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.
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A woman named Ayla Dalgalan died in the north after being given the wrong type of blood during a transfusion. Dalgalan had been in the hospital’s intensive care unit for 12 days before passing away. Her relatives announced they would take legal action, and the Universal Patient Rights Association in the north expressed support for them. The incident has led to a general feeling of fear and distrust towards healthcare services in the region. The European charter of patients’ rights, which includes 14 rights, could potentially be a source for a law to protect patients’ rights in the north.
Eric E. Lenzen, a former partner at a major Milwaukee law firm, is agreeing to plead guilty to failing to pay taxes on about .4 million of income he received in 2016 and 2017. He may be heading to federal prison, and prosecutors are recommending a sentence of no more than 16 months. Lenzen also agreed to pay nearly million in restitution for taxes owed from 2016 to 2021. His law license is currently suspended for failing to take continuing legal education classes.
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) has reminded beneficiaries that they can receive SMS notifications on their mobile phones regarding the healthcare services they’ve received during their visits to specialist doctors.
Fact: A 16-year-old residing in a youth facility in Paphos was remanded for three days after allegedly threatening two minors with a fake gun.
Fact: Archimandrite Nektarios testified for over four hours before the Synod-appointed investigative committee on Monday.
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is “running away from the fight” for Turkish Cypriots’ rights, according to opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman. The distance between the Turkish Cypriot people and Ersin Tatar is widening, and there is no plausible explanation for Tatar avoiding a tripartite meeting. Rauf Denktash wasted his life, and the Turkish Cypriots have no demand to join the EU as long as Turkey is not a member.
Fact: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during talks in Ankara that there were “no unsolvable problems” between their countries.
Fact: Legislators in Cyprus discussed government bills to harmonize current legislation on loan transfers with an EU directive on credit servicers and credit purchasers.