Ketika pengadilan Swedia memutuskan bahwa protes pembakaran Al-Qur'an dilindungi oleh konstitusi, Mevlut Cavusoglu mengeluarkan sanggahan keras, yang memunculkan gambaran kuat tentang pembakaran buku dan kamp konsentrasi.Hal ini dapat dilihat sebagai rintangan lain untuk tawaran NATO Swedia.
Menteri Luar Negeri Turki Mevlut Cavusoglu mengecam keputusan pengadilan administrasi Swedia, yang menyalahkan polisi Stockholm karena menolak izin untuk protes pembakaran Alquran di luar kedutaan Turki dan Irak awal tahun ini.
Sementara polisi Swedia membenarkan larangan berikutnya dengan alasan keamanan dan mengklaim bahwa pembakaran Al-Quran menjadikan Swedia sebagai "target serangan dengan prioritas lebih tinggi," pengadilan memutuskan pada 5 April bahwa pertimbangan ini tidak cukup untuk membatasi hak untuk berdemonstrasi dan bahwa Protes semacam itu dilindungi oleh konstitusi negara.
Cavusoglu tidak berbasa-basi, langsung membandingkan modus operandi ini dengan Nazi Jerman, menggunakan citra yang kuat tentang pembakaran buku dan kamp konsentrasi.
"Nazi mulai dengan membakar buku, kemudian mereka menyerang tempat ibadah, dan kemudian mereka mengumpulkan orang di kamp dan membakarnya untuk mencapai tujuan akhir mereka. Begitulah awal mulanya," kata Cavusoglu kepada media Turki.
Badan retorika keras meradang untuk tawaran Swedia anggota NATO tertunda , yang bergantung pada persetujuan Turkiye.
Sebelumnya pada bulan Maret, Presiden Turki Recep Tayyip Erdogan meminta parlemennya untuk meratifikasi tawaran Finlandia, tetapi menunda tawaran Swedia menyusul banyaknya perselisihan.
Antara lain, Ankara menuduh Swedia menyediakan tempat berlindung yang aman bagi teroris, khususnya anggota Partai Pekerja Kurdistan (PKK) yang dilarang dan sekutunya.Selanjutnya, mereka mengeluhkan tuntutannya tetap tidak terpenuhi, terutama untuk ekstradisi warga Turki ke mengadili terorisme.
Poin ini ditegaskan kembali oleh Cavusoglu, yang menekankan "langkah-langkah tambahan tertentu" yang harus dilakukan oleh Swedia untuk bergabung dengan NATO. Cavusoglu menyambut undang-undang anti-teror yang diperketat yang seharusnya mulai berlaku di Swedia bulan Juni ini, namun menekankan bahwa "Kerja sama yang berorientasi pada hasil adalah suatu keharusan."
"Swedia perlu mengambil langkah konkret dalam hal interogasi dan investigasi terhadap orang-orang yang ekstradisinya kami tuntut tanpa syarat," kata Cavusoglu.
Pada awal 2023, negosiasi antara kedua negara dihentikan setelah serangkaian tindakan provokatif, yang melibatkan pembakaran Alquran dan tiruan patung Erdogan yang digantung, keduanya dipentaskan di Stockholm.
Pembakaran kitab suci Islam di luar kedutaan Turki di Stockholm oleh politisi pinggiran Denmark-Swedia Rasmus Paludan menyebabkan kegemparan di seluruh dunia Muslim, memicu protes selama berminggu-minggu dan seruan untuk memboikot barang-barang Swedia. blok awal pekan ini) selama pembakaran Alquran diizinkan.
Donald Trump has had an adversarial relationship with the intelligence community since his 2016 Presidential campaign when the FBI probed alleged ties between the campaign and Russia.
Former US President Donald Trump Called for the defunding of the US Department of Justice and the FBI in an April 5 post on Truth Social, a social media website he owns.
"REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SHOULD DEFUND THE DOJ AND FBI UNTIL THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES," wrote Trump. "THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TOTALLY WEAPONIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN OUR COUNTRY AND ARE VICIOUSLY USING THIS ABUSE OF POWER TO INTERFERE WITH OUR ALREADY UNDER SIEGE ELECTIONS!"
