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ALJAZ NEWSHOUR July 12, 2024

Heavy bombardment since facing between armenia and azerbaijan class these subway falso gallery transporting commuters far beyond slums and sandals to get a new perspective on the world. And sport Le Bron James leads the l. A. Lakers to victory in game 4 of the n. B. A. Finals the lakers are now just one win away from securing the chance. But we begin in kenya where record stands convicted 2 men for their role in a Shopping Center attack 7 years ago a 3rd was acquitted know the men were charged with helping al shabaab fighters stormed Nairobis Westgate mall back in 2013 killing 67 people during a sea. That lasted for 4 days the attack came 2 years after kenya sent troops into neighboring somalia 5 nights Catherine Sawyer who is in nairobi catherine its been 7 years but this verdict will finally give some crucial for the victims. Yes finally and. The chief magistrate chief magistrate francis and i really summarize 70 is all of that trial that started right after the attack on Westgate Mall he summarized this trial in about 3 and a half hours where he talked about the witnesses 46 witnesses were used by the prosecution and really the prosecution lawyers relied quite heavily on call logs. 5 of conversations between the accused people and the 4 attackers were killed in the hour westgate attack they were killed by Security Forces so the prosecution lawyers saying that the accused were in constant communication weave that attack and months and days before that attack in fact the lawyers say that one of their cues as. Talk to one of the gunman a 109 times between june and september of 2030 in the prosecutor prosecutors also say that vehicle that was used transport. The attackers to the Westgate Mall that vehicle was the chased one of the accuse us today was involved in but changing of that vehicle prosecution lawyers also saying that a computer found in possession or one of the accused had a terrorism related material that was used to come in the commission of the crime now on the other hand defense lawyers say that all this is based on circumstantial evidence they say that. They did the what the prosecutors are saying is the stories and fantasies and theories that really dont warrant a conviction then chief magistrate and i gave his verdict he acquitted a why. One of the 3 suspects maher who he said i had no the prosecution did not provide enough evidence to directly link him to any of what happened on the way scared but then he found that the 2 of the and hussein has him guilty of the terrorism related charges and in the in the last few days ive been speaking to survivors i spoke to one man called ben moore who was at the Westgate Mall during that attack and he said that even if the case has taken so long hes just happy that perhaps now that the vatican is how he will be able to move on going forward. And a friend were driving into the Basement Parking of the Westgate Mall when they had the 1st blast then got shots from moment he thought it was a robbery whats a little more times its going to swear i was right there is a Security Guard who was right next to me was shot in the head. And i didnt realize i was injured im too. Risky to my right and as i was trying to get out thats when i realized i had a lot of blood that Security Guard was among the 67 People Killed in a 4 day siege in september 7 years ago 4 gunmen stormed the market mall and will be seized by Security Forces the attackers were eventually killed in a government operation that some kenyans criticized as being on coordinated slowing response and clumsy. The Armed Group Alshabaab based in neighboring somalia say this man carried out their talk. 3 men suspected of helping coordinate the attack was charged with multiple offenses including conspiracy to commit a terrorist act the judgment comes almost 7 years after the trial started some security analysts say it has taken too long if we have difficult laws the be more to allow us to expedite justice especially for to resume we need a mental smalls and make them conform with our times because the times we are ina become tourism times to other major attacks in kenya have happened since westgate in 2015 gunmen killed more than a 100 people mostly students at a university in the northeast and in 21000 the Luxurious Hotel in nairobi was attacked and 21 People Killed Westgate Mall was reopened 5 years ago but some survivors and families of the dead remain too traumatized to visit they say they want justice and hope the decision by the court will give them closure in some way benmore hopes that their judgment in the courtroom will help heal the wounds that still run deep. Vasa guilty verdicts that spin. When will the sentence. Well the chief magistrate said that he will deliver his sentence of the 22nd of october and that was after the prosecution came out and said that before the sentencing that they want the some of the survivors and those who lost their loved ones to give their testimonies the defense also say that they need some presentencing report from Security Forces they need to be assured also for example that the man who has been acquitted who was a refugee is going to be handed over to the u. N. Refugee agency unit 7. The defense also say that they need to be assured of the status of another of the accused 3 the man one of the men who was convicted who was also a refugee who status was revoked so they need to know the status ahead of sentencing we did speak to the prosecution lawyers as well who are saying that they are happy broadly about the conviction and theyre going to be pushing for the maximum sentence of 20 as. Catherine sorry that life is in for no thank you. And greece leaders of the far right Golden Dawn Party have been found guilty of running a criminal gang Police Firing tear gas at their supporters who began attacking by the protesters and police after the virtex over the safe verdicts effectively bans golden dawn which was once greeces 3rd largest Political Force the american trial assessed 4 cases at once 1st the killing of the rapper pavlos faces in the 23rd scene a golden dawn supporter was found guilty along with 15 accomplices then there was the attempted murder of immigrant fisherman in 2125. 