BRITISH GOVERNMENT INVENTS PHANTOM SKRIPALS TO REFUSE TO TESTIFY IN THE NOVICHOK INQUIRY – John Helmer
A new lawyer appeared in a #London court on Friday claiming to represent Sergei (lead image, left) and Yulia Skripal. Jack Holborn, a barrister specializing in what he calls human rights, told Lord Anthony Hughes, who is conducting a public inquiry into the alleged Novichok death of Dawn Sturgess in 2018, that the Skripals should not be called to give evidence or testify in the case.
Holborn claimed the Skripals are fearful for their security. “No security measures are perfect”, he said.
Holborn has not been in contact with the Skripals, however. He refuses to answer questions put to him on what visual contact or other communications he has had with either Sergei or Yulia #Skripal.
Instead, he was told what to say at the hearing by the law firm of Kingsley Napley which the British government is paying to show that the Skripals are participating in the #Novichok case.
#Russia #UK
A new lawyer appeared in a #London court on Friday claiming to represent Sergei (lead image, left) and Yulia Skripal. Jack Holborn, a barrister specializing in what he calls human rights, told Lord Anthony Hughes, who is conducting a public inquiry into the alleged Novichok death of Dawn Sturgess in 2018, that the Skripals should not be called to give evidence or testify in the case.
Holborn claimed the Skripals are fearful for their security. “No security measures are perfect”, he said.
Holborn has not been in contact with the Skripals, however. He refuses to answer questions put to him on what visual contact or other communications he has had with either Sergei or Yulia #Skripal.
Instead, he was told what to say at the hearing by the law firm of Kingsley Napley which the British government is paying to show that the Skripals are participating in the #Novichok case.
#Russia #UK
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🎥 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel is carrying out annexation plans in the occupied West Bank behind the scenes and that Prime Minister Netanyahu fully supports them.
In the leaked tapes, released this weekend by Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organisation and activist group with the aim of promoting a two-state solution, Smotrich said the annexation is concealed so that “it would be easier to swallow it in the political and legal contexts”.
The recording was reportedly from an event held earlier this month at which Smotrich told supporters that the goal was to prevent the West Bank from becoming part of a Palestinian state.
The Times of Israel reported that a spokesman for Smotrich confirmed the authenticity of the recording, which was provided by a researcher from Peace Now who attended the 9 June event.
In the leaked tapes, released this weekend by Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organisation and activist group with the aim of promoting a two-state solution, Smotrich said the annexation is concealed so that “it would be easier to swallow it in the political and legal contexts”.
The recording was reportedly from an event held earlier this month at which Smotrich told supporters that the goal was to prevent the West Bank from becoming part of a Palestinian state.
The Times of Israel reported that a spokesman for Smotrich confirmed the authenticity of the recording, which was provided by a researcher from Peace Now who attended the 9 June event.
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Palestinians in northern Gaza are forced to eat tree leaves due to Israeli-imposed starvation, as Israel only permits a limited number of aid trucks to the area.
This has resulted in a famine that is slowly starving over 400,000 Palestinians to death.
This has resulted in a famine that is slowly starving over 400,000 Palestinians to death.
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Despite the ongoing genocide and the escalating global boycott of Israel and its investments, some Arab countries paradoxically contribute to Israel's continuation of committing atrocities in Gaza by revitalizing its economy.
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The mainstream media is setting the stage for an Israeli war on Lebanon
An unsourced article in the British Telegraph claiming Hezbollah is storing weapons in Beirut’s airport is the latest example of the mainstream media setting the groundwork for an Israeli war on Lebanon.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/the-mainstream-media-is-setting-the-stage-for-an-israeli-war-on-lebanon/
An unsourced article in the British Telegraph claiming Hezbollah is storing weapons in Beirut’s airport is the latest example of the mainstream media setting the groundwork for an Israeli war on Lebanon.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/the-mainstream-media-is-setting-the-stage-for-an-israeli-war-on-lebanon/
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Cyprus is insisting it will not take part in a war between Israel and Hezbollah. But Cyprus has no control over the Sovereign British bases on the island. The British military base in Cyprus is known as the British Forces Cyprus (BFC), which is a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus. The base is located in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, which were retained by the British under the 1960 treaty of independence signed by the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, and representatives from the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. The base is also home to the Cyprus Operations Support Unit, which provides joint support to British Forces Cyprus and operations in the region to protect the UK’s strategic interests. Cyprus has previously collaborated with Israel in preparation for an assault in Lebanon.
Will be covering this on UK Column news tomorrow 1pm UK time.
Will be covering this on UK Column news tomorrow 1pm UK time.