Trump made his statement after his short arraignment in Manhattan court, which occurred after a grand jury voted to indict him on criminal charges over alleged hush money payments made to an adult film star by the name of Stormy Daniels.
Trump pleaded not guilty to all 34 felony charges.
Trump's proposal would be a sharp turnaround for Republicans. In the past, they have supported funding for US law enforcement and criticized proposals to shrink local police departments in recent years.
However, despite the mainstream position of most Republicans, recently some of them have made statements about the need to reduce funding for intelligence agencies and the DOJ.
US Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, despite his support for spending on the state police, has advocated reducing funding to the FBI and DOJ, citing the politicization of these agencies among the reasons.
"We control the power of the purse, and we're going to have to look at the appropriation process and limit funds going to some of these agencies, particularly the ones who are engaged in the most egregious behavior," said Jordan in an interview with US media.
His colleague Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, also called for "defunding some of these bad agencies-the FBI, the DOJ," also pointing out that she favored cutting their funds.
"I've made up my mind. I will NOT vote for a budget that funds the two tiered justice system in America," she tweeted on March 17. "The Democrat controlled DOJ and FBI top brass are political and have weaponized their power against the right to persecute everyone with conservative values and aligned with Trump, but refuses to prosecute the left for their crimes.The Republican controlled budget must defund the two-tiered justice system and reign in the politically weaponized DOJ and FBI, or I will not vote for it."
However, the relationship between the former President and the intelligence community has been strained ever since he entered the White House
Investigations into the alleged Russian links in the 2016 presidential election.
Public disagreements between Trump and intelligence regarding the Iran nuclear deal, DPRK and climate change issues.
Intelligence community criticizing Trump for allegedly inattentive and unserious handling of reports.
The ongoing investigation into the January 6th events on Capitol Hill and Trump's possible role in them.
Prosecutors have said they intend for the trial to begin in January 2024, which would put it at the start of the presidential primary season. Trump is considered the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president in that year's November election. While the trial will not legally prevent the former president from running or even securing the presidency, it could make campaigning difficult.
“The criminal is [Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg] because he illegally leaked massive amounts of grand jury information, for which he should be prosecuted — or at a minimum, he should resign,” he continued, referring to the details of the lengthy indictment that were leaked before the proceedings.
Trump also branded Merchan as “Trump-hating,” and criticized the fact that Merchan’s daughter reportedly worked for the Biden-Harris campaign.
“At its core, this case today — along with allegations like so many of our white-collar cases — are allegations someone lied again and again to protect their interests and evade the laws to which we are all held accountable,” he said.
“As this office has done time and time again, we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure everyone stands equal before the law.”
Meanwhile, Trump’s attorneys slammed the charges as “disappointing,” and criticized the indictment for not containing any “facts.”
“The indictment itself is boilerplate. It’s really disappointing. It’s sad and we’ll fight it,” Tom Blanche said outside the Manhattan Criminal Court building on Tuesday afternoon.
Tim Sar Palu gabungan tengah mencari korban tenggelam di Teluk Palu, Kamis, 06/04/2023. (SAR Palu)
Peristiwa terjadi berawal pada hari Kamis, 06/04/2023, sekitar pukul 03.00 Wita, Rendi (20) bersama kedua saudaranya yang bernama Anggi (23) dan Ibnu Arabi (15) memancing. Kemudian perahu yang digunakan mengalami kebocoran.
Rendi, pemuda berusia 20 tahun yang beralamat di Kelurahan Tipo, Kecamatan Ulujadi, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, tenggelam, setelah menyelamatkan dua saudaranya.
Rendi menyelamatkan saudaranya karena perahu yang dinaikinya untuk memancing bocor. Dia bersama saudaranya memancing di teluk Palu, Kota Palu pada Kamis dini hari, 06/04/2023.
Rendi berhasil menyelamatkan kakak dan adiknya. Namun usai menyelamatkan keduanya, Rendi terseret arus dan tenggelam.
