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Saudi Gazette
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Estonia's plan to rent prison space to Sweden sparks fears of imported organized crime
TALLINN — Estonia will lease space at Tartu Prison to Sweden and accept up to 600 inmates under a new agreement being negotiated between the two countries. The draft legislation has been sent to the parliament. Meanwhile, the Estonian Office of the Chancellor of Justice and the Internal Security Service emphasizes the risks that placing foreign prisoners in Tartu may bring. Amid the possible worsening situation for the Estonian prisoners, the main concern is that people with connections to extremism or international organized crime may arrive in Estonia. The Internal Security Service has forwarded the recommendations to the government and hopes that it will take them into account to the greatest extent possible. Marta Tuul, spokesperson of the Internal Security Service commented on Estonian TV: "The main concerns we see are that people with connections to extremism or international organized crime do not arrive in Estonia. We also see that foreign prisoners may begin to be visited by individuals with connections to extremism or international organized crime."In 2023, the number of inmates in Estonia dropped below 2,000 for the first time and has been decreasing by about one hundred people each year. Meanwhile, the Swedish government aims to impose tougher and longer sentences, making it unlikely that the number of prisoners there will decline in the near Määrit, Head of Inspection Department of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice told Estonian public TV:"For us, there are three main concerns here: Firstly, the situation of Estonian prisoners must not worsen because foreign prisoners are coming. Secondly, these foreign prisoners themselves must be treated in accordance with Estonian law and international requirements. And thirdly, in the broadest sense, Estonia's internal security should not be endangered, and we are not only mindful of the danger that these people themselves pose, but also the danger that may accompany this process."For Swedish offenders, the Estonian state plans to use the S-Wing of Tartu Prison, which has approximately 350 places across 175 cells, followed by the E-Wing, which has 631 places in 318 Kuuse, Secretary General for Prisons at the Ministry of Justice further elaborated on the plams:"We prefer not to accept prisoners who are women or children. These would be male prisoners, either people convicted of crimes against the person or convicted of drug crimes, who do not have signs of being part of a network and who should not pose a significant threat to Estonia as a whole."Through the agreement, Estonia hopes to generate at least €30 million in additional revenue. — Euronews
Euronews
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Euronews
Estonia's plan to rent prison space to Sweden sparks fears
Estonia will lease space at Tartu Prison to Sweden and accept up to 600 inmates under a new agreement being negotiated between the two countries. The draft legislation has been sent to the parliament. Meanwhile, the Estonian Office of the Chancellor of Justice and the Internal Security Service emphasise the risks that placing foreign prisoners in Tartu may bring. Amid the possible worsening situation for the Estonian prisoners, the main concern is that people with connections to extremism or international organised crime may arrive in Estonia. The Internal Security Service has forwarded the recommendations to the government and hopes that it will take them into account to the greatest extent possible. Marta Tuul, spokesperson of the Internal Security Service commented on Estonian TV: "The main concerns we see are that people with connections to extremism or international organised crime do not arrive in Estonia. We also see that foreign prisoners may begin to be visited by individuals with connections to extremism or international organised crime." In 2023, the number of inmates in Estonia dropped below 2,000 for the first time and has been decreasing by about one hundred people each year. Meanwhile, the Swedish government aims to impose tougher and longer sentences, making it unlikely that the number of prisoners there will decline in the near future. Indrek-Ivar Määrit, Head of Inspection Department of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice told Estonian public TV: "For us, there are three main concerns here: Firstly, the situation of Estonian prisoners must not worsen because foreign prisoners are coming. Secondly, these foreign prisoners themselves must be treated in accordance with Estonian law and international requirements. And thirdly, in the broadest sense, Estonia's internal security should not be endangered, and we are not only mindful of the danger that these people themselves pose, but also the danger that may accompany this process." For Swedish offenders, the Estonian state plans to use the S-Wing of Tartu Prison, which has approximately 350 places across 175 cells, followed by the