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Arab News
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Israeli court sentences widow of Walid Daqqa to house arrest
LONDON: Sanaa Salameh Daqqa, the widow of Palestinian political prisoner Walid Daqaa who died in custody last year, has been sentenced to 10 days' house arrest by an Israeli court in Hadera. Daqqa, who lives in the Israeli village of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, was arrested in occupied East Jerusalem last week on a charge of online incitement following a demand by Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir for her to be deported. The court on Thursday sentenced her to 10 days of house arrest at her mother's home in Tira and imposed a travel ban and bail of 20,000 shekels ($5,700), the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. However, Sanaa remains in custody, as Israeli police are expected on Friday to appeal the court's decision to release her. Walid Daqaa died in Israeli custody in April 2024 after spending 38 years in custody. His body remains held by Israeli authorities.
National Post
27-05-2025
- General
- National Post
N.B. senior gets house arrest for running down teen who played Nicky Nicky Nine Door
A judge has sentenced a senior citizen in New Brunswick to house arrest for using his truck to run down and maim a young man after teens rang his doorbell while playing a game of what's known as 'Nicky Nicky Nine Door.' Article content Article content The Crown recommended Howard Joseph Cunningham should get two years in jail and a three-year driving prohibition for pulling a U-turn in Chatham, a neighbourhood in Mirimachi, on March 23, 2023, and running over Theodore Curran, then failing to stop at the scene. But Cunningham's lawyer successfully argued in the Court of King's Bench for a conditional sentence. Article content Article content 'I accept in this matter that there was no planning or deliberation of this act by Mr. Cunningham. He was provoked by a silly, but perhaps annoying game of 'Nicky Nicky Nine Door,'' Justice Stephen J. Doucet wrote in a recent decision. Article content Article content Cunningham, who was 70 at the time, got in his truck and went looking for the culprits who called him to his door as part of the childhood prank. Article content 'The accused drove in search of the group of boys who had played 'Nicky Nicky Nine Door,' which is the practice of knocking on a door or ringing a doorbell and running away, on his property,' said the judge. 'When he spotted them walking the snow-covered streets of downtown Chatham, he pulled a U-turn, entered the street to which Theodore Curran was walking, increased his speed, and hit him — head-on. Theodore Curran was seriously injured.' Article content Article content Cunningham pleaded guilty to aggravated assault by maiming, and failing to stop his truck at the scene. Both charges carry a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison. Article content Article content 'At the time of the offences, the victim, Theodore Curran had just turned 18-years old,' Doucet wrote in his decision dated May 21. Article content Cunningham's lawyer recommended that running the teen down and leaving the scene warrants a conditional sentence of 18 to 24 months. Article content In a victim impact statement, Curran 'describes the initial trauma of this incident and how the emotional and physical pain has lingered. He has trouble sleeping, and difficulty leaving his bed. He explains his physical injuries, (including) broken bones and facial wounds; more particularly a broken ankle, cracked pelvis, split lip and cracked teeth, and that his dental injuries remain unresolved. He wonders why Mr. Cunningham did not stop.'
CNA
23-05-2025
- Politics
- CNA
Najib files contempt proceedings against ex-AG over house arrest royal addendum order
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has filed an application to initiate contempt proceedings against a former attorney-general for allegedly failing to reveal a royal addendum order that would allow the jailed leader to serve his remaining sentence under house arrest. In a statement on Friday (May 23), Najib's legal team said it filed the application against Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh, who is now a Federal Court judge, on Wednesday. Najib's lawyers claim it is based on evidence that Terrirudin had knowledge of the purported addendum order issued by former king Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, who is the Pahang ruler, but had chosen to 'mislead the High Court', reported news outlet New Straits Times. According to the lawyers, a copy of the order, dated Jan 29, 2024, was delivered to Najib through his son Mohamad Nizar Najib and its authenticity was confirmed in writing almost a year later, on Jan 4 this year, by the Pahang Royal Council. The document was personally addressed to Terrirudin, who allegedly instructed his officers to dismiss Najib's claims as 'a fishing expedition, speculative and based on hearsay evidence' when the issue was raised. 'As a public officer, the former AG (Attorney-General) owed the court a paramount duty of candour,' said the statement by Najib's lawyers, as quoted by Free Malaysia Today. 'A deliberate failure to do so undermines public confidence in the administration of justice, and indeed an obstruction of justice itself,' it added. Contempt of court refers to acts that hinder the functionality of the judiciary. Legal proceedings can be initiated to sanction such behaviour but prior approval – or leave – from the court is required. Najib's lawyers said the application for leave is a necessary first step in holding Terrirudin accountable by giving him the opportunity to respond to the allegations, The Edge reported. Terrirudin was appointed as a Federal Court judge in November last year and previously evaded queries from reporters on the matter of the royal addendum issued by the former king, Free Malaysia Today reported. Najib's lawyer Shafee Abdullah told the Court of Appeal during a hearing in January that the addendum was sent by the palace to Terrirudin on Jan 29 last year. