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South China Morning Post
a day ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Macau national security police arrest former lawmaker for alleged foreign collusion
Macau national security police have arrested a man – reportedly a prominent opposition figure and former lawmaker – for alleged collusion with foreign forces, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the gambling hub. The Macau Judiciary Police on Thursday said it had arrested a 68-year-old resident, surnamed Au, the day before for acts that allegedly helped foreign organisations to disseminate false information about the city and arouse hatred among residents towards the government. Local media have reported that the resident is Au Kam-san, a prominent opposition figure and former lawmaker, who for decades advocated for democratic reforms in Macau. 'The investigation revealed strong indications that the suspect … had long colluded with hostile forces outside the country,' the statement said. The statement added that the suspect had also allegedly engaged in acts that incited hatred towards the central government, encouraged 'anti-China forces' to take hostile actions against China and Macau, and disrupted last year's chief executive elections. The force said Au was facing charges under the city's national security law for 'establishing links with organisations, groups, or individuals outside the Macau Special Administrative Region to engage in acts endangering national security'.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Mystery as headless corpse is found near major tourist attraction in Portugal
A headless body has been found dumped next to a major tourist attraction in Portugal. The corpse of the unidentified man was discovered by police at around 6.45am on Wednesday. The body was found 'without its head' behind the Lisbon Coliseum (Coliseu dos Recreios), in the heart of the capital city. The country's Judiciary Police are on the scene alongside murder detectives, reports national newspaper Publico. Forensic teams have been working throughout the day to gather evidence. The body was reportedly found in Pátio do Salema, a narrow alley behind the performance venue. The Coliseu dos Recreios is a historic concert hall that was built in the city in 1890. The auditorium is known for its architectural innovation, including its iron dome with a 25-metre radius originally ordered from Germany. The body was found 'without its head' behind the Lisbon Coliseum (Coliseu dos Recreios), in the heart of the capital city Over the years, the venue has hosted a variety of performances from opera singers Alfredo Kraus and Antonietta Stella to circus acts and concerts by singer Madonna. On Tuesday, the body of a woman in her 50s was discovered in the boot of a car nearby the auditorium in Costa da Caparica. Rates of violent crime increased in Portugal by almost three per cent between 2023 and 2024, reported Expresso, with more car and home thefts, bank robberies and rapes occurring in the country according to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI). Reports of rape in particular reached their highest level in a decade, increasing by 49 to 543 recorded rape cases in 2024. But Portugal has a low homicide rate compared to other countries in the EU, of 0.6 per 100,000 people.
Euronews
02-06-2025
- Euronews
New searches in the Algarve in connection with the Maddie McCann case
German police are to carry out new searches in Lagos, in the Algarve, as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007, according to information provided this Monday by the British authorities. According to CNN Portugal, the operation, which will also include the intervention of the Judiciary Police, could begin as early as Tuesday and should be centred on an area between Praia da Luz and one of the houses where Christian Brueckner - the main and so far only suspect - lived at the time of the disappearance. The same television station also points out that, with these endeavours, the authorities intend to try to find any traces of Maddie's body or any other evidence that could help support a case against Brueckner. The three-year-old British child was reported missing in May 2007 while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Lagos. On the night of her disappearance, while her parents were having dinner with friends in a nearby restaurant, the little girl was in the tourist accommodation where she was holidaying with her family, in the same room as her brother and sister, who were only two years old. To date, the Portuguese, German and British authorities are still trying to figure out what happened on the night of 3 May 2007. In 2020, the German authorities revealed that they were investigating Christian Brueckner, a 48-year-old German citizen, on suspicion of murder. He lived a kilometre from Praia da Luz at the time of the incident and already had a history of suspected child sexual abuse and rape. However, he has not been charged with any offence in the case now under investigation and denies any involvement in Madeleine McCann's disappearance. In addition, Christian Brueckner is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in 2005 on Portuguese territory. In mid-May 2023, 16 years after Maddie's disappearance, the Portuguese police resumed their search in the case, specifically at the Arade Dam in Silves. This time, too, the work was carried out at the request of the German authorities, and British officials were also present. This was after a tip-off in 2008 that the body of the British child had been left in those same waters. Since the night of her disappearance, Madeleine McCann has never been seen in public. At a press conference in Vilnius on Monday, President Andrzej Duda commented for the first time on the results of the second round of the presidential election. "I hope that for Prime Minister Tusk and the government, this is an unambiguous signal from the Poles that they expect the kind of policy in their majority that the President-elect proposes and that Karol Nawrocki preached during his campaign," said the President. Both candidates, in their post-election speeches, declared their intention to build bridges in a divided society. Karol Nawrocki, the candidate backed by the Law and Justice Party, remained hopeful after the exit poll results—and his optimism proved justified, as later polls and the official results from the State Electoral Commission confirmed his victory. "I believe that tomorrow we will wake up with our President Karol Nawrocki, who will put together a half-crawled Poland," praised the PiS-backed candidate. Rafał Trzaskowski, after exit polls suggested he was winning, said he would be the president of all Poles. "I believe that the first, most important task of the president of Poland will be to reach out to all those who did not vote for me," he said. At Monday's conference, PKW chairman Sylwester Marciniak officially announced that Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki received 10,606,877 valid votes, while Rafał Kazimierz Trzaskowski got 10,237,286. The difference between them was fewer than 370,000 votes, or 1.78 percentage points – the smallest gap in a presidential run-off since 1989. This shows how deeply divided society is and suggests possible political instability. Will relations between Donald Tusk's government and the new president-elect improve? We asked the people of Warsaw. "They are on opposite sides and don't agree. But Nawrocki is a big unknown. Also, nobody knows anything," said one passer-by. Another Warsaw resident toned down the mood: "We need to cool down first. Is it even possible to arrange something? I hope, however, that wisdom will win out and somehow these relations will settle down. And this nation will not be as divided as it is at the moment." "There is no agreement between the government and the president. There are two different worlds: the Polish world and the German world," another man commented. And his companion referred to Karol Nawrocki's passion for sport: "He has religious values and is a boxer. And a boxer will box." "It looks as if the new president Nawrocki was elected almost on demand, so that the coalition can complain for the next five years about how they can't get anything done because the president closes the door in front of their noses," commented, in turn, a Pole who has lived in the UK for twenty years. "I'm not Polish, but I think the situation is very bad and it's going to be super hard," a young Belarusian citizen who lives permanently in Poland told Euronews. Two days after the first round of the presidential election, Donald Tusk announced the renegotiation of the coalition agreement and the reconstruction of the government, which was to take place after the election of the president. "The atmosphere has to cool down after the elections. I am not saying it will be next year, but in June I will already be back calmly from talks with my coalition partners. Not to take anything away from them, but to make this government smaller – although in good proportions for everyone – and much more efficient," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during an interview with TVP. In a televised speech later on Monday, he announced his intention to hold a confidence vote in parliament without giving any more details.
