that under French law, she
has the right to withhold information regarding sources.
According
to a copy of Chemins' police summons obtained by the Washington Post,
Chemin is accused of "committing or attempting to commit the
offense of revealing or disclosing, by any means, any information
that could lead, directly or indirectly, to the identification of a
person as a member of special forces."
The
summons also states that she may be thrown in jail if she is
convicted under France's "state of emergency" laws adopted
in April 2016, which were meant to reinforce national security and
combat terrorism following the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris on
November 13, 2015.
In
a Wednesday editorial, Le Monde's editorial director, Luc Bronner,
noted, "We [the newspaper] will obviously protect our
information, and we express our concerns over this summoning."
However,
according to a French official who spoke on the condition of
anonymity to the Washington Post, the summons was "the normal
functioning of the justice."
"French
authorities are of course respectful of the freedom of the press,"
the official added.
In
July 2018, a video of Benalla punching a young protester in France
went viral. The former security aide was charged with multiple
offenses, including violent acts, interfering in the work of public
services, wearing an official insignia without authorization,
concealing video materials and breaching professional secrecy.
Following
a parliamentary
investigation regarding the video,
it was revealed that French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb, one
of Macron's closest allies, was aware of the incident.
Subsequent investigations revealed that Benalla had ties
with Iskander Makhmudov, a Russian mining mogul. Benalla is
believed to have negotiated a corrupt security contract
between Makhmudov and a French security firm run by Benalla's
acquaintance Vincent Crase to protect Makhmudov's family while
in France.
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