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Samsung vice-chairman and heir Lee Jae-yong arrives at court for the ruling over an arrest warrant sought by South Korean prosecutors against him over a controversial merger of two Samsung units. IMAGES
Brussels, Dec 16 (EFE), (Camera: Leo Rodríguez).- The Belgian judge who will take a decision on the arrest warrant against former president of the Catalonia regional government, Carles Puigdemont, fled to Belgium, on Monday postponed the hearing until next 3 February 3.FOOTAGE OF CARLES PUIGDEMONT, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CATALONIA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, WHEN HE LEFT THE BELGIAN COURT ON MONDAY. SOUNDBITES OF-SIMON BEKAERT, LAWYER REPRESENTING CARLES PUIGDEMONT:“The hearing has been postponed initially until the 3 February waiting for resolutions by the European Court of Justice.” -CARLES PUIGDEMONT, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CATALONIA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT:“The Belgian court has considered that, without any opposition either the attorney, that the hearing will take place on February 3. The issue continues, we always respect decisions taken by the judges and we are are their entire disposal for whatever they need.”
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leaves the Lula Institute after a judge issues an arrest warrant to send the former leftist icon to prison. IMAGES
Lawyers for Julian Assange have asked a Swedish court to overturn an arrest warrant for the Wikileaks founder, following a ruling by a U.N. panel that his stay in Ecuador's London embassy amounts to arbitrary detention. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Leaders of "INDIA" opposition alliance and thousands of supporters rally at New Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to protest the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, one of the key leaders of the opposition bloc. Kejriwal has been incarcerated for over a week in connection with a long-running corruption probe. India's main financial investigation agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also launched probes into at least four other state chief ministers or their family members, and all the investigations involve political opponents of Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). IMAGES