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Irish mobster Hutch is rending for general elections after arrest in Spain
Dublin gangster Gerard Hutch, popularly known as ‘The Monk’, confirmed on Monday his intention to run in the Irish general elections, while he is on bail after being arrested in Lanzarote (Spain) last October.
Hutch, whom the police consider the leader of one of the most dangerous organized crime organizations in this country, assured the media today upon his arrival at Dublin airport that he will be a “one hundred percent” candidate in the elections of November 29.
In the videos circulating on social networks, ‘El Monje’, 61, assured from Terminal 1 that he has begun the legal procedures to register as a candidate for a seat in the Dáil (lower house) for the northern district of Dublin, which includes some of the poorest areas of the capital.
He also stated that he is not concerned about his detention in Lanzarote (Canary Islands), where he resides for much of the year, and that he is “innocent.”
Alleged crime of money laundering
Hutch was arrested on October 25 along with eight other people for alleged money laundering crimes in the context of an international criminal organization, after a joint operation by the Spanish and Irish security forces, who also searched his home in Dublin.
Days later, the Court of Instruction number 2 of Arrecife (Lanzarote) released him on bail of 100,000 euros and decided not to impose additional precautionary measures.
In this regard, the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands explained that the judge and the prosecutor of the case understood that removing Hutch’s passport or imposing some other restriction beyond the bail could cause irreparable damage to his right to run in the elections, while recalling that only a final judgment can prevent him from running in those elections.
In the event that this Dublin gangster finally becomes a candidate, most of his election campaign will run online, as he is threatened with death by the rival gang of the Kinahan family, one of the most persecuted organized crime organizations worldwide.
Both mafia families have been warting a war since 2016 that has claimed 18 fatalities to date, most of them on the Hutch side.
International
Seven bodies found with signs of torture in Sinaloa
Mexican authorities discovered seven lifeless bodies on Wednesday, showing clear signs of torture, in the rural area of Culiacán, Sinaloa, just one day after the same number of bodies was found in several municipalities in the western state of Mexico.
Six of these seven victims were found along the side of the highway that connects Culiacán to Mazatlán, near Laguna de Canachi, according to local media reports, which also noted that messages addressed to a criminal group were found near the bodies.
This brings the total number of violent deaths in the region to seven within just 24 hours. On Tuesday, authorities reported more victims found in the municipalities of Culiacán, Elota, and Mazatlán.
Among the victims identified was a local cattle rancher named Ramón Velázquez Ontiveros, as well as a police officer from Mazatlán, who was killed by a motorcyclist outside his home in San Marcos.
International
Málaga paralyzed by new storm as torrential rains hit Spain
Thousands of people were evacuated and trains were suspended as torrential rains once again struck Spain on Wednesday, following the devastating floods that killed at least 223 people two weeks ago, most of them in the Valencia region.
The national meteorological agency (Aemet) issued a maximum, red-level alert for the Andalusian province of Málaga in the south, and for Tarragona in the northeast, due to the new DANA (isolated depression at high levels), also known as a cold drop.
The city of Málaga appeared to be the hardest hit by the rains, with more than 3,000 people evacuated from 1,000 homes near rivers, flooded streets, and the suspension of urban transport and train services to Madrid.
“Today Málaga is paralyzed,” said Andalusia’s regional president, Juan Manuel Moreno, to reporters. “I know it is a problem for citizens not being able to take their children to school or go to work, but after what we saw in Valencia, we need to ‘prevent’ and minimize the impact in terms of loss of life,” he added.
The storm also led to the postponement of a match between Spain and Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup women’s tennis competition, which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Málaga.
International
Hezbollah launches explosive drone strike on Israel’s defense headquarters
The Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah claimed on Wednesday that it launched an attack with explosive drones against the Israeli army’s headquarters in Tel Aviv.
The Iran-backed organization reported in a statement that it had carried out “an aerial attack with a squadron of explosive drones” targeting the site that houses Israel’s main defense institutions.
Hezbollah later stated that it also fired a barrage of rockets at the Glilot military intelligence base in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military indicated that “sirens sounded in several areas of northern and central Israel following the launch of projectiles from Lebanon.”
It later clarified that “five projectiles were identified over the territory, and some were intercepted.”
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