Uma chamada em código e a intervenção discreta de um agente da PSP colocado na Central 112 permitiram salvar uma menina de uma alegada situação de abuso por parte de um conhecido da mãe. O suspeito, que conduzia o veículo onde seguia a menor, foi identificado na zona da Grande Lisboa, após um agente da PSP ter conseguido recolher informações essenciais junto da criança, uma pré-adolescente. Pelo seu desempenho, o polícia recebeu um louvor da direção nacional da PSP. O agente, que ingressou na PSP há cerca de um ano, encontrava-se ao serviço na linha de emergência do Centro Operacional
Eight people have been arrested in the Algarve in connection with theft offences, while police recovered three stolen vehicles and seized more than 1,000 litres of fuel during operations in
Isto surge da ideia de que os ambientes onde os indivíduos se inserem afetam os seus comportamentos, o que faz com que alguns ambientes sejam mais criminógenos que outros. Ou seja, existem espaços que, devido às suas características, podem potenciar a ocorrência do crime.
Estas características são, muitas vezes, o que se chama de incivilidades que, no fundo, são manifestações de desordem, transmitindo a perceção a quem ali vive ou passa de que aquela zona é caracterizada pela falta de ordem e de cuidado. Essas desordens podem ir desde edifícios em ruínas, lixo no chão e pouca iluminação a problemas sociais visíveis na rua (mendicidade, violência, álcool, drogas).
Estes contextos podem potenciar o medo do crime, porque o facto de estas incivilidades não serem reparadas durante longos períodos de tempo sugere que aquele espaço não é cuidado, nem vigiado, o que faz com que as pessoas fiquem mais receosas em utilizá-lo, abrem-se as portas aos ofensores motivados e surgem cada vez mais oportunidades para a prática do crime nesses locais .
De facto, tem-se verificado que para nos sentirmos seguros é fundamental termos a perceção de que dominamos o ambiente, por esse motivo, tendemos a encarar espaços bem iluminados, limpos, com edifícios cuidados e onde temos uma visão ampla do espaço, como mais seguros. Em contrapartida, espaços mal iluminados, estreitos, com um número elevado de possíveis refúgios para o ofensor (arbustos, muros, etc), reduzidas possibilidades de fuga (barreiras físicas ou incapacidade de pedir ajuda) e sinais de abandono (graffiti, vidros partidos, etc) tendem a transmitir uma perceção de insegurança.
Neste sentido, surge a Prevenção Situacional do crime, que visa reduzir as oportunidades para a prática do crime, através da modificação das condições ambientais, nomeadamente, a introdução de barreiras físicas ou obstáculos, aumentar o risco de deteção do crime – melhor iluminação, instalação de sistemas de videovigilância – e reduzir as recompensas ou benefícios associados ao crime. Isto significa que estas estratégias de prevenção vão procurar aumentar os custos e riscos percebidos associados ao cometimento do crime, aumentando o esforço e a dificuldade da prática criminal. O objetivo é tornar a prática do crime tão difícil e com uma probabilidade tão elevada de ser apanhado, que o ofensor desista de passar ao ato.
Desta forma, cuidar do espaço urbano além de assegurar a harmonia estética e visual, pode ainda potenciar o sentimento de segurança dos cidadãos.
Fernando Valente, the main suspect in the disappearance of Mónica Silva, known nationally as the “Pregnant Woman of Murtosa”, has been definitively acquitted after the Porto Court of Appeal upheld
Tribunal da Relação confirma absolvição do suspeito: não há provas para o condenar. Mónica Silva saiu para tomar um café há quase três anos e não voltou a aparecer. Também não fica provada a morte da grávida da Murtosa. O Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmou a absolvição de Fernando Valente, arguido no caso do desaparecimento de Mónica Silva, conhecida como “a grávida da Murtosa”, que está desaparecida desde outubro de 2023. A decisão mantém integralmente o acórdão do Tribunal de Júri de Aveiro, que já tinha absolvido o empresário de todos os crimes de que vinha acusado. Em comunicado
“Chi oggi difende il contenuto degli hard disk di Andrea Sempio, lo fa in malafede”: sono parole dure e dirette quelle del giornalista MiloInfante sul nuovo indagato per il delitto di Garlasco. A poche ore dalla notizia delle dimissioni di Infante dalla Rai, e del passaggio al gruppo Mediaset, il conduttore televisivo è tornato sull’omicidio di Chiara Poggi come ospite del format “Segreti” di Francesco Borgonovo.
