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The Manhattan DA's office plans to exclude certain statements made by Luigi Mangione during his custody in Pennsylvania from evidence, as part of an ongoing legal case concerning his arrest and the subsequent trial for the murder of CEO Brian Thompson. The case involves issues around the legality of recordings and searches conducted without proper warrants, with Mangione's defense arguing constitutional violations.
Suspected gunmen in the Moscow concert hall attack claim they were promised safe passage to Ukraine and a financial award, contradicting Russian officials' accusations against Ukraine and its Western partners. The reliability of information obtained during police interrogations has been questioned due to signs of abuse on the suspects and unverified reports of torture. Russian and Ukrainian officials continue to dispute the suspects' intended destination and the involvement of Ukrainian forces, while dismissing the Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the attack as propaganda.
The Russian FSB has released new video footage of the interrogation of the suspects in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, in which the suspects claim they were instructed by a person named Sayfullo and planned to flee to Ukraine after the attack. The footage shows signs of torture on the suspects, and Channel One also reported that Russia's intelligence services have determined that the territory around the Ukrainian border villages of Chuikivka and Sopych was demined in preparation for the attackers to cross the border, although this has not been independently confirmed.
Hamas operatives captured by Israel have admitted during interrogation that the terrorist group uses hospitals and innocent civilians as human shields when launching attacks against Israeli forces. The captured terrorists revealed that they hid weapons under mattresses and posed as doctors and nurses to evade capture. They operated from hospitals because they were secure and unsuspected, using them as bases of operation before launching missions outside. The admissions support Israel's long-held assertion that Hamas uses hospitals to hide their activities and carry out operations.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have released videos of interrogations of over 300 terrorists captured during their ground operation. The terrorists were brought into Israeli territory for further questioning.
Israel has released videos of alleged Hamas terrorists being interrogated, claiming that Hamas has been using the largest hospital in Gaza for military purposes. The Israeli military accused Hamas of using hospitals as operations centers for directing attacks, which Hamas denied. The United Nations warned of the potentially catastrophic consequences of Israel's escalated ground operations in Gaza, as the conflict continues to escalate with thousands of civilian casualties.
Israeli security agencies have released video footage of the interrogations of seven Hamas terrorists captured after the October 7 onslaught, in which they admitted to being ordered to carry out atrocities against Israeli civilians. The terrorists described instructions to kill everyone they saw, including beheading victims and cutting off their legs. They were also given permission to rape a girl's corpse. The attacks resulted in the murder of 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and the abduction of at least 224 people. The footage was shown to foreign journalists to dispel doubts about the extent of Hamas's atrocities.
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president, Chandrababu Naidu, is being questioned by the Crime Investigation Department in connection with his alleged involvement in a multi-crore skill development corporation scandal. Naidu, who has been lodged in Rajahmundry central jail since September 11, is being given breaks every hour to consult his lawyer. The court has instructed authorities not to use any third-degree methods during the interrogation. This experience of being questioned and spending time in jail is a new and unexpected one for Naidu, who has been in politics for 45 years.
The Anti-Terror Squad of Uttar Pradesh Police is interrogating Seema Ghulam Haider, a Pakistani woman who entered India illegally with her four children to be with Sachin Meena, whom she met through an online gaming platform. Sachin and his father are also being questioned. Seema and Sachin had confessed their love for each other and requested permission to marry and stay in India. Seema's husband in Saudi Arabia has appealed to the Indian government for their reunion, but Seema claims a threat to her life if she returns to Pakistan. The Mumbai Police received a threat of a terror attack if Seema does not return to her country.
Former prisoners, lawyers, and families describe Lefortovo prison in Moscow as a sterile facility designed to make prisoners feel abandoned. Guards signal interrogations by banging keys together and snapping their fingers to ensure no other prisoners are in sight. The prison is infamous for its mistreatment of prisoners, including WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was wrongfully detained by Russian authorities.