Comment: There's more data available that reveals more about this situation. Apparently the judge who convicted the teen has been accused of hating women after he previously threw out another rape case two years ago, despite 'strong evidence'.

Referring to the British teen's case a forensic pathologist, Dr Marios Matsakis, said the British teenager may have been drugged, claims he said were not properly investigated.

He added that the failure to properly examine evidence against the 12 Israelis made him 'ashamed as a Cypriot'. Describing the judge, Dr Matsakis said 'my impression is he hates women'.

She also told The Mail: 'I have no doubts that violence was exercised on the body.'

The judge's behavior during the trial was rather out of line as well. From the Daily Mail:

Judge Papathanasiou has come under pressure for his courtroom behaviour, which Mr Matsakis described as unacceptable and 'like a primary school teacher shouting at students'.

During the woman's shambolic trial, he often yelled angrily at her and at others in court. In one bizarre instance, he reportedly shouted at the teenager for turning to her mother.

'I'm sure he affected her,' Mr Matsakis said. 'He said at one stage that she was looking at her mother and sighing.

'So what if she looked at her mother? Judging from this case, his behaviour was totally unacceptable and I would say that the authorities need to look into this and see whether he is fit to judge.'

Sounds like the court system in Cyprus is just as bad as it is in Italy.

Comment: Fox News adds:

Ghosn, as expected, alleged that he was interrogated for up to eight hours a day by Japanese authorities and was held "definitively" in solitary confinement for 130 days after several failed attempts at posting bail. He also claimed he was not permitted to have attorneys present when he was questioned and was only permitted to shower twice a week. Under the terms of Ghosn's bail, he was restricted from contacting his family, including his wife Carole. On Tuesday, prosecutors in Japan obtained an arrest warrant for Carole Ghosn on suspicion of perjury. [...]

He's also under investigation by France.

"There was no end in sight," he said. "Those conditions remained more or less the same, day after day, week after week, month after month. The feeling of hopelessness was profound." [..]

"There was no interest in finding the truth," he said. "There was strong interest in building a case against me."

Comment: See also:

• Another Pakistani sentenced to death for being convicted of blasphemy
• Sick! Pakistanis rally to demand execution of Christian woman for 'insulting Allah'

Comment: What's surprising is that the soldier received any reprimand at all....

Comment: Video footage from the aftermath. Sputnik reports "that three people with gunshot wounds have been sent to a hospital in serious condition."


Update: CTV News reporting one dead and three wounded. No suspect has been apprehended:

Comment: The last thing one wants to do when dealing with a mob of vigilantes threatening to shut down your event is to give in to them. This simply emboldens them to do more and starts the momentum of giving in to threats. Unruly mobs of brainwashed kids should not be allowed to dictate the agenda of a University.

See also:

• Fights erupt as 1000+ antifa-like protesters swarm Ann Coulter event at UC Berkeley
• Police bust Antifa hideout in Athens' Economics and Business University
• Antifa thugs show up to Andy Ngo's house in Andy Ngo masks on Halloween
• Baton attack during June protests in downtown Portland lands Antifa activist in prison for nearly 6 years
• Notorious Portland antifa activist dies under mysterious circumstances
• Police protect Columbus statues from Antifa by taping job applications on them
• Masked Antifa mob blocks path, shouts at elderly couple outside Dave Rubin/Maxime Bernier event in Canada
• Sane Iowa community college announces 'decision to remove' Antifa prof amid backlash

Comment: See also:

• Climate change? Nearly 200 people arrested across Australia for deliberately starting bushfires
• Ice Age Farmer Report: AUSTRALIA: Burned on the altar of global warming
• Smoke and deception blanket Australia
• Crikey. Australian military preps for major evac operation from fire-ravaged Victoria
• Thousands trapped on Australian beach by massive wildfire, turning skies RED and raining embers
• 'Uncharted territory': Out-of-control bushfires rage across Australia's eastern regions

Comment: Update from Reuters:

Iran will not give black box from crashed Ukrainian airliner to Boeing: Mehr
January 8, 2020 / 11:00 AM

Iran will not give the black box of the crashed Ukrainian airliner to planemaker Boeing, the head of Tehran's civil aviation organization was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Ali Abedzadeh also said it was not clear which country Iran would send the box to so that its data could be analyzed, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed earlier on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard shortly after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport.

The jet's engine reportedly caught fire while the plan was airborne, causing the crash, according to a senior PR official at the airport. However, the pilot apparently didn't issue a distress call. The plane was reportedly in good shape, one of the airline's best, and had undergone maintenance just 2 days before the crash.

Among the dead: 147 Iranians (65 with dual citizenship) and 32 foreigners, including 11 Ukrainians, 63 Canadians, four Afghans, three Germans, three British nationals and 10 Swedes.

Ukraine's president, Zelensky, has called on the public to abstain from speculating on the cause of the crash. Naturally, people are speculating, many wondering if it was accidentally shot down by Iranian military:


It smells a lot like MH17, that's for sure.