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Lebanese actress questioned, detained in central bank graft probe

Lebanese actress questioned, detained in central bank graft probe

LEBANESE actress Stephanie Saliba was detained after being questioned by investigators over a corruption case related to Lebanon's central bank governor, a judicial source told Reuters. Judge Ghada Aoun told Reuters on Thursday she had ordered security forces last week to bring Saliba, 35, in for interrogation over suspicions that governor Riad Salameh had bought her luxury property using ill-gotten gains. Salameh has denied any wrongdoing and Saliba has not yet been charged with any crime. She has not responded to attempts by Reuters to reach her by phone or social media platforms. Saliba landed at Beirut's international airport on Thursday and…
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Equipped by US & Israeli firms, police in Botswana search phones for sources

Equipped by US & Israeli firms, police in Botswana search phones for sources

ORATILE Dikologang was naked when police officers pulled black plastic over his head during his detention in April 2020. It was difficult to breathe, but the interrogation continued, he told CPJ in a recent phone interview. “What are your sources, where do you get information,” he recalled them asking repeatedly. “It was the most painful experience,” he said. Dikologang, the digital editor and co-founder of the Botswana People’s Daily News website, and two others still face jail time in relation to Facebook posts that police were investigating when they hauled the three in for questioning. CPJ documented the incidents, and made several attempts to…
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