| "Open Internet" or "Fall Behind" Posted: 10 Jan 2013 10:11 AM PST | Google chief Eric Schmidt warns North Korea against Internet restrictions. | Views: 59 0 ratings | | Time: 01:54 | More in News & Politics |
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| "Why is Tibet Burning?" Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:10 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamsala, India, released a report to explain the real reason behind the Tibetan self-immolations incidents reported in China. The report said that since 2009, nearly 100 Tibetans have self-immolated to protest against rule of the CCP. The CTA indicated that the CCP has always attributed liability to exiled Tibetans and the CTA. However, the international community, including senior EU officials ,have always questioned the CCP's accusations. They clearly stated that the main reason behind Tibetan self-immolation is the regime's policy on Tibet. On January 28, the CTA issued a White Paper, titled "Why is Tibet burning?" The 91 page document describes the situation in Tibetan areas, and the CCP's policy on Tibet. The report also covers self-immolation incidents that have taken place since 2009, and lists the self-immolators' names. The CTA said that the release of the report in English, aims to unveil the truth behind the self-immolation incidents. By revealing the reason behind these incidents and the Tibetan's demands, the report aims to refute the CCP's distortion of facts, according to the CTA. Dawa Tsering (Chairman, Tibet Religious Foundation): "Over a period, the CCP sometimes censured the CTA, sometimes accusing the Dalai Lama. Overseas forces were also blamed, and Lamaism was labeled an evil cult. In short, the CCP always attributes liability to <b>...</b> | Views: 4 0 ratings | | Time: 04:24 | More in News & Politics |
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| Chongqing Police Investigate Criminal Ring of Sex Videos Not Investigating Officials Involved Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:06 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com The BBC website Chinese version reported that Zhu Ruifeng who exposed Chongqing officials' sex videos said, on Jan. 28th Chongqing police quizzed him in a Beijing police station. Police told him directly they were investigating corrupt officials, but a criminal ring involving Zhao Hongxia and others. However, Zhu believed that Zhao Hongxia, Xiao Ye and Xu Sheqing shouldn't be classified as a criminal ring. The report cited Zhu saying that Zhu told Chongqing police, Zhao Hongxia and others used sex bribes with officials in exchange for construction contracts. They didn't blackmail them. The report cited Zhu that he has more officials' sex videos, but he needs to verify them. Once they are confirmed, he will disclose it. Truth of Vice Police Chief in Guangzhou Public Security's Death Revealed Online Sources said that recently Qi Xiaolin, a Guangdong vice party secretary in the Public Security Bureau, hanged himself. Qi didn't die of depression which was claimed by authorities. His death was connected to the Southern Weekend incident. Overseas Boxun website reported that insiders revealed, Qi is director of Guangzhou National Security, he is evil. In the past several years, Guangzhou was ranked as second top city, below Beijing for suppression of dissidents. The Southern Weekend incident triggered over a thousand people's support. Qi suggested in writing to arrest 10 to 20 people and send them to a labor <b>...</b> | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 02:39 | More in News & Politics |
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| Political and Legislative Official Dejects Joining the CCP Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:04 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com On January 28, the new session of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee Political Bureau held a meeting. They stated that many excellent people had joined the CCP as fresh blood to the party. A Politics and Law Committee official explained the real purpose behind why people join the CCP, to our reporter. —Our correspondent reports. CCP mouthpiece media, Xinhua News Agency, reported that for a long time, all levels of the CCP organizations have been focused on the development of party members, and that many excellent people had newly joined the CCP. The report emphasized that such people played an important role in serving the public. One Politics and Law Committee official exposed to NTDTV the real purpose behind why people want to join the CCP. [Official, Politics and Law Committee]: "This is all ideological stuff. Here is what I think, if people join the CCP, they could earn a better life, right? —at least they could stay in the same boat as the party." Yao Cong, a professor at the University of Wisconsin and former researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences of the Institute of American Studies , has the same feelings. [Professor Yao Cong]: "Idealism shatters gradually; career development should be the only reason for joining the CCP, which is like a big tree— once you join, opportunities branch out for fortune making." But Zhang Jian, a Chinese issue researcher from the US says <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 03:39 | More in News & Politics |
