Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has accused the Bangladeshi authorities of a “politically motivated smear campaign” after they issued an arrest warrant against her. The country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been investigating allegations Siddiq illegally received land as part of its wider probe of the regime of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, who was...
Bangladeshi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the British MP and former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq. The country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been investigating allegations Siddiq illegally received land as part of its wider probe of the regime of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, who was deposed as prime minister in August. Siddiq has previously...
Getty Images Well-wishers celebrate the Thai king’s birthday, in Bangkok on 28 July, 2024. A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an American academic under Thailand’s lese-majeste law that forbids insulting the monarchy. The army filed a complaint against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in central Thailand, under lese-majeste and computer...