"Korban dan kedua saudaranya memancing di sekitaran Teluk Palu dan perahu yang digunakan mengalami kebocoran," kata Kepala Basarnas Palu Andrias Hendrik Johannes kepada wartawan, hari Kamis, 06/04/2023.
Korban dilaporkan hilang saat memancing di Teluk Palu, Kecamatan Ulujadi, Kota Palu pada hari Kamis, 06/04/2023, sekitar pukul 03.00 Wita. Korban pergi memancing ikan menggunakan perahu bersama dua saudaranya yakni Anggi (23) dan Ibnu Arabi (15).
"Sebanyak tujuh orang personel telah diberangkatkan ke lokasi kejadian. Tiga personil menggunakan rescue truck dan empat orang personell menggunakan RIB 03. Harapan saya semoga korban segera ditemukan," ungkap Andrias Hendrik Johannes, saat dikonfirmasi via telepon pada hari Kamis, 06/04/2023.
Nahas perahu yang mereka gunakan bocor dan membuat kedua saudara korban panik. Keduanya lantas melompat ke dalam air.
"Infonya hanya korban yang bisa berenang, jadi korban dia selamatkan kakak dan adiknya. Namun setelah korban berhasil menyelamatkan 2 saudaranya korban terseret arus dan tenggelam," ujar Andrias.
Andrias menambahkan sebelum pihaknya menerima informasi tenggelamnya Rendi. Warga sekitar lokasi telah lebih dulu melakukan upaya pencarian namun belum membuahkan hasil.
"Warga sebelumnya sudah melakukan pencarian. Setelah menerima informasi, Basarnas Palu langsung kerahkan 7 personel, 3 orang menggunakan rescue truck sementara 4 lainnya menggunakan RIB 03," terangnya.
Saat ini kata dia, Tim SAR Gabungan yang terdiri dari Basarnas Palu, TNI AL, Polairud, Damkar Palu, BPBD Palu dan BPBD Sulteng tengah melakukan pencarian.
Hingga berita ini diturunkan, pihak Basarnas Kota Palu masih terus melakukan pencarian korban di lokasi dengan melibatkan unsur gabungan bersama TNI AL, Pol Airud, Damkar Kota Palu dan masyarakat setempat.
Israeli police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque a second time on Wednesday, witnesses said, hours after the arrest and removal of more than 350 people in a police raid at the compound and despite a US appeal to ease tensions.
The confrontations, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of the Jewish Passover holiday, triggered a cross-border exchange of fire in Gaza and stoked fears of further violence.
In the second instance, late at night, police entered the compound and tried to evacuate worshippers, using stun grenades and firing rubber bullets, said staff of the Waqf, the Jordanian-appointed Islamic organisation managing the complex.
Worshippers threw objects at police, witnesses said. The Palestinian Red Crescent said six people were injured.
In a statement, police said dozens of youngsters brought rocks and firecrackers into the mosque and had tried to barricade themselves inside. The Waqf, however, said police entered the mosque before prayers were over.
Mr Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said: “Israel’s raid into Al-Aqsa mosque, its assault on worshippers, is a slap to recent US efforts which tried to create calm and stability during the month of Ramadan.”
Palestinians perform morning prayers by the Al-Asbat Gate as Israeli police again raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem on April 05, 2023.
MOSTAFA ALKHAROUF / ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES
Less than 24 hours earlier, police raided the mosque to try to remove what they said were masked agitators who locked themselves inside after attempts to remove them by dialogue failed.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said 12 Palestinians were injured in the earlier clash, including from rubber-tipped bullets and beatings. Israeli police said two officers were injured.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby voiced concern about the violence at the mosque and said it was imperative that Israelis and Palestinians de-escalate tensions.
Violence spreads to Gaza border
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Palestinian militants fired at least nine rockets from Gaza into Israel after the first clash, drawing air strikes which Israel said targeted weapon production sites for the Islamist group Hamas that controls the blockaded coastal enclave.
No casualties were reported on either side of the Gaza border. Hamas did not claim responsibility for the rocket attacks but said they were a response to the raid on Al-Aqsa, where clashes in 2021 set off a 10-day war with Gaza.
