Showing posts with label charges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label charges. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 August 2012

Raid on Ecuador embassy would be akin to 'act of war' (video)


British police have surrounded the Ecuadorian embassy in London and breached the building. Should they enter the embassy to arrest Julian Assange, this would be a sovereign attack on Ecuador and could be construed as an "Act of War".
Digital Journal reported yesterday on the threat by the U.K. to storm the Ecuadorian embassy in London, if Ecuador does not surrender Assange for extradition to Sweden to face charges on alleged sexual crimes... read more and watch video.

Sunday, 29 July 2012

4 Critical Mass cyclists charged by London Metropolitan police


Of the 182 people arrested during the Critical Mass cycle ride in London on the day of the Olympics opening ceremony, four have been charged.
Digital Journal reported on July 27, on the arrest of members of the Critical Mass cycling team in London. While initial figures said that at least 50 members had been arrested, the final figure is 182.
The cyclists had tried to breach the Olympic Park's security cordon in London, in violation of a police order not to do so... read more and watch video.

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Video: 'Sex, Lies and Julian Assange'


Four Corners, an investigative journalism website, has released a video about how the Swedish case against Julian Assange came to be.
Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program, and has released a video (above) telling the story about Julian Assange's visit to Sweden, and the alleged rape charges against him.
The video contains everything you could want to know about the rape allegations against Assange... read more and watch video.

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Spain's 15m celebrates as head of Bankia faces criminal charges


Rodrigo Rato, former head of Bankia and former IMF chief is facing criminal fraud accusations related to the downfall of Bankia.
Rodrigo Rato was a member of the ruling party, PP (Partido Popular) in Spain, he was also formerly chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and finally he was head of Bankia, a banking giant which is at the center of Spain's economic catastrophe.
Now members of the 15m movement are celebrating a major victory, as the country's high court opens a fraud case against the former head of Spain's largest mortgage lender, Bankia. The bank is currently seeking as much as 23.5 billion euros ($29 billion) in bail-out money.... read more and watch video.