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Singapore's top court has dismissed a challenge by alleged cybercriminal Wang Yunhe against the police seizure of his belongings, finding his legal approach fundamentally flawed and procedurally improper.
An Irish court has charged alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan with directing a criminal organisation following his extradition from Dubai on a government jet. He was remanded in custody pending trial.
Bangladesh's Home Minister has instructed legal representatives to challenge the conditional bail granted to fugitive former police chief Benazir Ahmed in the UAE, citing suspicions that he holds passports from multiple countries.
Controversial social media figures Andrew and Tristan Tate have been taken into custody in Miami following fresh charges filed by British prosecutors alleging rape and sex-trafficking offences.
PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has called for fugitive businessman Jho Low to be tried in Malaysia for 1MDB-related offences, arguing that the country has the strongest claim to prosecute him given the scandal's devastating economic impact.