By Deborah COLE BERLIN, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) – German federal prosecutors said Tuesday they charged 27 suspected adherents of a far-right “terror group” arrested last year with involvement in a plot to attack parliament and overthrow the government. Among those charged are 26 people accused of membership of a nationwide extremist network around Frankfurt aristocrat and businessman Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss, and one woman accused of supporting the group. “The accused are strongly suspected […]
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Pres. Putin slams ‘treason’ as forces tackle Wagner revolt
MOSCOW, June 24, 2023 (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that treason against his rule threatens Russia with civil war, as Moscow’s military launched an operation to tackle a revolt by the Wagner mercenary group. The rapidly escalating events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Kremlin chief’s long rule, and Russia’s most serious security crisis since the strongman came to power in late 1999. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, once a close Putin […]
Trillanes protests probe, possible treason charges vs him for US trip discussing EJKs with US senator
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV criticized Malacanang as he protested the planned investigation against him to be conducted by the Department of Justice and the filing of possible charges of treason against him for his recent trip to the United States. In the US meeting, he allegedly briefed a US senator, and other US officials, on the alleged widespread extrajudicial killings under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. But Trillanes said that when he met […]
Cambodia opposition leader charged with treason, espionage: court
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged opposition leader Kem Sokha with treason and espionage over an alleged conspiracy with unnamed foreigners, as strongman premier Hun Sen takes his assault against his political enemies into new ground. The case comes as opponents of Cambodia’s strongman premier, as well as NGOs and the critical press, have increasingly been smothered by court cases and threats ahead of a crunch general election next […]