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| Bodies Found in Mexican Well Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:26 PM PST | Mexican authorities discover at least a dozen bodies in an abandoned well in northern Mexico that could be members of a Colombian-style band that went missing after performing in the area. Full Story: This bar in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon is the last place where a 20-member Colombian-style band was seen before they went missing last week. But authorities suspect that they found the bodies of at least a dozen of the musicians in a nearby well, discovered on Saturday. Although forensics are still to confirm the identity of the bodies, a security spokesman for Nuevo Leon state said some bodies retrieved from the well wore shirts emblazoned with the band's logo. Investigations at the crime scene are still ongoing. Local media has reported that more bodies may still lie in the well. The Kombo Kolombia group were reported missing on Friday shortly after a private concert at the remote bar. The band are believed to be regulars on the local, live music scene. According to local media, at least two of the bars where they have played had reportedly been attacked by gunmen. The motive for the band's disappearance is unclear. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 17 1 ratings | | Time: 01:05 | More in News & Politics |
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| Masked Partying Explodes as Carnival Fever Grips Venice Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:30 PM PST | Masked revelers take to the canals, bridges and piazzas as annual Venice Carnival gets into full swing. On Sunday, hundreds of revelers crowded the water city's narrow alleys, squares and bridges to marvel at the colorful display of masks and costumes. The festival opened with a canal parade on Saturday evening. The theme for this year's celebration is "Live In Color." During the seventeen days of carnival the city fills with thousands of tourists from across Italy and the world. Masked balls are held in ancient Venetian palaces, while concerts and gondola parades are organized in the piazzas and canals. [Davide Casucci, Carnival-Goer]: "It's fantastic. Eating and drinking from ten in the morning and being drunk by the evening, all the time dressed up and wearing a mask, without getting embarrassed, with everyone looking at you and taking photos. It's great fun." From using it to vote anonymously on political matters, to boosting the allure of actors and actresses, to avoiding bad smells of the plague and the canals, the use of masks in Venice has several historic origins. [Iolanda Parra, Tourist]: "It surely has its fascination. This city is very rich with a particular atmosphere so let's see what it will offer us these days, with all these elegant and lovely masks that we usually only see on television that we now get to experience firsthand." The Carnevale di Venezia is among the oldest carnivals in the world. The carnival's end marks the beginning of Lent and signals <b>...</b> | Views: 12 3 ratings | | Time: 01:45 | More in Entertainment |
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| Four Arrests Follow Brazil Nightclub Fire Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:24 PM PST | Four arrests are made after the nightclub fire in Brazil. Full story: our people were arrested by Brazilian authorities Monday in connection with the nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil last Sunday. The suspects include the club's two owners, a security guard, and a band member who was performing the pyrotechnics show that triggered the blaze. Police forensic teams have begun inspecting the scene of the blaze that occurred early in the morning, leaving at least 245 dead and hundreds more injured. Santa Maria is a quiet university city in south Brazil. But now it is filled with sorrow and anger. Stunned residents have been attending the endless funerals for the tragedy's hundreds of victims since Monday morning. Many mourners are questioning why people trapped when the club was engulfed in flames, had so little chance to escape. According to one survivor, the disaster unfolded very quickly. After the ceiling ignited, the entire club was filled with toxic smoke within minutes. Most of the victims were suffocated by toxic fumes. One government official said that some relevant laws need to be established at the federal, state, and municipal levels in order to establish who should be responsible for the oversight. For now, however, the sorrow lingers on for Brazilians, with one resident saying that it felt as though an entire generation had been lost. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 0 1 ratings | | Time: 01:24 | More in News & Politics |
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| Beached Whale Surprises Residents at French Resort Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:46 PM PST | A French town awaited the arrival of sailing champions. But instead, a beached whale arrives. Full Story: A seaside resort in France was expecting the arrival of the first boats in the Vendee Globe sailing competition on Friday (January 25). But instead, a beached whale showed up. [Unidentified Bystander]: "Well, we were actually expecting the arrival of the Vendee Globe, but this is certainly an extra attraction. It's a little sad for the whale, but it's funny to come and see this." [Unidentified Bystander]: "It's sad; all the same, because losing a mammal like that is still impressive, it's still a creature that is protected these days." As for the sailing race, Vendee Globe says the winning team should cross the finish line early on Sunday morning. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 115 3 ratings | | Time: 00:48 | More in News & Politics |
