Libyan court jails 12 officials over deadly floods

Benghazi, Libya Reuters A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last year that killed thousands of the city’s residents, the Attorney General said on Sunday. The officials, who were responsible for managing the country’s dams, were sentenced to between nine and 27 years […]
Hawaii releases detailed timeline of deadly wildfire that razed Lahaina

Reuters A fire engine arrived within five minutes of the first reports of a wildfire last August on the edge of Lahaina, the historic Hawaiian resort town, according to the most detailed timeline yet of the disaster, released on Wednesday by the Hawaii attorney general. The first emergency calls came in at 2:55pm on 8th […]
Texas Attorney General moves to shut down Catholic migrant shelters

United States RNS Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a volunteer-run network of Catholic migrant shelters based in El Paso, Texas, aiming to revoke the organisation’s non-profit registration. The lawsuit comes after Annunciation House moved to delay handing over documents about its clients to the Attorney General. Paxton’s office said it had demanded Annunciation House records because of […]
Peru Attorney General suspended as probe into her actions escalates

Lima, Peru Reuters Peru’s justice oversight board has suspended the country’s Attorney General Patricia Benavides as a probe into accusations that she was leading a “criminal organisation” gathers pace. The board said late on Wednesday in a statement that the suspension was aimed at “preventing obstruction” of the investigation. It did not elaborate but last […]
Mexico sought 16 more military arrests over 43 missing students, president says

Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Mexican prosecutors earlier this year requested more arrests of military officials as part of an investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. Sixteen new arrest warrants were sought in May by the Attorney General’s office, Lopez Obrador said during a regular […]
Ecuador recovering remains after prison violence, death toll unclear

Quito, Ecuador Reuters Ecuador’s police said on Wednesday they had recovered 11 bodies and 29 body parts after retaking control of various cell-blocks at a prison in Guayaquil where members of different criminal groups fought over the weekend. The forensic effort at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison is continuing to determine the official death toll, […]
Costa Rica charges former president Solis with corruption

San Jose, Costa Rica Reuters Costa Rica said on Thursday it has charged former President Luis Guillermo Solis with corruption, accusing him of involvement in a 2017 improper transfer of government funds to state-owned Bancredito. The transfer was made to give the impression that the bank “would appear to have sufficient liquidity” to the benefit […]
Peru’s chief prosecutor launches probes into protest deaths

Lima, Peru Reuters Peru’s Attorney General has launched 11 inquiries to identify those responsible for more than three dozen mostly civilian deaths during some of the country’s most violent social protests in years, her office said on Friday. The controversial ouster of leftist former President Pedro Castillo last month triggered the unrest, which has claimed […]
In the US, AME bishops condemn leaders who took massive kickbacks from church sales in New York

United States RNS A group of New York clergy took more than a million dollars from a real estate developer who sought to turn distressed Black churches into lucrative properties, according to settlements with that state’s Attorney General. The settlements, posted on the Attorney General’s website in August, show that a bishop, two pastors and […]
Mexico’s ex top prosecutor arrested on disappearance charges in missing students case

Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Mexican former Attorney General Jesus Murillo has been arrested on charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, Mexican officials said on Friday. The attorney general’s office said in a statement that federal police carried out an arrest warrant issued by a Mexico […]