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R. KELLY SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR RACKETEERING AND SEX TRAFFICKING

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  A federal judge has sentenced   R. Kelly , who had been one of the most visible stars in music, to 30 years in federal prison, after being found guilty of sexually abusing a series of women, girls and boys. Kelly, 55, was in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the sentencing on the nine counts he was found guilty of in September 2021 including racketeering, transporting his victims across state lines for “immoral purposes,” a  violation  of the Mann Act. Judge Ann Donnelly said while sentencing Kelly that "“the public has to be protected from behaviors like this.”  She asked him if he would like to make a statement, which he declined.  "Yes your honor, that is my wish.” Prosecutors  sought at least 25 years  behind bars for Kelly, saying that he is a predator who used his celebrity to entice women into sexualy trysts with him, then psychologically and physically abusing them for years. During the sentencing hearing some of his victims were allowed to make statements and th

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE KASAUG YOUTH MOVEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE

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 MAMPRUGU YOUTH ASSOCIATION (BAWKU CHAPTER STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE KASAUG YOUTH MOVEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE 22/06/2022 Ladies and gentlemen of the press. Thank you for honoring our invitation at such short notice.  We all woke up to a press conference by a group calling itself kusaug youth movement in which they sought to malign Mamprusis for an alleged case of cattle rustling. First of all, we wish to advice the good people of Bawku especially all tribes living in the township to remain calm and not be provoked by the Kusasi presser. The presser and its content, especially within the times we find ourselves in, is a calculated attempt at provocation and we must not fall for it. We wish to draw the attention of the security to the incendiary remarks in the presser maligning a whole tribe and the potential of such to inflame passions. Mamprusis have proved to be law abiding and have always relied on the state and security agencies to act. The case of cattle rustling we believe is bei

JAPAN COURT SAYS BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CONSTITUTIONAL

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  June 20, 2022  A Japanese court ruled Monday that the country's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples who said their right to free union and equality has been violated. The Osaka District Court ruling is the second decision on the issue, and disagrees with a ruling last year by a Sapporo court that found the ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional. It underscores how divisive the issue remains in Japan, the only member of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations that does not recognize same-sex unions. In its ruling, the Osaka court rejected the plaintiffs' demand for 1 million yen ($7,400) in damages per couple for discrimination they face. The plaintiffs — two male couples and one female couple — were among 14 same-sex couples who filed lawsuits against the government in five major cities — Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Osaka — in 2019 for violating rights to free union and equality