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South China Morning Post
17 hours ago
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police thank dispensary for ‘understanding' after wrongful raid complaint
Hong Kong police have thanked a dispensary chain for its 'understanding and cooperation' after the firm publicly accused officers of mistakenly raiding its Tsim Sha Tsui branch during a citywide anti-triad operation and disturbing its customers. On Thursday, the force responded to a public statement by Lung Fung Pharmaceutical Group issued a day earlier, which said police entered its Canton Road branch at 4pm on Tuesday to conduct an investigation, even though the search warrant listed a different address and shop name. The company said police had initially asked the store to close temporarily, but once officers realised they had entered the wrong shop, they left without issuing a formal apology. The company described the incident as 'regrettable,' noting that customers had been subjected to 'unnecessary disturbance and impact.' It plans to file an official complaint to authorities and reserves all legal rights regarding reputational and operational damage. In remarks on Thursday, police – without naming the dispensary – said they were aware of concerns raised by the business affected by the operation. 'Police express their gratitude for the understanding and cooperation of the merchant and public,' it said.
Wall Street Journal
a day ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Cornell University Discriminated Against Me
I'm filing a complaint against Cornell University for racial discrimination. This isn't a political stunt or publicity grab. It's a last resort in response to a gross injustice that destroyed the career I spent more than a decade building. It's about holding accountable a powerful institution that violated the law, abandoned its principles, and discriminated against me because of my race.
Irish Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Irish Times
High Court refuses Gript's application for stay on publication of Press Council decision
The High Court has refused to stay an obligation on conservative news website Gript to publish a Press Council of Ireland decision upholding a complaint against the outlet. Lawyers for Gript Media Ltd, which operates the Gript site, on Wednesday sought the stay as part of judicial review proceedings it wants to bring against the Press Council. Gript wants to quash a recent decision of the Press Council, which upheld a Press Ombudsman finding that the outlet breached the council's code of practice in publishing two articles in October 2024. The articles relate to a diploma course run for secondary school teachers by Dublin City University (DCU) on Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). The articles reported on the purported material contained on the course, according to Gript's court documents. READ MORE DCU subsequently filed a complaint with the Press Ombudsman over the articles. The Press Ombudsman, in a May 1st decision, held that Gript, in publishing the articles, breached the Press Council's code of practice in three respects – truth and accuracy, fair procedures and honesty, and privacy. Gript is a member of the Press Council, and is obliged to abide by the council's code of practice. Gript unsuccessfully appealed the Press Ombudsman's decision to the Press Council. In a June 18th decision, the council upheld the finding of the ombudsman. Arising from this, Gript is obliged to publish the Press Council's decision on DCU's complaint on its website, and annotate the offending articles with a reference to the decision. In the High Court on Wednesday, Conor Rock, barrister for Gript, sought a stay on this obligation, pending the outcome of his client's judicial review proceedings against the Press Council. Mr Rock made the application on an ex-parte basis, with only Gript represented in court. Mr Rock noted that the Press Council had published its decision, and the stay application was a question of whether or not his client should be sanctioned – that is, through publication of the decision on the Gript website – pending the outcome of the proceeding. Mr Rock said his client took issue with having to include a specific reference in the articles in question, 'effectively saying' that the reports weren't truthful or accurate, breached privacy, and weren't honest. He said this could result in a breakdown in trust between Gript and its readers. Even in the event his client is successful in quashing the Press Council decision, this trust cannot be easily quantified in damage, Mr Rock said. 'It's that independent trust with the readership that's at stake here,' he said. Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty refused the application for a stay. She noted that Gript agreed that the decision is already available publicly, and in those circumstances, she said she did not believe it was prejudicial to Gript to have to publish it. She said the matter could be addressed in terms of damages. The case returns in October.