00 golden dawn members were convicted of that charge for more members or friend guilty over attacks on communist trade unionists that happened the same year and finally as you mentioned the ruling that golden dawn itself is a criminal organization and its leader and 18 former members of parliament were among those convicts is greeces Prime Minister has welcomed the end of what he called a traumatic cycle of public life. To remember with todays decision by the remember criminal court of appeals on the actions of color in tone from Arctic Circle in the public life of the country comes to a close is political dimension his fortunately been charged by the secret of the republic. To be not information from parliament now the independent judiciary give its own answer. Well petrus for so this is a political analyst from greece and European Affairs he joins us now by skype from brussels gets talked a year on the news we just heard the greek Prime Minister saying the varitek and the traumatic cycle in the countrys public life. Were seeing prove violent process of seeing on the streets of athens as we speak. I think the verdict handed down today certainly a Welcome Development in the effort to push back on the advance of the season but its certainly not the end of sauces them in country in the country not least because the underlying reasons that brought to prominence called them dawn and ball didnt just elements within their greece havent disappeared they are so sure kaname as well as political conditions of the have allowed them to gain seats in the European Parliament National Parliament but also dont need to anyways for so long are still there we conducted an appeal to our taking part as it needs its a cut you off there but thats an interesting point that you may get mean there are so we cant forget that there is a lot of people did supports this organization in greece at one point more the efforts are being made to try and kinds of the elements that rule schools and so on to such prominence and to gain such support from a march chunk of the greek population at one stage. In the it after almost 10 years old for staring at the financial crises and in the context of the migration crises the country is currently facing in the government and other stakeholders in greece but also of course the european you know must address those root causes the vast majority of greeks really only and made it about 63 percent of the ceiling but that is around but in a polity in that voice doesnt sound doesnt count 59 percent of greeks believe that politicians dont listen to that. 79 percent of good experience that corruption is strong in the country those kind of sentiments have been exploited by the golden dawn and other far right movements and politicians to push air and none to stop message that resonated with these people that excluded them and desperate and as it is arent allowed. If i. Dont do it again prominent the same watch with migration a lot of people feel greece would be better off if it wasnt for migration although 60 percent of people in fact think short and as a result the. Far right golden dawn in particular have used that sentiment is enough for big sentiment has gained it a lot of world until we address those d that sense of our nation and that sense of fear for migration those felt by many greeks the danger of resurfacing of fascism will always be there and so so who do you think thats to be stepping up here to tackle this because this migration problem is something that the European Union has grappled with for years and that there seems to be no progress being made certainly the financial situation in greece and they are sterritt see that many greeks live under isnt going away any time soon where does the concerted effort need to come from in a bid to tackle these problems. We need to have a. Approach on migration from the European Union are a much more comprehensive one the one we currently have in place one based actually directly and the equal searing was their responsibility of dealing with it the desperate people who are flocking to the border of europe running away from war and environmental disaster and fear we are able to do that the pressure will always fall on the weakest link and as a result this will be felt hardest on those countries that are on the song or dealing with a migration crisis European Commission has made a proposal for a new migration that will call some way to address those common challenges but we truly core more european migration policy we will not be able to solve the problem is much bigger than any of the Member States indeed petras us agreed to get your thoughts thank you so much for joining us on the from brussels more opposition led process are being held in kyrgyzstan despite the resignation of the Prime Minister and promises of a new election but theres going confusion over who is running the country a presence protesters of taking control of government buildings the Prime Minister has been replaced by an opposition politician he was freed from jail just the day before by protesters since he follows the and moments of sundays