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| Conspiracy? 9/11 Terrorism Trial Mystery Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:14 AM PST | A new 9/11 Conspiracy? Who cut the audio feed during the trial of the 5 men accused of plotting the September 11 terrorist attacks? Full Story: The trial of five men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks on the United States has run into controversy. Although most of the trial is being held publicly, US security officials have made it clear that some information will be kept secret. An officer sits near the judge and controls a button that muffles the audio feed, when secret information is disclosed. But now the judge, Army Colonel James Pohl, says someone outside the courtroom silenced the audio feed. [James Connell, Defense Lawyer]: "The judge certainly expressed surprise that someone other than the court security officer had pressed the button." According to the Reuters news agency, the issue rests on the controversial practice of extraordinary rendition, as well as evidence obtained through torture. The defense lawyer requested that secret CIA prisons, where the defendants claim they were tortured, be preserved as evidence. The sound was then abruptly cut. The five defendants are accused of training and aiding the hijackers who slammed commercial jetliners into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001. If convicted of charges that include terrorism, attacking civilians and murdering nearly 3000 people, they could face execution. The Obama administration has made it clear that US policy on interrogation techniques has <b>...</b> | Views: 143 12 ratings | | Time: 01:24 | More in News & Politics |
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| Apple Sacks Supplier For Underage Labor Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:29 PM PST | On Saturday, Apple Inc. sacked one of its many Chinese suppliers for using underage workers. Every year, Apple releases an annual supplier responsibility audit. In the most recent one, Apple reported it discovered in one supplier 74 instances of using workers under the age of 16. Apple is attempting to resolve the roots of this problem by tracking third party labor agents that supply underage workers and forge documentation. Although none were found in Apple's final assembly partners, 11 facilities are or were using underage labor. According to the report, all but one did so unintentionally. There are 106 active cases and 70 from the past. The underage workers were typically hired because labor agencies conspired with families to forge age verification documents. The factories did not have the resources to catch it and thus hired the underage workers. Despite droves of suicides at the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen due to poor working conditions and a scandal involving a toxic cleaner, Apple suppliers do face tough standards. These standards cover everything from pay, to overtime, to underage labor and are enforced by the Fair Labor Association. Extensive annual investigations are meant to ensure that factories and suppliers are meeting those standards. The audits cover 1.5 million workers in a total of 14 different countries. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 69 5 ratings | | Time: 01:34 | More in News & Politics |
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| Motorcyclist Narrowly Escapes Overturning Truck in China Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:22 PM PST | A lucky escape for this Chinese motorcyclist who saw a heavy truck overturn before his very eyes and dismounted just in the nick of time. The incident, caught on a traffic camera, happened on January 22 in the eastern province of Zhejiang. The truck's driver reportedly lost control while making a sharp turn at an intersection on a national highway. [Mr Zhu, Truck Driver] "I was driving the truck downhill at about 10 kilometers per hour. The road gets very windy around here and the back compartment of the truck tilted towards the right side and then flipped over, so then the front of the truck had to follow." State media reported that no one was hurt in the accident. The quick-thinking motorcyclist was clearly paying attention to the truck. He got off just before the truck's container grinded his motorcycle across the street. Road safety is a big concern in China. In 2010, Chinese police officially recorded more than 200000 road accidents that lead to deaths or injuries. The number of fatalities were over 65000. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 77 7 ratings | | Time: 01:24 | More in News & Politics |
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| Close Shave: Truck overturns, misses motorcyclist by inches Posted: 28 Jan 2013 02:24 AM PST | A motorcycle rider had a lucky escape when a truck overturned at an intersection in eastern China, narrowly missing him. The accident took place at Xushi Village, in the city of Linhai, Zhejiang Province. No one was killed or injured. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark. | Views: 56432 340 ratings | | Time: 00:33 | More in News & Politics |
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| Rights Violation in China Attracts Worldwide Media Attention Posted: 28 Jan 2013 09:57 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Media in mainland China revealed information about the petitioner Chen Qingxia from Heilongjiang Province. After Chen's re-education in labor camp sentence had ended, the authorities locked her up in a morgue. The case triggered worldwide media attention, as another incident of human rights violation in China. Local authorities responded to public condemnation saying, this was a humane care to Chen, since she was not jailed. Until now, relevant departments and officials haven't investigated the case, which caused public dissatisfaction. On Jan. 24, the state media disclosed Chen Qingxia's story. Chen had been held in a labor camp for 18 months. She went to Beijing to appeal for her ill husband, who was treated badly in detention. After Chen's labor camp re-education expired, she had been held in an abandoned morgue by local authorities for 3 years. Ms. Xu (Chen Qingxia's friend): "Since Spring 2010, she has been held in the morgue, until now. Which rear window is sealed with iron bars, and buried in muck. The front window is with installed camera, with a van and people watching her 24 hours. Her mobile phone was blocked, there was no signal to make a phone call." The state media, China News Service, reported on Chen's case. They said, Dailing District' propaganda department, Yichun City, responded that this is a humane care for Chen. This attitude aroused netizens' anger. They condemned authorities <b>...</b> | Views: 38 0 ratings | | Time: 04:36 | More in News & Politics |