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed in January this year that the purported addendum order was received by Terrirudin but it was sent back to the Istana Negara or National Palace after current king Sultan Ibrahim was inaugurated. Shafee voiced the intention to initiate contempt proceedings in February, and current Attorney-General Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar wrote to him to reconsider the move, The Edge reported. ROYAL ADDENDUM SAGA STILL ROILING POLITICAL WATERS Najib's fight to serve the remainder of his jail term for corruption related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal at home has roiled Malaysia's political waters. It has sparked friction in Anwar's unity government, which comprises four coalitions, including the one headed by United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Najib was the former president of UMNO. Najib began serving his prison term in August 2022 and had his sentence reduced from 12 to six years by the Pardons Board in February last year. The board also reduced his RM210 million (US$49.38 million) fine to RM50 million. Najib claimed that former king Sultan Abdullah had issued an order for him to be under house arrest during a Jan 29, 2024 meeting of the Pardons Board, one day before Sultan Abdullah ended his reign as Malaysia's monarch. In January this year, the Court of Appeal granted Najib leave to initiate judicial review proceedings to serve house arrest. The following month, however, the Malaysian government launched a challenge to the Court of Appeal ruling. UMNO leaders aligned with Najib have called for the current king Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar to grant the jailed politician – who is still facing other 1MDB-related corruption charges in the Malaysian courts – a full pardon. But the unity government's other partners opposed the move, insisting that Najib had received a fair trial. Sultan Abdullah in February had called on all parties to 'stop further discussions' regarding the royal order he had allegedly issued, stressing that the matter was before the courts and called on all parties to respect the 'legal process'. In January, the AGC had also sought a gag order to ban public discussion of Najib's judicial review claim that the royal addendum decree existed.
Free Malaysia Today
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Najib files contempt action against ex-AG Terrirudin
Former prime minister Najib Razak's lawyer told the Court of Appeal that the house arrest addendum was sent by the Pahang palace to then attorney-general Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh (right) on Jan 29, 2024. PETALING JAYA : Najib Razak has filed an application to initiate contempt proceedings against former attorney-general Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh. In a statement today, his legal team, Messrs Shafee & Co, said the application was filed on May 21. They claimed that Terrirudin, while serving as AG, failed to reveal the former king's royal addendum allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his jail sentence under house arrest. According to the lawyers, a copy of the order was delivered to Najib through his son, Nizar, and its authenticity was confirmed in writing by the Pahang Royal Council on Jan 4. They alleged that the document was personally addressed to Terrirudin and, thus, suggested that the former AG had knowledge of it. Despite allegedly being aware of the order, Najib's lawyers claimed that Terrirudin had instructed his officers to dismiss Najib's claims as 'a fishing expedition, speculative and based on hearsay evidence' when the matter was raised. 'As a public officer, the former AG owed the court a paramount duty of candour,' the statement read. 'A deliberate failure to do so undermines public confidence in the administration of justice, and indeed an obstruction of justice itself,' they said. However, they also acknowledged the sensitivity of the proceedings and called for all parties to refrain from speculation, saying the courts should be allowed to handle the matter 'in the ordinary course of justice'. During a hearing in January, Najib's senior counsel Shafee Abdullah told the Court of Appeal that the addendum was sent by the palace to Terrirudin on Jan 29, 2024. Terrirudin, who was appointed as a Federal Court judge last November, previously evaded queries from reporters on the matter of the royal addendum issued by the former king, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that the addendum was received by Terrirudin but said it was sent back to Istana Negara after Sultan Ibrahim became the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Najib obtained leave from the Court of Appeal to begin judicial review proceedings to enforce a royal decree, but all proceedings have since been suspended pending disposal of the current AG's appeal to the Federal Court. The Federal Territories Pardons Board announced on Feb 2 last year that Najib's prison sentence in his SRC International case had been halved from 12 years to six, and his fine reduced from RM210 million to RM50 million. The former prime minister is currently serving his jail sentence at Kajang prison.
CBC
20-05-2025
- CBC
Truck driver will be allowed to continue working to support family after sexually assaulting child
Mitchell John Millar, 35, pleaded guilty in Summerside Provincial Court last month. Both his lawyer and the Crown asked the judge to allow him to continue working during his house-arrest sentence of two years less a day. CBC's Nicola MacLeod explains.
