Salvadoran President accuses Paris Fashion Week of ‘glorifying criminals'
San Salvador – Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, criticised Paris Fashion Week on Sunday for "glorifying criminals", following a show which depicted, as a protest, prisoners held in El Salvador's maximum-security mega-prison.
Mexican-born, US designer Willy Chavarria presented a show in Paris on Friday in which several tattooed men knelt, wearing white T-shirts and shorts.
This posture and attire are similar to that imposed on inmates at the Terrorism Confinement Centre (Cecot), the maximum-security prison built by Bukele to incarcerate gang members and where he imprisoned 252 Venezuelans deported by the US.
"This is the result of glorifying criminals in Paris. Whoever spares the wolf sacrifices the sheep," Bukele stated in a post on X, accompanied by a video of a young woman expressing fear about living in the French capital, without further explanation.
Bukele's post was reposted by billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X, Tesla and SpaceX.
Human rights organisations have strongly criticised the detention of Venezuelans in Cecot, whom the US government, under President Donald Trump, accused of being members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, without presenting evidence.
"We are ready to send them to Paris as soon as we receive the green light from the French government," Bukele quipped in an earlier post on Saturday, reacting to Chavarria's show with models kneeling, hands behind their backs, on a red carpet.
In another post, the Salvadoran presidency stressed that the presentation "paid tribute to criminals imprisoned" in Cecot.
Bukele enjoys great popularity for his anti-gang campaign, but the state of emergency he imposed in March 2022 to carry it out is rejected by humanitarian groups because it allows arrests without warrants.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and local NGOs report that there are thousands of innocent people among the 87,000 detainees accused of being gang members or accomplices, as well as torture and approximately 400 deaths in prison.(AFP) This article was translated to English using an AI tool.
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The Independent
42 minutes ago
- The Independent
Musk will ‘do everything to damage' Trump and is building political influence to rival MAGA, mogul's former friend reveals
A man who was once close with billionaire Elon Musk warned President Donald Trump that the tech CEO is unforgiving and will do 'everything' to hurt the president, even after the two seemingly made up. 'I've had my share of blowouts with Elon over the years,' Philip Low told POLITICO. 'Knowing Elon the way I know him, I do think he's going to do everything to damage the president.' Low, a neuroscientist who founded the company NeuroVigil, experienced Musk's grudges firsthand when he fired the Tesla CEO from the advisory board of his startup in 2021. He claimed that Musk joined the advisory board for NeuroVigil, which builds a non-invasive brain monitoring device that can be used to detect neurological conditions. But then attempted to leave NeuroVigil's board after starting his brain-implant company Neuralink. Low fired Musk from NeuroVigil's advisory board instead of allowing him to resign to prevent the tech billionaire from using his stock options to hurt NeuroVigil. Low, who has known the tech mogul for 14 years, said he's unconvinced that Musk has forgiven Trump for the verbal battle the two engaged in earlier this month across their respective social media platforms. Musk had a bitter end to his time as an adviser and de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency after publicly criticizing Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' on X. Trump claimed he pushed Musk out for acting 'crazy' and threatened to revoke his lucrative government contracts. In return, Musk accused Trump of being named in the government's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has not been accused of any formal wrongdoing or charged with a crime related to the Epstein investigation. Though the two had a bitter falling out on social media, they appear to have reconciled somewhat - something Low branded as 'purely cosmetic' and transactional. 'He (Musk) has been humiliated,' he said. 'The whole idea that Elon is going to be on his side and help woo Congress and invest in election campaigns for right-wing judges — Elon might do all of that, but deep down, it's over.' Indeed, Low is warning that Musk may use his influence to undermine Trump's as a form of revenge. 'It's not a question of if, it's a question of when,' Low said 'Elon has his own pattern of trying to destabilize companies. He wants to take over, and if he can't take them over, then he tries to create a rival entity to compete,' Low said, though Low once noted Neuralink and NeuroVigil are not rivals. 'They were absolutely on a collision course, and I think that Trump tried to gloss over it by making it look as if he wanted Elon to be as aggressive as he was,' Low told POLITICO. Musk used his finances to help Trump get elected last year and his influence to secure a spot in the White House temporarily. Low believes Musk could use that same influence and connections to threaten Trump politically. 'He doesn't realize the battle that he has on his hands, and one way to cut the support away from Elon is to actually adopt some of the things he is for,' Low said.
