politics

Ex-police union head leaked false news in retaliation | Northwest

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PORTLAND, Pray. – An internal investigation by the Portland Police Office has confirmed that the former president of the police union leaked accusations against City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in retaliation for her criticism of officers. A month-long internal affairs investigation into a Portland Police Bureau leak found that officers Brian Hunzeker, Kerri Ottoman and … Read more

Leaked Documents Detail Xi Jinping’s Extensive Role in Xinjiang Crackdown

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A panel of UK lawyers and activists has released what they describe as leaked Chinese government documents shedding additional light on the role that leader Xi Jinping played in leading the Communist Party’s forcible assimilation campaign against religious minorities in the northwestern Xinjiang region of the country. Copies of the documents, some marked top secret, … Read more

Facebook’s Pushback: Stem the Leaks, Spin the Politics, Don’t Say Sorry – The Wall Street Journal

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Facebook’s Rejection: Stop Leaks, Spin Policy, Don’t Say SorryThe Wall Street Journal .

Ramaphosa leaked audio ‘not an attempt to shield corruption’

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Ramaphosa’s leaked audio ‘is not an attempt to protect corruption’ – Besani Instead, his bureau chief, Sbongile Besani, said Ramaphosa was trying to explain that he would not divert attention from scrutiny of his own campaign for ANC leadership in 2017, already questioning the funding behind other leaders’ campaigns. President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation … Read more

Delhi court orders probe against NCP leader Anil Deshmukh’s role in leaking inquiry report

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A Delhi court on Wednesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to carry out an investigation into the role of former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh in the case related to the leak of the agency’s preliminary investigative report, PTI reported. An alleged preliminary investigation report that was leaked did not mention any recognizable crime against … Read more

UK political staffers and a councillor deleted their Twitter accounts after a leaked photo showed them at an illegal Christmas party at their headquarters

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A recently leaked photo shows 24 conservative political activists and staff at a Christmas party. The event was on December 14, 2020, when Londoners were not allowed to mix households in gatherings. Several Conservative UK political staff and a township councilor deleted their social media profiles after appearing in a leaked photo of a Christmas … Read more

Tory infighting revealed in leaked WhatsApp message as Nadine Dorries is kicked out of MPs’ group for praising Boris

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A leaked WhatsApp message has revealed the scale of the Conservatives’ infighting after a bottom-line MP expelled a minister from the group for praising Boris Johnson. Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, was fired from the conservative WhatsApp group after defending the prime minister during an exchange about Lord Frost’s resignation as the government’s Brexit negotiator. … Read more