Just before the second Al-Aqsa clash, two more rockets were fired from Gaza. The Israeli military said one fell short and the other in an open space
“We are not interested in an escalation but we are ready for any scenario,” Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said earlier in the day.
A Palestinian man adds tyres to a fire during a demonstration along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP
Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City is Islam’s third holiest site where tens of thousands pray during Ramadan. It is also Judaism’s most sacred site, revered as Temple Mount, a vestige of the two biblical Jewish temples.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the situation on “extremists” who barricaded themselves inside the mosque with weapons, stones and fireworks.
“Israel is committed to maintaining freedom of worship, free access to all religions and the status quo on the Temple Mount and will not allow violent extremists to change that,” he said in a statement.
Under a longstanding “status quo” arrangement governing the compound, non-Muslims can visit but only Muslims may worship. Some Jewish visitors have increasingly prayed there despite that arrangement.
The Waqf described the police actions as a “flagrant assault on the identity and the function of the mosque as a place of worship for Muslims alone”.
UN calls for easing tensions
“Leaders on all sides must act responsibly and refrain from steps that could escalate tensions,” said the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland.
The Arab League held an emergency meeting after which it condemned the raid and said it endangered regional stability.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China asked the 15-member United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation behind closed doors on Thursday, said diplomats.
The UAE’s foreign ministry also said “worshippers should not barricade themselves inside the mosque and places of worship with weapons and explosives”.
Israeli security forces remove Palestinian Muslim worshippers sitting on the ground, at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. PHOTO: AFP
Jordan and Egypt, both involved in US-backed efforts to de-escalate Israel-Palestinian tensions, condemned the incident, as did Turkey. Saudi Arabia, with which Israel hopes to normalise ties, said Israel’s “storming” of Al-Aqsa undermined peace efforts.
The Palestinian foreign ministry said: “Israel’s aggression against the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound is an egregious assault on the basic right of Palestinians to worship freely in their holy site.” In Gaza, thousands rallied in protest.
With Israel still reeling from weeks of protests over Netanyahu’s plans to rein in the powers of the Supreme Court, the incident added to an already fevered political atmosphere.
Far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for a harsh response. “Hamas rockets require more than blasting dunes and empty sites. It’s time to rip heads off in Gaza,” he said in a tweet.
In the West Bank town of Beit Ummar, Palestinian protesters burned tyres and threw rocks and explosive devices at Israeli soldiers, one of whom was shot and wounded, the military said.
The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the city of Jerusalem by Israeli police, attacks on Palestinian worshipers and their detention, the UAE Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"The ministry called on the Israeli authorities to halt the escalation and refrain from taking steps to escalate tensions and destabilize the region, stressing the UAE's rejection of all practices that violate international resolutions and threaten further escalation," the ministry said in a statement, as quoted by Emirates News Agency (WAM).
The UAE authorities noted the country's "firm position on the need to ensure the safety of Al-Aqsa Mosque and to stop serious and provocative violations inside." At the same time, the ministry said that worshipers "should not barricade themselves or use weapons or explosives inside places of worship."
Saudi Arabia also condemned Israeli forces' actions at the mosque, adding that it "is following with great concern the Israeli occupation forces' storming of the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, assaulting worshipers, and arresting a number of Palestinian citizens," the kingdom's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"The Kingdom, while condemning this blatant storming, expresses its categorical rejection of these practices that undermine peace efforts and violate international principles and norms regarding respect for religions sanctities, reaffirming its firm position in support of all efforts aimed at ending the occupation and reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause," the ministry said in a statement on Twitter.
On Tuesday evening, the Israeli forces stormed the mosque prayer hall and attacked the Palestinians, using stun grenades, gas, rubber bullets, batons and stocks of rifles, Palestinian media reported. The Israeli police said on Wednesday they had arrested over 350 people, who "violently barricaded" themselves inside the mosque.
Israeli storm troopers attacking Palestinian worshippers inside al Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan prayers, today. pic.twitter.com/ZZfel0HkVn
Relations between Palestine and Israel have been adversarial since the latter's founding in 1948. Palestinians seek diplomatic recognition of their independent state on the territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which is partially occupied by Israel, and the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government refuses to recognize Palestine as an independent political and diplomatic entity and builds settlements in the occupied areas despite objections from the United Nations. Violence has escalated in recent months in the West Bank amid near-daily Israeli arrest raids in Palestinian-controlled areas.