Scotsman
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- Scotsman
Readers Letters: Scotland needs a strong and forceful leader
John Swinney is a little too nice to deliver independence, says a reader Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... First Minister John Swinney, in protecting the status quo, with his quiet courtesy, is not what is needed right now. With the forthcoming Holyrood election in mind, the SNP must work with the Yes campaign, Believe in Scotland and others in putting independence first, along with the good governance of the country. Scotland needs a strong and forceful leader, with the confidence and competence of an Alex Salmond, to lead and unite the country. Sadly, this SNP-led Scottish Government, with many prominent members retiring, is short on such leadership contenders. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad However, there is the articulate honesty of Kate Forbes, whose early ministerial years have been tempered by diplomacy. The tenacity and eloquence of Stephen Flynn must feature, along with the brilliant Stephen Gethins. One person who should be listened to is Alba leader Kenny MacAskill, whose vast experience should be called upon to galvanise a listless and dispirited Scotland. First Minister John Swinney and Deputy Kate Forbes (Picture: Jeff) What is surely self evident is that the status quo is not an option and will not excite or persuade people that independence is the only way to a prosperous and fairer Scotland. In fact, English nationalism is also contributing to the breakup of the British state – the English have always been confused about being British! 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Robert Cairns, Ceres, Cupar, Fife Called it wrong While I am delighted to see Lib Dems win a third Edinburgh Council by-election – Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart – out of the four held since the 2022 full elections, I despair at the lack of understanding and knowledge of so many political commentators and pundits. This victory was described as a surprise by many – they obviously did not remember the November Colinton/Fairmilehead election where the Lib Dems came from fourth place to first, with more than twice the number of the second-placed party. One article in the Edinburgh Evening News implied the Tories might win – they came fourth! There is a general lack of understanding among political journaliststhat much of the public is disgusted by the performance of the SNP, Tories and Labour in government, and repelled by the policies and political and economic naivety of Reform (who finished a distant sixth in the above election), making the Lib Dems an attractive option. The Greens will always win over the far left voters, disillusioned with Labour, and pro-independence voters, repulsed by the SNP, but are unlikely to win one-off elections. The lack of understanding is not confined to Edinburgh. The SNP MSP in Inverness, Fergus Ewing, will run as an Independent next year in the Holyrood elections, and some predict he may beat the SNP. A switched-on pundit might consider that the scenario may help the Lib Dems, who won the equivalent Westminster seat last July with the SNP vote lsplitting in two! Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Last week's BBC Question Time was held in St Andrews, where the Lib Dems have one of the largest majorities in the country (both at Holyrood and at Westminster), but not one of the five guests was a Lib Dem. Seeing the unedifying spectacle of all the guests indulging in petty childish squabbling and point scoring, it is no wonder that NE Fife is such a Lib Dem stronghold. 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Western Telegraph
an hour ago
- Western Telegraph
Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught
Mary Dainton, 78, has told how she 'accepted' that the man who raped and murdered mother-of-two Mrs Dunne in June 1967 would never be found. But last year she was on a bus travelling to get art supplies when her husband called to say police officers had arrived at their Bristol home. Mrs Dainton met the officers at the next bus stop and they drove her back home, where they broke the news that a suspect had been identified over the rape and murder of her grandmother more than 57 years ago. I accepted that some murders just never get solved and some people have to live with that emptiness and sadness Mary Dainton That man Ryland Headley, now 92, went on trial for Mrs Dunne's rape and murder at Bristol Crown Court on June 16. He was convicted of both charges by a jury on Monday. Mrs Dainton attended each day of the case, listening to harrowing evidence of what happened to her grandmother in 1967 and the testimonies of two women, also elderly widows, raped by Headley in 1977. In an interview released following Headley's conviction, Mrs Dainton said she was still 'stunned' that he had been caught. 'I accepted that some murders just never get solved and some people have to live with that emptiness and sadness,' she said. 'The family sort of fell to pieces after the murder. We weren't a close family in the first place but what there was of the family fell to pieces. I didn't realise that was happening at the time but I do now.' She added: 'I never thought it would be solved. I thought he would never be caught. I never believed they would be able to trace him.' Describing the moment police told her Headley had been arrested, Mrs Dainton said an officer revealed they had come to speak to her about her grandmother. 'I said 'Have you caught him?',' she recalled. 'I never thought I'd say anything like that, 'have you caught him?' And she said, we have a suspect. So I sat there completely stunned. 'I just thought 'This is not real'. When it sunk in, finally, there's not a word in the English language to actually encapsulate that. 'I was stunned, I think it is the only word, after all these years.' Court artist drawing of Ryland Headley in the dock at Bristol Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) The family had not been informed that a cold case team had begun examining the case in 2023, nor that they had sent Mrs Dunne's blue skirt to a forensic laboratory the following year. Headley's DNA was identified from semen extracted from that skirt – with forensic scientists stating it was a billion times more likely to be his DNA than that of someone else's. When asked what her reaction was when told Headley was still alive, she replied: 'I said something to the effect of 'oh my goodness'.' Mrs Dainton is the daughter of Mrs Dunne's daughter Edna. Her aunt was Mrs Dunne's other daughter, Iris. They were the children of Mrs Dunne and her then-husband Teddy Parker – a leading figure in the early Labour party. He died and Mrs Dunne later married John Dunne, a night watchman in Bristol. Mr Dunne then died in the early 1960s, leaving Mrs Dunne a widow for the second time and living alone in her home in Britannia Road in Easton. She struggled with alcoholism and became estranged from her family, with Mrs Dainton remembering meeting her only once as a teenager. 'I remember my grandmother being very keen to be friendly with me and to make some kind of contact,' Mrs Dainton said. 'She held my hand very, very tightly and she frightened me. We left quite quickly after that.' Mrs Dainton was a 20-year-old art student in Bristol and flicking through a copy of the Bristol Evening Post when she spotted her grandmother's obituary. She described taking the bus to see her mother, who confirmed that it was her grandmother who had died. Mrs Dainton found out details of the case from the local press, as her parents would not speak about it. 'It's absolutely appalling, the poor woman,' she said. 'He was in his 30s and he was a reasonable-sized man from what I see. And she was tiny, she was extremely small and skinny. It must have been absolutely terrifying.'