Le dichiarazioni di Infante
Le dichiarazioni più pesanti rilasciate da Infante a “Segreti” riguardano il contenuto dell’hard disk di Andrea Sempio. “Il contenuto di quegli hard disk è spaventoso” per Infante, soprattutto se confrontato con quello di Alberto Stasi, l’allora fidanzato della vittima che sta scontando in carcere la condanna a 16 anni per l’omicidio di Chiara Poggi. Secondo i giudici che hanno condannato Stasi, lo ricordiamo, il pc di Alberto conterrebbe il movente che lo avrebbe portato ad uccidere la sua fidanzata, dopo un litigio scatenato dalle visioni di immagini hard da parte di Chiara. “Chi ha parlato di mostruosità nel computer di Alberto Stasi, non ha mai visto le immagini che abbiamo visto noi. Soprattutto se confrontate a quello di Alberto Stasi”, ha detto Infante. Immagini che Infante ha avuto modo di analizzare, essendosi occupato quotidianamente del delitto di Garlasco nel suo programma Rai a Ore 14.
Le ricerche di Sempio
Ma non è tutto, oltre l’hard disk per Infante ci sarebbe dell’altro. Ci sono alcune ricerche fatte dal 38enne Andrea Sempio sul web che, secondo lui, ne delineano un profilo decisamente conturbante. “Le navigazioni, il materiale che visualizzava, le cose che ha scritto sono da, uso le virgolette, da potenziale killer; da persona disturbata”, ha dichiarato il conduttore. “Questo – ha continuato – non vuol dire che lo sia, però uno che scrive che sogna di aprire la faccia a una ragazza, colpirla con un taser, uno che fa l’elogio dell’incesto con la cugina, la legge della savana… per quello che ha scritto e quello che dice, almeno in quegli anni, era fortemente disturbato”.
Le prove scientifiche
Ma per quanto sconvolgenti, questi elementi messi insieme non dimostrano certo la colpevolezza di Andrea Sempio rispetto all’omicidio di Chiara. “Un eventuale processo dovrà fondarsi su elementi probatori solidi. La grande battaglia che si combatterà sarà proprio sulla parte scientifica, cioè i consulenti che si affronteranno in aula e il perito del giudice”, ha aggiunto Infante. Il riferimento è in particolare all’impronta 33 e al materiale genetico rinvenuto sotto le unghie della vittima. Infante non ha mancato di dire la sua sulla gestione del caso di Garlasco: “Le informazioni sono state elargite ai media con troppa leggerezza. Si è parlato di complotti, sicari, biciclette, pedofilia e armi senza che ci fosse sempre attinenza con le indagini reali. Tutto questo ha portato a inventare mostri da parte dei profili social dove sta accadendo di tutto”.
U.K. surveillance laws drew scrutiny from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, June 5 amid warnings they could expose communications of officials and American citizens, according to reports.
The concern centered on the U.K.'s use of secret Technical Capability Notices under the Investigatory Powers Act, which critics say could make U.S. companies weaken encryption or create "backdoors" that weaken encryption while preventing firms from disclosing requests without U.K. government approval.
Critics have argued this could undermine privacy, create vulnerabilities and limit congressional oversight, with one former intelligence official warning of a "standing invitation to Beijing."
"We have already seen how this ends," former Department of Defense official Andrew Badger told Fox News Digital.
"There are legitimate privacy concerns here, and those have been well aired. The less examined issue is national security," Badger said.
"A backdoor compelled by one ally becomes a standing invitation to Beijing, Moscow and Tehran. So, once one government can quietly compel access, others will demand the same, and a one-off concession hardens into a permanent vulnerability," he warned.
