Scotland’s new hate crime laws could be used to ‘settle scores’, critics say

There are fears Scotland’s controversial new hate crime laws are being weaponized to “settle scores” and innocent people could end up on police databases. Legislation will be introduced on 1 April to criminalize threatening or abusive behavior based on certain characteristics, including age, disability, sexual orientation and gender, which is intended to incite hatred. transgender … Read more

Delhi man arrested for impersonating crime branch officer: Police

The accused, Ayub Khan, has been arrested, police said. (representative) New Delhi: A man allegedly impersonated a police officer and deceived people by saying he could buy cars and mobile phones at extremely low prices at an auction in a Delhi court, officials said on Tuesday. They said the man claimed to be a Crime … Read more

Q&A: Institute of Peace officials discuss rising transnational crime in Myanmar

Washington — In a recent interview with VOA via Zoom, Jason Tarr, Myanmar country director for the U.S. Institute of Peace, discussed escalating transnational crime in the country, particularly in the wake of allegations regarding the trade in nuclear materials in Myanmar. Despite China’s recent moves to curb some cybercrime in its border areas, Myanmar … Read more

First Minister Humza Yusuf says ‘false information’ is being spread about Scotland’s new hate crime laws

Scotland’s First Minister says “disinformation” is being spread about controversial hate crime legislation due to come into force in April. The Scottish Parliament passed the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill in 2021, creating a new offense of inciting hatred based on a protected characteristic, matching similar racial offenses already on the code. The … Read more

UK unveils new definition of extremism to combat hate crime

Currently, no group is defined as extremist. London: Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday in response to a surge in hate crimes, sparking concerns among some that it would stifle free speech and unfairly target Muslim groups. Why is the government doing this? The previous definition appeared in a 2011 counter-terrorism strategic … Read more

Russian rebels say Britain and Europe failed to stop Kremlin killings abroad

Russian dissidents in Britain and Europe have called on Western governments to introduce security measures to crack down on the Kremlin’s operations abroad, following a series of attacks on regime opponents across the continent. Leonid Volkov, the former chairman of Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), was seriously injured in a hammer attack outside his home … Read more

Investigating agency arrests ‘prime man’ in Rs 5,000-crore cyber crime case

The Ministry of Education (representative) stated that the PMLA special court sent the accused to the custody of the Ministry of Education until March 12 New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it recently arrested a Delhi man in connection with a money laundering probe into allegedly cheating common people of around Rs 5,000 … Read more