Extradition for Paris Attacker; Serbian acquitted of war crimes; FBI unlocks IPhone without Apple; The 2016 NSS takes place this week; Qatar in forced labor allegations.
Abdelslam cleared for France Extradition (BBC)
A court in Brussels has approved the extradition of Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in November’s Paris attacks. His arrest, in a dramatic police operation, came four days before bomb attacks in Brussels killed 32 people. Police believe the same militant network, the so-called Islamic State was behind attacks in both cities.
Serbia radical Vojislav Seselj acquitted of Balkan war crimes (BBC)
The ultra-nationalist has been found not guilty of war crimes against humanity over the Balkan wars in the 1990s. His charges include murder and deliberate destruction of homes, other public and private property, cultural institutions, historic monuments and sacred sites, in addition to torture, beating, robbery, sexual assaults, and perpetuation of inhuman living conditions against Croat, Muslim and other non-Serb civilians by Serb soldiers during capture and within detention facilities.
The FBI Has Successfully Unlocked The IPhone Without Apple’s Help (NPR)
The high profile public and legal dispute between the government and Apple is officially over after the FBI managed to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists without Apple’s help. The government is not saying what data were found on the phone. Department of Justice says the FBI is currently reviewing the information on the phone, consistent with standard investigatory procedures. Apple has objected to the FBI’s demand that they build a backdoor into the iPhone because they believed it would set a dangerous precedent.
The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit Takes Place This Week in D.C.
This week Washington, D.C. is hosting the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit. A brainchild of President Obama, a multitude of heads of state and bureaucrats will be in attendance where the main topic of conversation is how safe are the world’s nuclear weapons as well as the materials needed to make such weapons. The increasing fear is how vulnerable are we to a nuclear terrorist attack? How easy would it be for a terrorist organization to get their hands on a nuclear weapon or the individual components needed to make one?
Qatar Using Forced Labor to Build Stadium for FIFA World Cup 2022
Amnesty International has accused Qatar of using forced labor. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup and is currently building the Khalifa International Stadium where the tournament will take place. According to Amnesty to workers building the stadium are not being treated properly by employers. Qatar says that it is addressing the issue.
