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(Eagle News) — If charges were to be filed against him in connection with the drug war, outgoing Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa said he would face them outright. “Handa ako, as I have said, I may sink or swim with my President, hindi ko siya iiwan,” Dela Rosa said. As of April 13, 19,086 drug offenders were arrested in 12,032 anti-illegal drugs operations since the PNP relaunched the campaign in early December […]
MALE, Maldives (AFP) — Maldives Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another Supreme Court judge were arrested at dawn Tuesday, hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency, police said. Justices Saeed and Ali Hameed were arrested along with the court’s top administrator Hassan Saeed after security forces stormed the court complex in Male, with police citing complaints of corruption against them in a brief statement. The high profile arrests followed the arrest Monday […]
by Eric Randolph Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Nine people were killed as fresh unrest hit Iran overnight, state television said Tuesday, while hundreds have been arrested as authorities crack down on the biggest anti-regime demonstrations in years. An attack on a police station in the town of Qahderijan, in the central province of Isfahan, led to six protesters being killed, the state broadcaster reported. At least three other towns near the cultural hub […]
(Eagle News) — The owner of the resto-bar where actor Baron Geisler allegedly became rowdy is set to file charges against the actor. Geisler is facing unjust vexation charges, among others, for making a scene in the establishment in Quezon City—where he had already been banned previously—on Monday night. The actor, who is now detained at the Quezon City Police, insisted he did nothing wrong. He noted that the police arrested him without following due […]
by Patrice Novotny and Alice Ritchie Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom — Police detained a man near London’s Natural History Museum on Saturday after a vehicle apparently drove into pedestrians at a busy tourist spot, injuring a number of people. Witnesses and footage posted on social media suggested the man was pinned down on the ground by passers-by near the Victoria and Albert Museum. A police spokesman said it was too soon to say […]
(Agence France Presse) — A total of 14 people are in detention in Britain and Libya over Monday’s suicide bombing at a pop concert in the English city of Manchester by a British-born man of Libyan origin. A teenage boy and a woman arrested by British police this week have since been released without charge, leaving 12 in British custody who were arrested “on suspicion of offences contrary to the terrorism act.” In Libya, the […]
by Hugo Olazar Agence France Presse ASUNCION, Paraguay — Dozens of suspected Brazilian gangsters blasted into a secure vault containing millions of dollars in southeastern Paraguay on Monday, leaving a policeman dead in what officials called the “robbery of the century.” Some 50 gunmen with explosives and military-grade weaponry left the city of Ciudad del Este looking like a war zone after a two-hour overnight assault on a security firm and police headquarters, authorities and […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima dropped by briefly at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court. The white van she is riding pulled up in the hall of justice premises around 11 a.m. De Lima faced Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero for the return of the warrant of arrest the judge issued against the senator. The warrant stems from one of three cases filed against De Lima in connection with her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the […]
(Eagle News) — Liberal partymates of Senator Leila De Lima who are fierce critics of the administration’s anti drug war came to the rescue of the senator, even as she herself is facing a string of drug-related cases. Vice President Leni Robredo called De Lima, who was arrested on Thursday, a victim of “political harassment.” She said this began “soon after she launched an investigation into the issue of extrajudicial killings under the present administration. […]
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) — Australian long-distance swimming great Grant Hackett was arrested and detained by police in the Gold Coast on Wednesday after a “breakdown” at his parents’ home, local media reported. The troubled triple Olympic champion’s father Neville Hackett told local newspaper, the Gold Coast Bulletin, that he had called the police so his 36-year-old son could be given help. “He just became abusive and aggressive. When I say aggressive, verbally, and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oscar de la Hoya, an Olympic boxing gold medalist turned professional world champion and head of Golden Boy Promotions, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving on Wednesday, authorities said. De La Hoya, 43, was pulled over around 2 a.m. in Pasadena, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, the California Highway Patrol said. “A Land Rover was seen speeding on Del Mar Boulevard west of Arroyo Boulevard with mechanical violations,” […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles police on Monday arrested a local artist suspected of a New Year’s Day prank in which he altered the letters of the famous Hollywood sign to read “Hollyweed.” Zachary Cole Fernandez, 30, was booked on a misdemeanor charge when he voluntarily surrendered to the authorities with his attorney at his side. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to appear in court on February 15, […]