E-Wing, which has 631 places in 318 cells. Rait Kuuse, Secretary General for Prisons at the Ministry of Justice further elaborated on the plams: "We prefer not to accept prisoners who are women or children. These would be male prisoners, either people convicted of crimes against the person or convicted of drug crimes, who do not have signs of being part of a network and who should not pose a significant threat to Estonia as a whole." Through the agreement, Estonia hopes to generate at least €30 million in additional revenue. Authorities in Poland say around 30,000 people were left with no electricity on Friday after strong winds broke trees and tore down power lines. It follows extreme weather events across the country, particularly in the southern region, where heavy rain, strong winds, and hailstorms caused damage to facades of residential and farm buildings. The fire brigade's service said their men have been working to deal with the impact since Thursday evening. Spokesman for the State Fire Service in Kielce, firefighters had more interventions than usual. "We have routinely had more than 2,000 interventions across the country, and on the territory of the Świętokrzyskie, these interventions were more than 200", said Senior Capt. Marcin Bajur. Most of the incidents reported were in Lesser Poland, Silesia and Lublin Voivodeships in Poland's southern region. Local officials across the cities said the storm flooded properties, basements and depressions in the ground, causing fallen trees to block roads and damage infrastructure. Marek Jamborski, Mayor of the Municipality of kocmyrzów-luborzyca in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, said the storm left extensive damage in the region. "We have very extensive damage. And it affects municipal buildings, and in private houses, and in roads, broken trees, and flooding. So the work to do is very, very much at the moment". In Poland, around 10% of the population lives in flood-prone areas, and scientists have warned that climate change could increase the flooding risks of residential buildings by up to sevenfold. At least nine people died from massive floods in southwest Poland last September, according to the Polish police. On Friday, the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued first-degree storm warnings for most of the country, including the south of Lower Silesia, due to strong winds. It warned storms with hail may occur, with wind gusts reaching 85 km/h. The country's weather authority also issued a second-degree warning for part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship region in the southeast due to the heat.
Libya Herald
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Libya Herald
‘‘For the first time, Libyans have hope to get rid of these militias, and the dream of the rule of law and institutions is almost a reality soon'': Aldabaiba
Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, made a televised speech to the Libyan people last night after a week of militia clashes, deaths and demonstrations calling for the downfall of his government. Here is a summary of the 30-minute speech: - Aldabaiba admitted he was late in coming out and speaking to the Libyan people, but he said he did not want his words to be understood and interpreted in a reverse way to avoid inflaming the situation. – The militias have dominated Libyan society on all levels since 2011 and have become even bigger than this state and when our government came to office they found this reality in front of them. – Some militias left their militias and went back to their civilian lives. Others reintegrated in the state security apparatus and bureaucracy. The third group remained militias. – Abdelghani Ghnewa Al-Kikly (The Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) militia leader) was based in a densely populated area (Abusleem), (his brother) controlled six banks in the state and anyone who disagreed with him would go to prisons or a cemetery. (Ghnewa died last week in contested circumstances after a meeting with Aldabaiba's military commanders. Aldabaiba shed no light on the circumstances of Ghnewa's death). – Ghnewa had prisons and cells including in Abusleem Zoo. His nephew assassinated 15 people barbarically. They cut people up with saws. They imprison people in jails 1 metre square. (The Aldabaiba government reports of mass graves in the Zoo) – Ministers are summoned by Ghnewa and are coerced and blackmailed or they were imprisoned. - The medicine that came from Iraq was caused by the Ghnewa militias after pressure on the (now suspended) Minister of Health Ramadan Abujanah. But we had opened Letters of Credit to import medicine in the millions from advanced states -I cannot continue this situation (of militia dominance). It has become a point of shame. If I continue to deal with them, I will become like them. - What happened in the Abusleem area that night (the takeover of SSA bases by government security forces aligned to Aldabaiba) was a successful operation in a quick time and without any damage, despite the densely populated area. - I say to the people of Abusleem