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Australian govt forces owners of tattoo parlours to be fingerprinted

Australian govt forces owners of tattoo parlours to be fingerprinted

Last week,the Akashic Times revealed that both New South Wales and Queensland had proposed legislation to force individuals to register their tattoos with the state government. We were inundated with angry emails from nameless individuals claiming that the story was nonsense. In an ironic way they are right. The law is not as bad as we stated – it’s actually[Read More…]

Queensland police officers accused of raping a woman on duty

Queensland police officers accused of raping a woman on duty

Rape charges have been filed against two Queensland police officers, who are accused of raping a woman while they were on duty. The two officers, aged 28 and 29 have been suspended from the service amid a full criminal investigation. Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said that the case has prompted authorities to review and examine how it recruits and[Read More…]

Authorities examine police ties to drug traffickers

Authorities examine police ties to drug traffickers

  Lately at the Akashic Times, we have written a number of articles about the various laws that have been brought forward to unfairly target bikers in Australia. However, while bikers, tattoo parlours and gangs have been heavily targeted in the country in pursuit of crime – there is one gang that is also starting to come under the spotlight.[Read More…]

The Rwandan Intelligence chief finally sent to court

The Rwandan Intelligence chief finally sent to court

It was recently reported that a court in France has begun the hearing of a former Rwandan intelligence chief charged with complicity in the 1994 genocide. Pascal Simbikangwa, is a paraplegic after a car crash in 1986 and has used a wheelchair ever since. He joined the secret service and in 2008 and was arrested in Mayotte – a French[Read More…]

Maha Rahim was denied custody of her son based purely on the country she is from

US judge denies custody to Puerto Rican mother after claiming the island is too dangerous

A Puerto Rican mother has spoken of her anguish after losing a custody battle, purely because of where she comes from. Maha Abdel Rahim, a former university professor was arrested in December after refusing to return her toddler to her ex-husband in mainland US under a court-ordered agreement. Puerto Rican police were acting on a court order issued by authorities[Read More…]