In March, Palestine and Israel agreed to establish a mechanism to curb violence and counter inflammatory statements and actions during a security meeting in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Russian air defense forces intercepted 13 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, a HARM anti-radiation missile and destroyed 22 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Wednesday.
"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities intercepted 13 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and a HARM anti-radiation missile. In addition, during the last 24-hour period, they destroyed 22 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Novosyolovka, Petrovskoye and Vesyoloye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Mirnoye, Shcherbaki and Chubarevka in the Zaporozhye Region, Velikaya Lepetikha in the Kherson Region, Veliky Vyselok in the Kharkov Region, Kremennaya, Varvarovka and Kudryashovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian forces neutralize five Ukrainian subversive groups in Kupyansk area
Russian forces struck Ukrainian army units in the Kupyansk area and neutralized five enemy subversive groups over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Kupyansk direction, operational/tactical and army aviation aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Gryanikovka and Timkovka in the Kharkov Region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. In addition, they foiled the activity of five Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups near the settlements of Novosyolovskoye, Rozovea and Artyomovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Masyutovka and Pershotravnevoye in the Kharkov Region," the spokesman said.
The strikes eliminated enemy manpower and equipment, the general said.
"As many as 40 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks were destroyed in that area in the past 24 hours," Konashenkov reported.
Russian forces thwart Ukrainian army’s counter-attack in Krasny Liman area
Russian forces thwarted a Ukrainian army counter-attack near Seversk in the Donetsk People’s Republic and destroyed over 80 enemy troops in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, he said.
"In the Krasny Liman direction, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the battlegroup Center thwarted a counter-attack by the Ukrainian army near the settlement of Seversk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, and also struck the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
The strikes eliminated over 80 Ukrainian personnel, an armored combat vehicle, two motor vehicles and a D-30 howitzer, the general specified.
Russian forces eliminate over 410 Ukrainian troops, mercenaries in Donetsk advance
Russian forces eliminated over 410 Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in their advance in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Donetsk direction, two armored personnel carriers, one tank, four armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed as a result of active operations by units of the southern battlegroup, strikes by operational/tactical aircraft and artillery fire. The enemy’s manpower losses in that area over the past 24 hours amounted to over 410 Ukrainian personnel and mercenaries," the spokesman said.
Russian forces wipe out two Ukrainian ammo depots in DPR, Zaporozhye area
Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian ammunition depots in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Zaporozhye area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Nikolskoye and Novopol in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the spokesman specified.
"As many as 30 Ukrainian personnel, one armored vehicle, two pickup trucks, and also two ammunition depots of Ukrainian army units were destroyed near the settlements of Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye Region in those directions in the past 24 hours," the general said.
Russian forces neutralize Ukrainian saboteurs in southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye areas
Russian forces thwarted the activity of three Ukrainian subversive groups in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"The activity of three subversive/reconnaissance groups was thwarted near the settlements of Vladimirovka, Mirnoye and Nikolskoye," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroy 20 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area
Russian forces destroyed roughly 20 Ukrainian troops and a self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Kherson direction, as many as 20 Ukrainian personnel, two motor vehicles and an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer were destroyed by firepower," the spokesman said.
Russia’s Aerospace Forces down Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter
Russian combat aircraft shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 plane in the area of the settlement of Selidovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian forces strike command posts of two Ukrainian army brigades in DPR
Russian forces struck command/observation posts of two Ukrainian army brigades in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the areas of the settlements of Lastochkino and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, command/observation posts of battalions from the Ukrainian army’s 110th mechanized and 95th air assault brigades were struck," the spokesman said.
In the past 24 hours, operational/tactical and army aviation aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 89 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 112 areas, the general specified.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 406 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 228 helicopters, 3,673 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 surface-to-air missile systems, 8,545 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,078 multiple rocket launchers, 4,504 field artillery guns and mortars and 9,302 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.