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| Chinese New Year Mass Movement Ever More Crowded Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:34 PM PST | China's annual 40-day "Spring Transport" season started on Saturday. This year will witness a record-high 3.41-billion journeys by train, air and road. It's all due to the coming lunar New Year's holiday on February 10th, which is also known as the Spring Festival. It's China's most important holiday, and the one which families try their hardest to spend together. This means, each year, over a billion people have the same plan of using China's transport infrastructure to reunite with relatives. Adding to the strain is that each year more and more migrant workers move from China's rural areas to the country's big cities. For these hundreds of millions, travel can be a monumental task during this season. Public transportation is expected to accommodate about 3.41 billion individual trips nationwide, including 225 million railway trips, 35.5 million by air, and 3.14 billion road tickets. The number of railway passengers will be up by 4.6 percent on last year. To cope with the increase in passengers, the railway department will add 450 more pairs of temporary passenger trains everyday to meet the travel demand. [Wei Ruiming, Operation Dept. of Transportation Bureau]: "Railway capacity has increased by 220000 daily trips over last year. However the capacity is relatively limited considering the travel demand during the Spring Festival holidays. Therefore its hard to meet the demand for travel despite our efforts." It is plausibly described as the biggest movement of people in <b>...</b> | Views: 1 8 ratings | | Time: 01:51 | More in News & Politics |
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| Bo Xilai Trial a "No Show" in Guizhou Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:25 PM PST | Monday came and went in China, and there was no trial for former communist official Bo Xilai. Dozens of journalists found that out Monday morning after converging outside a courthouse in Guiyang city of Guizhou province. Last Friday, a Hong Kong-based newspaper reported Bo would be put on trial there today. Now, a state-media report suggests the trial might not happen until at least March. The Global Times, a state-run English language paper run by People's Daily, cited an unnamed official as saying Bo would not go to court until after the "Two Sessions." These are the annual meetings of China's rubberstamp parliament, the National People's Congress, the Communist Party's political advisory body, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. [Professor Zhang Zanning, Southeast University] "I don't think the rumor came out of thin air, and now that the trial didn't happen, I don't think it'll happen before the Two Sessions (either). It brings up complicated issues, and the competing factions are still fighting; that's probably why the trial is delayed." The uncertainty over Bo Xilai's impending trial has fueled comments on the lack of transparency within the communist leadership, particularly over a major case like this. Chinese political scholar Liu Junning commented on his microblog Weibo account, (quote), "A grand nation such as China and we can't find a more trustworthy source than rumors." Bo Xilai's case has grabbed global attention. It exposed a deep <b>...</b> | Views: 0 1 ratings | | Time: 01:34 | More in News & Politics |
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| Racing Beds is New Big Thing Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:51 PM PST | Hundreds of local residents and tourists dress up their beds to race to the finish line at the beach resort of Pattaya, Thailand. Full story: Hundreds of local residents and tourists raced their beds to the finish line at the popular beach resort of Pattaya, Thailand on Sunday. 32 teams took part in the race to help raise money for several non-government organizations and charities. [Pasha Shishkin, Bed-Racing Participant]: "We just heard about the father Greg foundation and the bed race to help poor children and we want to be a part of it to have some fun and help the poor children. That's all." Competitors have staggered starts, and the winning team that takes the shortest time is awarded a trophy at the end. [Philippe Kronberg, Bed-Racing Participant]: "It's absolutely amazing. We slowed down halfway but we pushed again and we finished very very near to first position today. It's very excited!. Way to go team! Go! Have fun team!" [Stuart Marsh, Bed-Racing Participant]: "We were very fast at the beginning and then half way Duncan said he hadn't run for 27 years and he knows why and I think towards the end we were very slow, very slow." Organizers said the bed race started out five years ago with competitors pushing hospital beds, but that soon evolved into more creative decorations. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 34 1 ratings | | Time: 01:12 | More in News & Politics |
