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24/10/2011
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Gadaffi Supporters Executed
A charity has said it has found the bodies of 53 apparent Gadaffi supporters in a hotel in Sirte, who it believes were executed. The Human Rights Watch charity said it seems the executions took place at a hotel in Sirte last week. The hotel is in an area of the city that was under the control of anti-Gaddafi fighters from Misrata before the killings took place. Human Rights Watch called on Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) to conduct an immediate and transparent investigation into the apparent mass execution and to bring those responsible to justice. "We found 53 decomposing bodies, apparently Gaddafi supporters, at an abandoned hotel in Sirte, and some had their hands bound behind their backs when they were shot," said Peter Bouckaert, Emergencies Director at Human Rights Watch, who investigated the killings. "This requires the immediate attention of the Libyan authorities to investigate what happened and hold accountable those responsible." Human Rights Watch said it saw the badly decomposed remains of the 53 people on Monday, at the Hotel Mahari in District 2 of Sirte. "The bodies were clustered together, apparently where they had been killed, on the grass in the sea-view garden of the hotel," a spokesman said.
Poor, Young And Male Responsible For Looting
A set of comprehensive statistics on those charged over the August riots in England say they were poorer, younger and of lower educational achievement than average.
The government figures also show that 13% of those arrested were gang members – much higher than the average percentage in the population. Some 90% of those charged were male, while 42% were white, 46% black, 7% were Asian and 5% were classified as "other". Of the other significant findings, 35% of adults were claiming out-of-work benefits, compared to the national average of 12%, while of the young people involved, 42% were in receipt of free school meals compared to an average of 16%.
Two Jailed For Life Over Mistaken Killing
Two men who plotted the murder of a rival but killed the wrong man have been jailed for murder on Monday. Michael Ofori was shot shortly after midnight on June 23 2010 in Oslac Road, Catford, as he sat in the driver’s seat of his car talking to his estranged wife. As they chatted a man approached the car on foot and fired three times. Michael was shot once in the head and once in the arm. The gunman left the scene in a white van, which was driven by Nicholas Allon-McVytie of Vanguard Street, Deptford, who had earlier purchased it using a false name. The judge sentenced Allon-McVytie to life imprisonment and ordered him to serve a minimum of 28 years. Sahid Sule of no fixed address, who coordinated the operation via his phone, was also sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to serve a minimum of 28 years' imprisonment. During their trial at the Old Bailey, the jury heard that the intended victim of the shooting was in fact another person altogether, who had been lured to the area that night. Detective Inspector Andy Muir, Trident, said: “These men lived their lives according to their criminal activities which regularly led them to be involved in violent disputes with other criminals. Their activities blighted local communities and on this occasion led them to the decision to plan and commit murder. Tragically they murdered Michael Ofori who was not their associate and was in wrong place at the wrong time."
(DW/BMcC)
A charity has said it has found the bodies of 53 apparent Gadaffi supporters in a hotel in Sirte, who it believes were executed. The Human Rights Watch charity said it seems the executions took place at a hotel in Sirte last week. The hotel is in an area of the city that was under the control of anti-Gaddafi fighters from Misrata before the killings took place. Human Rights Watch called on Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) to conduct an immediate and transparent investigation into the apparent mass execution and to bring those responsible to justice. "We found 53 decomposing bodies, apparently Gaddafi supporters, at an abandoned hotel in Sirte, and some had their hands bound behind their backs when they were shot," said Peter Bouckaert, Emergencies Director at Human Rights Watch, who investigated the killings. "This requires the immediate attention of the Libyan authorities to investigate what happened and hold accountable those responsible." Human Rights Watch said it saw the badly decomposed remains of the 53 people on Monday, at the Hotel Mahari in District 2 of Sirte. "The bodies were clustered together, apparently where they had been killed, on the grass in the sea-view garden of the hotel," a spokesman said.
Poor, Young And Male Responsible For Looting
A set of comprehensive statistics on those charged over the August riots in England say they were poorer, younger and of lower educational achievement than average.
The government figures also show that 13% of those arrested were gang members – much higher than the average percentage in the population. Some 90% of those charged were male, while 42% were white, 46% black, 7% were Asian and 5% were classified as "other". Of the other significant findings, 35% of adults were claiming out-of-work benefits, compared to the national average of 12%, while of the young people involved, 42% were in receipt of free school meals compared to an average of 16%.
Two Jailed For Life Over Mistaken Killing
Two men who plotted the murder of a rival but killed the wrong man have been jailed for murder on Monday. Michael Ofori was shot shortly after midnight on June 23 2010 in Oslac Road, Catford, as he sat in the driver’s seat of his car talking to his estranged wife. As they chatted a man approached the car on foot and fired three times. Michael was shot once in the head and once in the arm. The gunman left the scene in a white van, which was driven by Nicholas Allon-McVytie of Vanguard Street, Deptford, who had earlier purchased it using a false name. The judge sentenced Allon-McVytie to life imprisonment and ordered him to serve a minimum of 28 years. Sahid Sule of no fixed address, who coordinated the operation via his phone, was also sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to serve a minimum of 28 years' imprisonment. During their trial at the Old Bailey, the jury heard that the intended victim of the shooting was in fact another person altogether, who had been lured to the area that night. Detective Inspector Andy Muir, Trident, said: “These men lived their lives according to their criminal activities which regularly led them to be involved in violent disputes with other criminals. Their activities blighted local communities and on this occasion led them to the decision to plan and commit murder. Tragically they murdered Michael Ofori who was not their associate and was in wrong place at the wrong time."
(DW/BMcC)
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