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Retraction by key Filipino accuser triggers calls to free jailed senator

May 2, 2022

By Lian Buan in Manila The retraction of Kerwin Espinosa, one of the main accusers in the Philippines Bilibid drug trade allegations, has drummed up calls from different sectors to free jailed opposition senator Leila De Lima, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) is not budging. The difficulty with this development is that Espinosa is ... <a title="Retraction by key Filipino accuser triggers calls to free jailed senator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/retraction-by-key-filipino-accuser-triggers-calls-to-free-jailed-senator/" aria-label="Read more about Retraction by key Filipino accuser triggers calls to free jailed senator">Read more</a>

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‘Unthinkable’ referendum on New Caledonia independence challenged

December 7, 2021

RNZ Pacific A group of citizens in New Caledonia has asked France’s highest administrative court to postpone next Sunday’s third and final independence referendum. In an urgent submission, 146 voters and three organisations said that given the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, it was “unthinkable” to proceed with such an important plebiscite. They said that ... <a title="‘Unthinkable’ referendum on New Caledonia independence challenged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/unthinkable-referendum-on-new-caledonia-independence-challenged/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Unthinkable’ referendum on New Caledonia independence challenged">Read more</a>

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The man who kicked the hornet’s nest – focus on the Newsroom police probe

May 19, 2021

ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis, Knightly Views columnist Sometime this week Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings is due to be interviewed under caution by the New Zealand police because he kicked the hornet’s nest. The particular hornet’s nest he disturbed was Oranga Tamariki, a state agency, and the reason it was given a boot was a now-discredited ... <a title="The man who kicked the hornet’s nest – focus on the Newsroom police probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/the-man-who-kicked-the-hornets-nest-focus-on-the-newsroom-police-probe/" aria-label="Read more about The man who kicked the hornet’s nest – focus on the Newsroom police probe">Read more</a>

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PNG courts close for a week after judge tests covid positive

March 6, 2021

Asia Pacific Report Papua New Guinea’s Supreme and National Courts in Port Moresby will be partially closed for a week beginning yesterday after a judge has been tested positive for the covid-19, reports The National. Registrar Ian Augerea said in a statement the closure was to prevent any further infections to both judicial and administrative ... <a title="PNG courts close for a week after judge tests covid positive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/06/png-courts-close-for-a-week-after-judge-tests-covid-positive/" aria-label="Read more about PNG courts close for a week after judge tests covid positive">Read more</a>

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Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link

April 5, 2019

Brenton Tarrant at his first court hearing on March 16 in the Christchurch District Court. Image: EveningReportNZ/Screengrab of TVNZ coverage By RNZ News The man charged over the Christchurch mosque shootings last month appeared in the High Court in Christchurch today, accused of killing 50 people. Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared via a video link from ... <a title="Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/christchurch-mosque-attacks-accused-gunman-appears-in-court-via-video-link/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link">Read more</a>