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President Javier Milei’s role in cryptocurrency launch does not translate into a fraudulent scheme, judge says.

O ministro Alexandre de Moraes, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), determinou nesta sexta-feira (23) o bloqueio de até R$ 6 bilhões do advogado Willer Tomaz. O ministro também ordenou quebra dos sigilos bancário, fiscal e cambial, além da suspensão dos passaportes e a paralisação das atividades econômicas, financeiras e empresariais de todas as empresas do advogado.  Willer é investigado pela Polícia Federal (PF) por suspeitas de lavagem de dinheiro relacionado a negócios envolvendo bets. O valor bloqueado se refere a bens móveis, imóveis, aviões e barcos. As medidas foram tomadas pelo ministro após a PF descobrir que Willer Tomaz viajou para Miami, nos Estados Unidos, após ser alvo, em agosto, de busca e apreensão na Operação Sem Desconto, que investiga descontos indevidos nas aposentadorias e beneficiários do INSS. O Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeiras (Coaf), o Banco Central, e a Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) serão comunicados sobre a decisão para efetuarem os bloqueios determinados. Com a ordem de quebra de sigilo, as instituições bancárias deverão fornecer todos os dados bancários de Willer Tomaz, incluindo a Alcazar Holdings, sediada na Ilha da Madeira, em Portugal. O advogado ficou conhecido nos últimos meses no contexto da campanha eleitoral por ter uma relação de amizade com o candidato Flávio Bolsonaro (PL). Em entrevistas, o candidato disse que mantém apenas relações pessoais com Willer Tomaz e negou ter relações comerciais com o advogado.  A Agência Brasil busca contato com a defesa do advogado. O espaço está aberto para manifestação.  

US prosecutors in Manhattan added a torture-conspiracy count to the Maduro case under a 1994 law. Both defendants pleaded not guilty on 15 October. The post US Uses Rare Torture Law in Maduro Case appeared first on The Rio Times.

Javier Milei had denied acting fraudulently when a cryptocurrency nosedived after he deleted a social media post about it.

Luisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.

The sequence of events proves poor management by the department with no checks and balances, say Justices S.M. Subramaniam and Krishnaswamy Govindarajan

Punta Peuco prison explained: who is held there, why Chile's Justice Minister cut two sentences, and what the government says it will change in law. The post Punta Peuco Prison Chile Human Rights Crimes Controversy appeared first on The Rio Times.

Magistrate court points out there is no specific evidence currently to show the accused is facing safety threats at the facility

Guinea's special economic crimes court sentenced Mohamed Lamine Bangoura, ex-president of the Constitutional Court, to 7 years and a fine of about US$227,000. The post Guinea Former Top Judge Gets 7 Years appeared first on The Rio Times.

Justice Khatim Reza, in an order on October 6, quashed the District Collector’s order that had attempted to seize Patna land by unilaterally cancelling the family’s 60-year-old land records

South Africa's former deputy national commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been denied bail. He is facing charges of rape, trafficking and is accused of sexually grooming a child. Investigators had argued that his accusers would be in danger if he was let out. FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson reports.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay described the US sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC) hours after her award as "a shock" and "unacceptable". The South African judge also defended the UN commission of inquiry she chaired which concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza: "We didn't come to that conclusion lightly." Rejecting claims that the ICC targets Africa, she said "the court is not selective".

O secretário Municipal de Desenvolvimento Econômico de Queimados, na Baixada Fluminense, Jefferson Dias da Silva, morreu na noite desta segunda-feira (19), baleado durante uma abordagem da Polícia Militar. O carro onde ele estava foi alvo de tiros disparados por policiais. A PM se limitou a dizer que os policiais militares “tentaram abordar um veículo na Avenida Brasil, na pista sentido zona oeste, na altura de Bonsucesso, na zona norte da cidade do Rio de Janeiro”. Em nota, a PM lamentou a morte do político, que já foi vereador de Queimados, e informou que “as circunstâncias do fato serão esclarecidas através das investigações que estão em andamento. O local foi preservado e a área, isolada para a realização da perícia”. O Comando da PM também instaurou um procedimento apuratório, para investigar a conduta dos policiais envolvidos na ocorrência. O caso está sendo investigado pela Delegacia de Homicídios da Capital. De acordo com a Polícia Civil, a perícia foi feita no local e os policiais militares foram ouvidos. As imagens das câmeras corporais serão analisadas e outras diligências estão em andamento para apurar todos os fatos. A prefeitura de Queimados divulgou uma nota lamentando profundamente a morte do secretário.  

The leader of a Kenyan cult who instructed followers to starve themselves to death to reach heaven has been found guilty

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki said Monday that he had neither ordered prosecutors to stop cases involving apartheid-era crimes nor struck secret deals to shield former security officers from justice.

Ladakh Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra said the move was significant as it would bring justice closer to the people of the Union Territory

The mother of the victim is a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA who had joined politics in an attempt to get justice for her daughter

As the US attacks the ICC, Kuala Lumpur welcomes a leader the court’s prosecutor wants arrested.

The Uttarakhand Congress began its protests a day after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on October 14 met Ankita’s parents, who were protesting at India Gate demanding justice for their daughter, and expressed solidarity with them

Victims' groups, however, have denounced the ruling as 'selective' justice that exonerates the former migration chief.

The police action follows an FIR registered against them on charges including criminal trespass, violation of a bond and disobedience of orders, among others, officials said

A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Kumar Manish delivered the ruling, citing grave lapses in the police investigation

CPI(M) district secretary V. Chenthamarakshan also demands action against Hindu Aikya Vedi leader Sasikala

Kássio Nunes Marques, the Bolsonaro-appointed justice who runs Brazil's election, faces a Workers' Party request for a probe over the Banco Master case. The post Who Is Brazil’s Election Court Chief Kássio Nunes Marques appeared first on The Rio Times.

Medical experts and those who study the death penalty say each method can go wrong and cause severe pain.

Shadrack Sibiya had denied grooming a 16-year-old and raping an 18-year-old.

Malkajgiri DCP Ch. Sridhar assured the victim’s family and residents that the police would conduct a speedy and thorough investigation and seek capital punishment for the accused.

“There should not be any inconvenience caused to litigants, lawyers, court staff. I have also requested...” Chief Justice Kant said in open court