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BreakingNews.ie
01-07-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Conor McGregor appeal begins with dramatic development as he withdraws ‘fresh evidence'
Conor McGregor's appeal against the finding of a High Court jury in a civil rape trial has opened with a dramatic development. The legal team for the former mixed martial arts fighter was granted permission to withdraw an application to bring fresh evidence in support of his case at the Court of Appeal. Advertisement Former hairdresser Nikita Hand (35) sued Mr McGregor over an incident at a south Dublin hotel in December 2018. McGregor was found civilly liable for assault but has since sought an appeal which was initially due to include an application to bring fresh evidence. At the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, his legal team asked for the application to bring new evidence to be withdrawn. This was granted by the three presiding judges. The appeal is proceeding on other grounds brought by McGregor's legal team. More to follow...
ABC News
25-06-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
South Korean court rejects arrest warrant for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol
A South Korean court has rejected a request to issue an arrest warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol related to an investigation into his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, his lawyers said. South Korea's special prosecutor had asked the court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for Mr Yoon as an investigation intensified over the ousted leader's botched bid to declare martial law. A spokesperson for the Seoul Central District Court and the prosecution office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A senior member of the special prosecutor's team of investigators said the arrest warrant was on a charge of obstruction and accused Mr Yoon of refusing to respond to a summons for questioning. Lawyers representing Mr Yoon criticised the special prosecutor for what they said were attempts to summon the former president "based on superficial and secondary matters that invited suspicion the probe was politically driven". His legal team said Mr Yoon would comply with another summons and appear for questioning on Saturday. The special prosecutor had said it would consider seeking another arrest warrant if Mr Yoon failed to turn up for questioning on Saturday, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Mr Yoon, who is already facing a criminal trial on insurrection charges for issuing the martial law declaration, was arrested in January after resisting authorities trying to take him into custody, but was released after 52 days on technical grounds. The former president is fighting charges that include masterminding insurrection, which is punishable by death or life in prison. He maintains that he declared martial law on December 3 to sound the alarm over the threat to democracy posed by the then-opposition Democratic Party. The special prosecutor was appointed just days after liberal President Lee Jae-myung took office on June 4 following his victory in a snap election. The prosecutor has launched a team of more than 200 prosecutors and investigators to take over ongoing investigations into Mr Yoon. Separately, the Seoul Central District Court issued a warrant on Wednesday for Mr Yoon's former defence minister, Kim Yong-hyun, to extend his detention, citing concerns over potential destruction of evidence. Mr Kim played a leading role in recommending and planning martial law, and is in jail amid an ongoing trial on insurrection charges. He has denied wrongdoing and said imposing martial law was intended to raise alarm over the opposition's dominance and gather information related to election fraud concerns. Reuters
CNA
25-06-2025
- Politics
- CNA
South Korea court rejects arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon, Yonhap says
SEOUL: A South Korean court rejected on Wednesday (Jun 25) a request to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol related to an investigation into his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, his lawyers said. South Korea's special prosecutor had asked the court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for Yoon as an investigation intensified over the ousted leader's botched bid to declare martial law. A spokesperson for the Seoul Central District Court and the prosecution office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A senior member of the special prosecutor's team of investigators said on Tuesday that the arrest warrant was on a charge of obstruction and accused Yoon of refusing to respond to a summons for questioning. Subscribe to our Chief Editor's Week in Review Our chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday. This service is not intended for persons residing in the E.U. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners. Loading Loading Lawyers representing Yoon criticised the special prosecutor for what they said were attempts to summon the former president "based on superficial and secondary matters that invited suspicion the probe was politically driven". Nonetheless, his legal team said Yoon would comply with another summons and appear for questioning on Saturday. The special prosecutor had said it would consider seeking another arrest warrant if Yoon failed to turn up for questioning on Saturday, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Yoon, who is already facing a criminal trial on insurrection charges for issuing the martial law declaration, was arrested in January after resisting authorities trying to take him into custody, but was released after 52 days on technical grounds. The former president is fighting the charges against him that include masterminding insurrection, which is punishable by death or life in prison. He maintains that he declared martial law on Dec 3 to sound the alarm over the threat to democracy posed by the then-opposition Democratic Party. The special prosecutor was appointed just days after liberal President Lee Jae-myung took office on Jun 4 following his victory in a snap election called after Yoon's ouster in April. The prosecutor has launched a team of more than 200 prosecutors and investigators to take over ongoing investigations into Yoon. Separately, the Seoul Central District Court issued a warrant on Wednesday for Yoon's former defence minister, Kim Yong-hyun, to extend his detention, citing concerns over potential destruction of evidence. Kim played a leading role in recommending and planning martial law, and is in jail amid an ongoing trial on insurrection charges. He has denied wrongdoing and said imposing martial law was intended to raise alarm over the opposition's dominance and gather information related to election fraud concerns.
Fox News
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
One Woman is Suing Two High Profile Disgraced Stars
One woman is suing two high profile disgraced stars, one of Diddy's lawyer is pregnant, a social media star is speaking out. #Crime #Legal #Sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit Jeffrey Petz