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| "Praying Hitler" in Warsaw Ghetto Inflames Jewish Advocacy Group Posted: 28 Jan 2013 06:07 PM PST | A praying Hitler statue erected in the former Warsaw Ghetto in Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's "HIM" has drawn mixed reactions. Full Story: A new art installation in the former Warsaw ghetto has provoked many mixed reactions. The work, named "HIM," has drawn many visitors. The polarizing piece can only be seen from a distance, and it depicts a praying Hitler. The piece's creator, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, has not said what Hitler is supposed to be praying for, but it is supposed to make people reflect on the nature of evil. And the artwork has offended many people, particularly for its placement. The director of Jewish advocy group and museum, the Jerusalem's Simon Wiesenthal Center, condemned the artwork. [Dr. Efraim Zuroff, Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre]: "So to put a statute like this in the hall of the Warsaw Ghetto is so tasteless. It is just merely a way of getting a headline and drawing attention to his work and unfortunately in this case we have no choice but to denounce it and to protest which of course leads to publicity for this sculptor." However, many others have praised the artwork, according to the exhibition's curator. [Justyna Wesolowska, Curator]: "It is really funny, for me it's very positive that locally we are receiving only positive reactions. I think that maybe the world only heard two slogans. I don't want to offend anyone, but I have a feeling that not everyone saw this installation. If they had come here and seen the <b>...</b> | Views: 2 1 ratings | | Time: 01:57 | More in Travel & Events |
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| Massive Flocks of Birds form Dark Clouds in Israel Sky Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:59 PM PST | Bird watchers enjoy a rare synchronized starling flyover as they form black clouds in Israel's skies. Full Story: Huge flocks of synchronized starlings create beautiful sights of moving dark 'clouds'. The phenomenon was spotted in the skies of southern Israel on Saturday. Israeli ornithologists and amateur bird watchers flocked to an open field near the southern city of Netivot to get a glance of the rare phenomenon called murmuration. Professor Yossi Leshem, from Tel Aviv University, says the synchronized movement is to help the birds find food and to create a defence mechanism against birds of prey. These will usually try to hunt individual birds and rarely attack big flocks. [Professor Yossi Leshem, Tel Aviv University]: "There are two reasons why few hundred thousands of starlings are coming together in the late evening because: one is to get the information where they have food and they will follow the ones who found the food; the second one is if a hawk is coming to catch one of the starlings, if it (the bird) is by itself it has a problem, but if they are (part of) a big flock they can open and close and move dramatically and then the hawk cannont catch them, and this is a protection against the hawks." After a long absence of some 20 years, short distance migrant starlings have returned to Israel. This is a phenomenon experts find difficult to explain. Today hundreds of thousands of starlings inhabit Israel, compared to millions in the past, according to <b>...</b> | Views: 3592 39 ratings | | Time: 02:02 | More in Pets & Animals |
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| Toughest Tough Guy Competition Winner Gets no Prize Money Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:28 PM PST | Germany's Knut Hohler took his third successive Tough Guy Race in Staffordshire, UK. Full story: Knut Hohler was crowned champion of the Tough Guy Competition for the third time in a row in Staffordshire. The 29-year-old German ran through ice-covered rivers, fire pits and barbed wire on Sunday, January 27. At the end of the 13 kilometer course, he emerged muddy but ahead of the 5000 other competitors to win the race. [Knut Hohler, Tough Guy Winner]: "This year was the hardest ever, also the air was warm, but the water was cold and the ice was thick, unbelievable." The race started in 1986 and is thought to be one of the most demanding one-day tough guy events in the world. As its reputation has grown, the event has fielded many international entrants. The winner is awarded no prize money, and all funds raised go towards a local horse and donkey sanctuary. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 0 6 ratings | | Time: 00:54 | More in Entertainment |
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| The Dope Doctor Trial Kicks off in Madrid Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:21 PM PST | Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes arrives in court for high-profile anti-doping trial. Full Story: A Spanish doctor accused of masterminding a doping ring in cycling arrived at a Madrid court on Monday. The high-profile trial of Dr Eufamiano Fuentes is beginning almost seven years after police seized anabolic steroids, transfusion equipment and blood bags as part of a probe code-named "Operation Puerto." The blood bags were linked to a host of professional cyclists including German Jan Ullrich and Italian Ivan Basso. Basso, a double Giro d'Italia champion, is due to give evidence next month along with Alberto Contador, the Spaniard stripped of one of his three Tour titles after testing positive for a banned substance. Spain's current anti-doping legislation was not in force in 2006 when the police raids took place. Fuentes and his fellow accused, including his sister Yolanda, are being tried for violating public health regulations. The prosecutor has asked for prison sentences of two years. The World Anti-Doping Agency is optimistic the trial will finally lead to evidence of wrongdoing in other sports being made available. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 53 4 ratings | | Time: 01:13 | More in News & Politics |
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