According to The Telegraph, a June 5 letter sent by Jordan to U.K. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, showed the Trump ally had called for a review.
The report said Mahmood's decision had been to deny a U.S. company permission to speak with Congress about an alleged encryption backdoor notice.
Jordan was also said to have warned that a lack of bilateral coordination raised concerns about the "trust and effective partnership between our two countries."
"Five Eyes works because every partner trusts the others not to weaken the systems they all depend on," said Badger, co-author of "The Great Heist: China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets."
"If Washington also concludes that U.K. surveillance powers could inadvertently expose Americans and American officials to espionage, it puts real strain on the relationship and makes future cooperation on intelligence and cyber harder to sustain."
On the encryption issue, Badger noted that mainstream encrypted platforms now function as "de facto infrastructure for sensitive communication well beyond the consumer market."
"Any access point built into them becomes a permanent target. It is not a private key the requesting government gets to keep to itself," he said.
U.S. and British cyber officials have also repeatedly warned that an axis of hostile states — including Russia, China and Iran — poses threats to Western security and infrastructure.
As previously reported by Fox News Digital, cyberespionage by groups such as Salt Typhoon, linked to China, has carried out operations targeting sensitive communications.
"China is actively running one of the largest state-backed cyberespionage operations ever uncovered. The Salt Typhoon campaign has targeted hundreds of organizations in roughly 80 countries and, through those intrusions, gained access to sensitive communications and networks used by senior Western officials," Badger warned.
"Chinese state hackers didn't defeat encryption. They walked straight through the lawful-intercept systems telecom providers had built, reaching the communications of senior officials and even information about surveillance targets."
Reports also surfaced that U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper used a burner phone during a recent trip to Beijing, raising further concerns about state-sponsored espionage.
Badger noted that the episode reflects a broader pattern of Chinese targeting of British democratic institutions, including the "hacking of senior Downing Street officials' phones and an Electoral Commission breach that exposed the data of roughly 40 million voters," he said.
"The telling thing is that no one issues burner phones for a trip to Sweden or Germany," he said.
"The precaution is itself an admission of the threat environment. The working assumption — correctly — is that anything digital taken into China should be treated as potentially compromised."
The systemic vulnerability also highlights a fundamental contradiction in Western diplomatic strategy, according to Badger.
"This case perfectly underscores the contradiction at the heart of the U.K. Labour government's China policy: chasing positive economic relations and expanded trade with Beijing on one hand, while being forced to take elaborate precautions against a state whose core interests remain fundamentally at odds with its own on the other," Badger said.
"You can't simultaneously treat China as a trusted economic partner and a hostile intelligence threat. It's a fundamental contradiction. The need to use burner phones symbolically underscore this."
A GNR deteve, na segunda-feira, um homem suspeito de tráfico de droga no concelho de Guimarães, foi hoje anunciado.
Em comunicado, a GNR refere a detenção ocorreu na cidade do Porto, após o cumprimento a quatro mandados de busca domiciliária, um de busca não domiciliária e cinco buscas em veículo.
O suspeito foi detido em flagrante delito e foram apreendidos 16,28 gramas de MDMA, uma pistola de calibre 6,35, 70 euros em numerário, dois telemóveis, um revólver de alarme, uma pistola de alarme, uma caixa de munições de 22mm, cinco cartuxos de caçadeira de calibre 12mm, um colete balístico, diversas munições de diferentes calibres, diversos artigos de pirotecnia, diversas peças de fardamento das forças de segurança (PSP e Guarda Prisional), diversos logótipos exclusivos das forças de segurança, uma luz de emergência (pirilampo) de uso exclusivo das forças de segurança e duas box de IPTV.
Artigos apreendidos pela GNR. Foto: GNR
O detido foi libertado e os factos foram comunicados ao Ministério Público de Vila Nova de Famalicão.
A ação foi levada a cabo pelo Núcleo de Investigação Criminal (NIC) de Guimarães e contou com o apoio da estrutura da Investigação Criminal do Comando Territorial de Braga bem como da PSP do Porto.
