December 2021 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Kim Dotcom Suffers Setback in His U.S. Extradition Battle

December 21, 2021 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom and former colleagues Mattias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk have encountered a setback in their attempt to avoid extradition to the United States. The Supreme Court of New Zealand has denied an […]

UK Supreme Court denies Maduro claim to Venezuelan gold

December 21, 2021 World Justice News 0

The UK Supreme Court has prevented Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from accessing $1.95bn (£1.4bn) of gold stored in the Bank of England (BoE). Mr Maduro says the cash will be used to fight Covid-19 in […]

GirlsDoPorn victims win rights to their videos

December 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of people tricked into making explicit videos for porn websites have been awarded the rights to the videos and millions of dollars in damages. The sites, GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys, had been the subject of […]

Kim Potter: ‘Taser mix-up’ ex-officer weeps in manslaughter testimony

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A former Minnesota police officer has tearfully recounted the “chaotic” moment she shot and killed a black motorist in April. Kim Potter, 49, claims she mistakenly drew her gun instead of her Taser and killed […]

Gardener Omar Raddad wins fight to re-open notorious murder case

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Moroccan gardener convicted of the gruesome murder of a rich French widow 30 years ago has won his bid to reopen the case and try to clear his name. In one of France’s most […]

Sir Rod Stewart pleads guilty to battery over Florida hotel ‘punch’

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Sir Rod Stewart and his son have pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a security guard at a hotel in Florida in 2019. The singer and son Sean were accused of assault after […]

Ghislaine Maxwell declines to testify and rests her case calling prosecution’s arguments “unproven”

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Ghislaine Maxwell has rested her sex-trafficking case after calling the prosecution’s arguments against her “unproven” and declining to testify. Her decision comes after her lawyers called nine witnesses over two days. Ms Maxwell, 59, denies […]

Money manager disappears with $313m from Chinese builder

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A company that was once one of China’s biggest property developers says it has “lost contact” with a wealth manager that has $313m (£235m) of its money. China Fortune Land Development says British Virgin Islands-registered […]

Sutton house fire: Woman arrested after four boys die in house blaze

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of young twins were killed in a house fire in south London. The children, all boys aged three and four, were […]

Rust: Police obtain search warrant for Alec Baldwin’s phone

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police investigating the fatal shooting on the set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust have obtained a search warrant for the actor’s phone. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died and director Joel Souza was injured in October, […]

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Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

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Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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Month: December 2021

Kim Dotcom Suffers Setback in His U.S. Extradition Battle

UK Supreme Court denies Maduro claim to Venezuelan gold

GirlsDoPorn victims win rights to their videos

Kim Potter: ‘Taser mix-up’ ex-officer weeps in manslaughter testimony

Gardener Omar Raddad wins fight to re-open notorious murder case

Sir Rod Stewart pleads guilty to battery over Florida hotel ‘punch’

Ghislaine Maxwell declines to testify and rests her case calling prosecution’s arguments “unproven”

Money manager disappears with $313m from Chinese builder

Sutton house fire: Woman arrested after four boys die in house blaze

Rust: Police obtain search warrant for Alec Baldwin’s phone