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Legal
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s friend ordered to give evidence
(BBC) A friend of the Manchester Arena bomber will be forced to answer questions at the inquiry into the atrocity or face arrest, a judge has ruled. Ahmed Taghdi, 29, helped to buy a car which was used to store components of […]
Government & Politics
Belgium’s top court reopens door for contentious prisoner-swap deal with Iran The deal could allow an exchange between a Belgian aid worker jailed in Iran and an Iranian diplomat convicted for terrorism in Belgium.
(Politico) Belgium’s highest court on Friday overturned a freeze on a controversial treaty on prisoner exchanges that could allow an Iranian diplomat convicted of terrorism to be sent back to Tehran. The treaty would allow Iranians convicted in Belgium to serve their […]
Children & Teens
Teenagers who vandalised war memorial sentenced
(BBC) Three teenagers who spray-painted a war memorial with “Free Palestine” graffiti have been sentenced. Adeem Ahmed and Amaan Tariq, both 18, and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were handed community orders for vandalising Rochdale Cenotaph. They targeted […]