A man in his 40s was hospitalized with serious injuries after a brutal knife attack in Northern Ireland, as police arrested a Sudanese migrant on suspicion of attempted murder.
The attack happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. Monday in north Belfast, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The victim suffered serious injuries to his face, neck, back and eyes, while police said they recovered what they believe was a kitchen knife at the scene.
Video circulating online appeared to show members of the public confronting the attacker, including one person wielding a hurling stick. PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson praised the bystanders as "heroic," saying their intervention helped save the victim’s life, according to the BBC.
Police initially said the suspect was Somali but later corrected that he is believed to be Sudanese, describing the change as part of a "fast-time investigation." Henderson said police understand the suspect came into Northern Ireland from Dublin, Ireland and had been granted leave to remain, though he said the Home Office would provide further clarity on his status.
On Monday evening, protesters burned down a bus as tensions rose in Belfast following the gruesome stabbing, despite earlier calls from authorities for calm.
"At this stage, we have no information to suggest that this was a terrorist-related incident," Henderson said, while stressing that the investigation remains in its early stages. "However, I must stress, we are still at the early stages of our investigation," he said, according to The Sun.
Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital that the attack exposed what he described as failures in Britain’s immigration system.
"Britain’s broken border and migration system has been put into stark relief once more with this tragic — and entirely avoidable — case," Mendoza said. "This man should never ever have been in the U.K., let alone been granted ‘leave to remain.’ The Irish border is the soft underbelly for a process the British public has long since lost confidence in, as well as in those administering it politically. Nothing short of a revolution in who we allow into the U.K. and how will satisfy a people fed up with false promises about immigration change."
The swift response from Prime Minister Keir Starmer marked a notable contrast with the case of Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old who was stabbed and then handcuffed by police after his attacker accused him of making racist remarks. Starmer faced criticism from some conservatives over his response to that case.
Starmer quickly posted on X that the attack was "sickening," adding: "I have absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets." He said his thoughts were with the victim and thanked first responders, including members of the public who intervened.
The attack prompted political reaction across the U.K. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called on authorities to reveal the suspect’s identity and immigration status.
"What happened in Belfast last night is horrific. The authorities must reveal the identity and status of the attacker immediately. The public are entitled to the truth," Farage wrote on X.
Robert Jenrick also wrote on X: "We’ve woken up to truly barbaric footage on a street in Belfast. Of a kind you’d think you’d never see in this country. For years now I’ve urged the police to spell out the basic, sober facts, as they have them, when there are horrors like this."
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said people would ask whether there had been "failings around our borders," according to GB News.
Northern Ireland’s main political parties issued a joint statement condemning the violence and urging the public not to share graphic footage of the attack.
"There is no place in our society for this kind of brutality. Our immediate thoughts are with the victim and his family, and we hope he makes a full and complete recovery," the parties said, according to GB News.
Police said they had declared a critical incident and would increase their presence across Northern Ireland amid calls for protests. Officials urged calm and asked the public to allow the investigation to proceed.
A Polícia Judiciária de Portimão deteve um homem, com 39 anos, suspeito dos crimes de homicídio qualificado e detenção de arma proibida, ocorridos na tarde do dia 25 de maio, junto a uma ruína em obras no centro da cidade de Silves.
Um assaltante acabou no hospital após ter sido surpreendido pelo dono da casa em cujo interior se tinha introduzido, na rua da Devesa, freguesia de Serafão, concelho de Fafe, na manhã desta terça-feira.
Ao que O MINHO apurou, a situação ocorreu por volta das 10:00, quando o filho do proprietário, que estava num dos quartos da habitação, ouviu barulho.
Como não era suposto estar mais ninguém em casa, este ligou ao pai, que se encontrava num terreno junto à casa.
Foto: Ivo Borges / O MINHO
Foto: Ivo Borges / O MINHO
Foto: Ivo Borges / O MINHO
O dono da residência foi então a casa, viu a luz do primeiro andar acesa e, como é caçador, muniu-se de uma arma.
