Tag: investigations
South Africa to review claims past ANC governments impeded apartheid crimes investigations
Cyril Ramaphosa sets up inquiry as victims’ families allege interference from ‘highest levels of government’ South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is setting up an inquiry into whether past ANC governments interfered with the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes, amid criticism from the families of victims. A group of 25 relatives and survivors of apartheid-era…
Justice Department revokes Biden-era protections for reporters in leak investigations
Ryan Lucas The Justice Department on Friday rescinded a Biden-era policy that provided protections to journalists in leak investigations, paving the way for authorities to once again use subpoenas and compel testimony from reporters in probes targeting leakers. “Federal government employees intentionally leaking sensitive information to the media undermines the ability of the Department of…
South Korea plane crash investigations intensify as questions raised over airport embankment
Families of the dead remain at Muan international airport to demand more information, as criticism of airport layout mounts The investigation into Sunday’s plane crash in South Korea, in which all but two of the 181 people aboard died, intensified on Tuesday as authorities came under pressure to explain how the jetliner lost control and…