Twelve activists linked to the Palestine Action group who were charged with breaking into the British site of an Israel-linked defence firm have been released on bail. There were tears of joy at London's Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, as the 12 prisoners, including hunger strikers Teuta Hoxha, Kamran Ahmed, Qesser Zuhrah and Heba Muraisi, were released on Friday.
EAST NEW YORK - A BROOKLYN MAN was arraigned on Thursday for attempted murder and related charges for allegedly intentionally striking a woman with his car in East New York, according to the District Attorney's office. Kevin Morgan, 31, is accused of accelerating a red Jeep into a 25-year-old woman standing in a crosswalk near Wortman and Alabama avenues early on Jan. 1, 2024. Surveillance footage and a video recovered from an iPad show the collision and capture incriminating statements.
It has been suggested by government representatives that these matters rest solely with the independent judiciary. This is not fully true. While decisions on bail are rightly made by the courts, we understand that the attorney general or the director of public prosecutions could notify defence counsel that should a fresh application for bail be made, the government will cooperate in bringing it promptly before the high court and will not oppose a grant of bail.
Deepak Paradkar, 62, is accused of playing a role in Wedding's international drug-trafficking operation, including counseling Wedding to kill a witness. The alleged cocaine lawyer was arrested in November and is facing extradition to the U.S. where he could receive a life sentence if he is convicted of charges including conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to retaliate against a witness.
"Pizza Pockets'' instead of Michelin-star-worthy fois gras - after a judge held her on bail for her latest alleged food filching. The 34-year-old wannabe influencer, who has been repeatedly busted in recent weeks for allegedly scamming top restaurants out of free meals, is being held on $4,500 cash bail in the women's quarters at the city's notorious jail by Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Jung Park after she was arrested for at least the ninth time Friday.
"The hearing gave us the opportunity to present clear and convincing evidence that Kseniia Petrova was not carrying anything dangerous or unlawful, and that customs officers at Logan International Airport had no legal authority to revoke her visa or detain her."