BreakingNews.ie
a day ago
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Court refuses Gript's application for stay on publication of Press Council decision
The High Court has refused to stay an obligation on conservative news website Gript to publish a Press Council of Ireland decision upholding a complaint against the outlet. Lawyers for Gript Media Ltd, which operates the Gript site, on Wednesday sought the stay as part of judicial review proceedings it seeks to bring against the Press Council. Advertisement Gript wants to quash a recent decision of the Press Council, which upheld a Press Ombudsman finding that the outlet breached the council's code of practice in publishing two articles in October 2024. The articles relate to a diploma course run for secondary school teachers by Dublin City University (DCU) on Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). The articles reported on the purported material contained on the course, according to Gript's court documents. DCU subsequently filed a complaint with the Press Ombudsman over the articles. The Press Ombudsman, in a May 1st decision, held that Gript, in publishing the articles, breached the Press Council's code of practice in three respects – truth and accuracy, fair procedures and honesty, and privacy. Gript is a member of the Press Council, and is obliged to abide by the council's code of practice. Advertisement Gript unsuccessfully appealed the Press Ombudsman's decision to the Press Council. In a June 18th decision, the council upheld the finding of the ombudsman. Arising from this, Gript is obliged to publish the Press Council's decision on DCU's complaint on its website, and annotate the offending articles with a reference to the decision. In the High Court on Wednesday, Conor Rock, barrister for Gript, sought a stay on this obligation, pending the outcome of his client's judicial review proceedings against the Press Council. Mr Rock made the application on an ex-parte basis, with only Gript represented in court. Mr Rock noted that the Press Council had published its decision, and the stay application was a question of whether or not his client should be sanctioned – that is, publication of the decision on the Gript website – pending the outcome of the proceeding. Advertisement Mr Rock said his client took issue with having to include a specific reference in the articles in question, 'effectively saying' that the reports weren't truthful or accurate, breached privacy, and weren't honest. He said this could result in a breakdown in trust between Gript and its readers. Even in the event his client is successful in quashing the Press Council decision, this trust cannot be easily quantified in damage, Mr Rock said. 'It's that independent trust with the readership that's at stake here,' he said. Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty refused the application for a stay. She noted that Gript agreed that the decision is already available publicly, and in those circumstances, she said she did not believe it was prejudicial to Gript to have to publish it. She said the matter could be addressed in terms of damages. The case returns in October.
CBC
23-07-2025
- CBC
Military police watchdog calls public hearing into alleged civilian detention at Montreal base
Canada's military police watchdog will hold a public interest hearing following allegations that a civilian employee was "affected and brutalized" by officers' conduct during an active shooter exercise at Canadian Forces Base Montreal last November. complaint alleges three or four military police members pointed weapons at the employee. It alleges one officer ordered him to lie down on the ground and dragged him by his coverall and sweater, tearing the clothing. The employee, who was painting on site, claims the event happened so quickly he believed a serious incident was unfolding and he was the prime suspect. He had been informed of the exercise but did not know its timing and was not a participant. According to the complaint, the employee was violently detained, searched and later ordered to leave the area. The employee claims he spent the remainder of the exercise outside in freezing temperatures wearing only his damaged coverall and sweater. The Military Police Complaints Commission (MPCC) said the complaint was submitted on Nov. 21, 2024, by a union representative on behalf of the employee. The union also says many civilian employees did not know about the drill and believed they were witnessing a real attack. The MPCC transferred the complaint to the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, who is responsible for dealing with conduct complaints. In late January, the deputy provost marshal issued a decision that determined the conduct in the complaint — namely training — is excluded from the definition of policing duties and functions, according to the MPCC. The deputy indicated in a letter that an investigation under the Military Police Professional Code of Conduct, an internal military police process, was launched and the complainant would be kept confirmed. According to a news release from the MPCC sent out Wednesday morning, the complainant was "dissatisfied" with the handling of the complaint and requested the watchdog conduct an independent review. The MPCC's chairperson, Tammy Tremblay, wrote in her decision to hold a public hearing that there's a public interest "given the seriousness of the allegations regarding the military police's treatment of apprehended individuals during arrest and detention. "The employee claims to have experienced humiliation and mistreatment that caused him significant trauma, the effects of which he continues to suffer today," Tremblay wrote. "The employee stresses that he never imagined that he would experience such a situation in a National Defence establishment and that the military police member's actions reminded him of certain barbaric acts he experienced in Rwanda in 1994." Tremblay disputed the deputy provost marshall's letter and wrote the alleged conduct "does not relate to 'training.'"