parliamentary election that many say was rigged lets get more now from charles stratfords he joins us live from. The opposition or refusing to recognize this new Prime Minister hes been sworn in and theyve got their own man instead. Thats right certainly a group of 13 opposition parties calling themselves the Coordination Council there but council was full yesterday theyve come out with a statement this evening saying indeed that they call them entry session that voted for the new Prime Minister yesterday they described as invalid they have put their own man forward and they want or trying to organize a session of parliament to be held to the secret location so a vote can be taken on the issue. Weve been standing outside the Prime Ministers said cool to us here in bishkek for a few hours quite dramatic scenes actually a lot of the new Prime Minister support is here. The fear is that we could be witnessing the beginnings of a standoff between the vast amount of supporters for the new Prime Minister and opposition groups that the dont want him in power and in nominating their own person their own man that is a concern. As an indication of just how rough the lists this country feels at the moment the president has come out in the last. President jeenbekov hes given a fairly out of dion statement he said hes called on all policies to come together for negotiations but he said im waiting for concrete action from all qualities in a poll certainly speaking to people here that it hasnt had much impact so theyre. Not very impressed thats all there is this this great sense of uncertainty continues in this country its been in a 3 days since those elections weve seen massive protests weve seen violence and we still dont have any strong leadership or any serious indication of a plan on how to go forward its going to be very interesting to see what happens at this parliamentary session. And who indeed is greed will become the new Prime Minister a. Very chaotic situation in kyrgyzstan after nightfall stratford impish cant thank you. So the cartoon on the news are excellent mate said compulsories wear masks in public after a surge in corona virus infections. That ability to cut the d. N. A. Where youve gone pastor evolution iced the Life Sciences to women are awarded the nobel prize for chemistry for their work on genome editing and in sports best to tie in wimbledon champion is close again one of the 1st ever title at the french open. The Foreign Ministers of armenia and azerbaijan will meet officials from russia france and the u. S. In the coming days its not clear if the warring sides will hold direct talks the 2 you have been facing over the disputed territory of nagornokarabakh which has forced some residents to leave their who both sides other of targeting civilians these are pictures from the armenian sides that shoe damage from whats said to be as areas shell and in a sense a step parent carrots and this video shows a missile attack on us or by sharons 2nd largest city of ganja these areas say or mean it has launched attacks and several of its cities resulting in more than 20 civilian deaths. Well russias president Vladimir Putin is among those calling for a ceasefire despite being a military ally of armenia hes ruled they are in the conflicts on their side. On the company or on us as is well known as a member of the collective Security Treaty Organization we have certain commitments with armenia within the Strategic Military actions continue up to now much to our great but they arent conducted on the territory of armenia concerning fulfillment of our treaty obligations we have always filled and always will fulfill our commitments within this treaty. Will ban its method as in greece in armenia bernard pitons comments in just a moment but theres also been some reaction from the french should what are they saying. Well the french have said that there are going to be talks on thursday in geneva and on monday in moscow of the minsk group this is france russia and the u. S. The group there was set up to try and work out a solution for Nagorno Karabakh after the end of the war in 1994 it hasnt done the last 30 years now aljazeera understands that in fact it was an idea a suggestion to have these talks about 23 weeks ago and they were going to set a date up before the fighting started well now up those 2 dates has been set up and al jazeera also understands that the Foreign Ministers of azerbaijan and armenia will go to these talks one of the Foreign Ministers will go to geneva and the other one will go to moscow we dont know which way round its going to be there obviously that wont meet each other but they will meet the minsk Group Leaders now whats also interesting is about what johnny le drian had to say about tookie he said the novelty with this conflict is that there is a military involvement of turkey which risks fueling the internationalize ation of the conflict and thats interesting because turkey has dismissed the minsk group talks over the last 30 years it says theyve achieved nothing there how to resolve the situation of nagornokarabakh and turkey thinks there should be a different way forward so of course theres been no invites from the french to turkey to take part in these group talks. And burn advancing or putin says hes reiterated his pledge to honor the security pacts with our many at once does this mean. Well this is making clear that the security pact with that russia has with armenia like it has with other some other former soviet republics is to protect the integrity of the republic of armenia nagornokarabakh is not part of the republic of armenia and enclave and is recogniz

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