Bandit Gang Writ Large – Page 3

Egypt grants diplomatic immunity to military officers who led bloody 2013 crackdown

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 17, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"The officers will be given the benefits and rights of a sitting government minister, and will enjoy diplomatic immunity when travelling abroad. They also will be protected from prosecution for any offences committed in the course of duty between 3 July 2013 - the day Mr Sisi led the military's overthrow of Morsi following mass protests against his rule - and 10 January 2016 - when the Egyptian parliament was reconvened. That period featured one of the bloodiest episodes in Egypt's modern history."

Georgia officers on paid vacation after tossing coin in arrest decision

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 17, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"The officers used the terms 'A' or arrest for heads, and 'R' for release for tails, according to the station."

Kenyans outraged at MPs’ six-figure, tax-funded World Cup 2018 trip

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 16, 2018
Post category:Culture Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"The MPs caught the attention of Kenyans when they posted selfies in a stadium."

Malaysian development fund officials stole $4.5 billion, and no one’s talking

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 16, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"The major culprits in Malaysia’s epic 1MDB financial scandal may already have destroyed much of the evidence against them but newly minted Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is confident a global money trail will reveal the truth."

IRS Now Blocking 362,000+ Americans From Getting Passports

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 14, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"The stated purpose of the bill was 'to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.'"

Americans Now Can’t Leave the U.S. Without IRS Permission

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 14, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"In turning to greater use of emigration controls, the US is embracing ever greater control of its domestic population and its resources. Such oversight of US citizens, however, was almost completely unknown in the nineteenth century."

Federal court: TSA agents can’t be sued for false arrests, abuse, or assault

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 14, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"According to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, TSA officials have sovereign immunity while working in their official functions as screeners and security agents under the Federal Tort Claims Act."

Alabama ends policy giving inmate food funds directly to sheriffs

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 14, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"Following backlash over officials pocketing thousands of dollars in excess funds for their own personal use, Ivey withdrew the policy of 'paying prisoner food service allowances directly to sheriffs in their personal capacities' in a memo to the state comptroller, The Associated Press reported."

Cop who fatally shot unarmed 17-year-old boy was sworn in just 90 minutes before

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 14, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"An East Pittsburgh police officer who killed an unarmed 17-year-old while he tried to run away during a traffic stop was only sworn into duty around 90 minutes before the shooting, according to reports."

Town officials ruined a man’s life for complaining about police abuse

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:July 14, 2018
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"The 'lesson' Finley learned here is pretty clear. Power usually wins."