that injustice has been lifted from you and I will support the region more than before - After the Abusleem operation, we issued a number of decisions, foremost of which was the appointment of the new head of the Internal Security Service. - What happened the day after the Abusleem operation was a common mistake (in taking over bases belonging to the SSA and to the Judicial Police) and there was a rush to implement the decisions issued to impose the authority of the state. - If I had intended war I would have left my house in Ben Ashour, an area of clashes - We were surprised by the report of the International Criminal Court on the crimes of Osama Ngeem, who is responsible for prisons, so how can we trust the rapist (Ngeem) of a 14-year-old girl? (Ngeem is head of the Judicial Police and is supported by the Sug Il Juma Special Deterrence Force (SDF /RADA) militia led by Abdelraouf Kara and by Ghnewa.) – Ngeem built up his Judicial Police into a militia – beyond just transporting and looking after prisoners - I cannot accept the continued presence of the criminal Osama Njeem after I read it in the report of the International Criminal Court . - I did not seek to get Njeem out of Italy, I do not know him, and I have never met him before. (Njeem was arrested by the Italian authorities upon the issue of an International Criminal Court warrant. But instead of handing him over to the ICC, the Italian authorities put him on a flight to Tripoli). – I broke up the anti-migration force, which in itself became a militia, and merged it with the Interior Ministry - The barrier of fear (from militias) is broken and blackmailers and criminals must not be defended - What we have worked on in 4 years is very great services, from trade exhibitions and aviation (resumption of flights), reopening of embassies, and we breathed a sigh of relief - For the first time, I say that you have hope to get rid of these militias, and the dream of the rule of law and institutions is almost a reality soon. - I call on militia members to join state institutions and take what they lack rightly - My project is continuing. Any party that sides with the state we will welcome and any party that continues to blackmail and practice corruption, we will not leave alone - Attempting to sow discord with my family (the people of) in Sug Il Juma (where Kara's SDF/RADA is based and supported) is not possible - From the first day in office, I raised the flag of no more war between Libyans - Those who do not want the capital Tripoli to stabilize are known and took advantage of the presence of the battalions (militias) and the Abusleem operation and started thinking about a coup project (against Aldabaiba's government) - The truth of the matter is that House of Representatives Speaker Ageela Saleh, High State Council contesting head Khaled Al-Mishri and Hafter want Tripoli and Libya to remain at the mercy of the militias in order to support them and act through them. - The demonstrations that took place yesterday are disturbing, but I endured them because I know that some of them are real, but many of them are paid demonstrators. - The majority of the international community, which wants a stable Libya, has supported our position and I have received many calls expressing its support for this process. - Many delegations came to me today (yesterday) because they saw that there is a glimmer of hope in the end of these unjust militias that have dominated the necks of Libyans. . What we did in Abusleem was a necessary step to end a presence that had gone too far in violating the law and was linked to gross human rights violations: Aldabaiba Aldabaiba meets UK ambassador, says recent security operation came within efforts to enforce law and end an irregular presence Tripoli demonstrations start off peaceful in Martyr Square – end up with Molotov cocktails and fatality at Cabinet Office ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan Libya report to UN Security Council UNSMIL calls for independent investigation into HoR member Dersi's disappearance and circulating torture video General Authority for Search and Identification of Missing Persons says received reports of possible mass graves in Abusleem Zoo Presidency Council decrees unconditional ceasefire, freezes all Aldabaiba Tripoli government's recent military/security decrees 444th Brigade and Military Intelligence head Mahmoud Hamza's narrative of the SDF / RADA Tripoli clash Images of Abdelghani Ghnewa's funeral in Kikla appear as his SSA militia mourn him Gunfire at demonstrations calling for Aldabaiba's downfall, nervous ceasefire holding as calm returns to Tripoli The time of parallel security services is over, there is no place in Libya except for regular institutions of the army and police: Aldabaiba Tripoli PM Aldabaiba appoints Mustafa Al-Wahishi as the new head of the Internal Security Agency Tripoli PM Aldabaiba decrees reorganisation of some security units following Ghnewa Kikly's reported killing Ceasefire announced after heavy overnight fighting in Tripoli Calm returns after overnight Tripoli clashes as major militia leader reportedly killed
