Fact: Former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas was sentenced to more than 40 years in jail for instigating protests in 2014 triggered by an Islamic State attack on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani.
Three individuals aged 32, 46, and 50 are facing charges of conspiracy to commit a felony, extortion, and demanding money under threat in the Larnaca District Court. Prosecutors claim they threatened and intimidated a couple, demanding €300,000 due to past financial dealings. The case has been adjourned until December 4, 2024. The 46-year-old and 32-year-old defendants were granted bail with conditions, while the 50-year-old defendant remains in custody for not meeting the bail requirements.
The judge overseeing U.S. Senator Robert Menendez’s corruption trial struggled to find impartial jurors due to bias towards law enforcement and cooperating government witnesses.
Jury selection began in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, who faces 16 criminal charges including bribery, fraud, obstruction, and acting as a foreign agent.
Fact: Marius Gustavson, the ringleader of an extreme body modification conspiracy, was jailed for a minimum of 22 years in a London court for cutting off men’s genitals and uploading videos to his ‘Eunuch Maker’ website.
Ten individuals arrested at a Limassol demonstration speak of an unprovoked police attack, horrible detention conditions, and abuse by the police. They were arrested following scuffles between protesters and police officers demanding a fair investigation into the death of Bangladeshi immigrant Anisur Rahman. Protestors and lawyers dispute the police’s account, describing the clash as an “unprovoked attack” and accusing the police of abuse.
A man was convicted of involuntary arson for his role in Greece’s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials were found guilty of misdemeanours linked to their response to the 2018 blaze.
– A new report is ordered regarding the deaths of 35 Cypriots in the collapse of the Isias hotel in Adiyaman.
– 11 people stand accused of “causing death by conscious negligence” and could face up to 22 and a half years in prison each.
– The Gazi University report led to the release of two suspects initially held in custody.
– Sand and gravel from a local river were used in the building’s construction, and 98 building regulations were not followed.
– The building collapsed within 16 seconds of the earthquake beginning.
The trial of 11 people responsible for the deaths of 24 Cypriot children and 11 teachers and coaches in a hotel collapse in Turkey is set to resume on Friday. If found guilty, each defendant could face a maximum of 22 and a half years in prison.
Fact: The families of the 24 Cypriot children who were killed in the Isias hotel collapse traveled to Turkey ahead of the trial of those held responsible for the collapse.