Surpreendeu, então, o assaltante, que já se encontrava na posse de vários artigos furtados.
Ao ser confrontado, o assaltante, residente no concelho vizinho de Felgueiras e que se deslocava numa trotineta, acabou por escorregar e cair numa escadas, sofrendo ferimentos na cabeça.
O suspeito foi, depois, transportado para o Hospital de Guimarães, pelos Bombeiros de Fafe, e sub custódia da GNR.
A Sudanese man has been arrested after an attempted "beheading" in Belfast last night that left a man in his 40s with serious injuries in a "critical" condition.
“Ho deciso di rompere questo silenzio, poiché il limite del tollerabile è stato ampiamente superato, e lo faccio unicamente attraverso queste righe”: dopo 22 anni, Kevin Pipitone ha deciso di intervenire pubblicamente per la prima volta sulla vicenda di sua sorella Denise. Fu davanti ai suoi occhi che la bimba fu rapita, ad appena quattro anni, il primo settembre del 2004 a Mazara del Vallo, in provincia di Trapani. I due fratellini stavano giocando sul marciapiede davanti casa della nonna.
Le parole di Kevin
Il figlio di Piera Maggio e di Tony Pipitone ha affidato il suo lungo sfogo ai social per esprimere il proprio dissenso nei confronti del padre (contro cui in passato aveva già combattuto una battaglia legale per il mantenimento). Ecco le sue parole: “Mi trovo, purtroppo, a osservare persone che oggi si proclamano “padri”, dimenticando l’assenza – sia emotiva che economica – che ha caratterizzato il loro passato. È doveroso ricordare che chi non ha mai provveduto al mantenimento dei propri figli oggi non può arrogarsi certi titoli”. Quella del mantenimento è una questione emersa dopo il divorzio tra Piera Maggio, la madre di Denise e Tony Pipitone che è il padre putativo della bambina scomparsa. Perché Denise, li ricordiamo, è nata da una relazione extraconiugale tra la Maggio e Pietro Pulizzi quando entrambi erano già sposati rispettivamente con Tony Pipitone e Anna Corona.
Il messaggio di Kevin per Pulizzi
Ed è proprio a Pulizzi che Kevin (che a differenza di Denise é il figlio naturale di Tony Pipitone) si rivolge: “Al contrario (di Pipitone, ndr), Pietro Pulizzi ha sempre agito con dedizione, senza mai chiedere nulla in cambio, mosso esclusivamente da un autentico legame affettivo. Se oggi dovessi cercare un esempio di cosa significhi essere un vero padre, saprei esattamente a chi guardare. Denise ed io siamo stati cresciuti da nostra madre e non diversamente, alla quale vedo oggi mancare di rispetto con inaccettabile continuità. A chiunque pretenda di cercare mia sorella, dico innanzitutto di rispettare prima nostra madre, colei che ci ha messo al mondo”.
Le ultime iniziative
Il fratello di Denise scrive ancora di non condividere “il senso di iniziative che, nei fatti, sembrano finalizzate solo a colpire le vere vittime di questa tragedia, sacrificando il dolore sull’altare dell’esposizione mediatica. Invito chiunque si muova in tal senso a guardare innanzitutto alle proprie dinamiche familiari anziché intrufolarsi in quelle altrui”. Di quali iniziative parla Kevin? Con ogni probabilità si rivolge ancora a suo padre che da qualche tempo chiede di riaprire le indagini sul sequestro e che di recente ha annunciato novità sul caso. Solo pochi giorni fa, Tony Pipitone aveva parlato di una “grandissima novità” nel caso con queste parole: “Entro fine dell’anno penso che qualcosa si saprà di buono. Almeno una prima verità, visto che in tutti questi anni non c’è stato nulla”. E l’uomo aveva lanciato un appello alle “persone che hanno fatto questo atto orribile per ritrovare una pista che mi riporti a mia figlia”. Pipitone si è affidato per le sue indagini alla criminologa Antonella Delfino Pesce che mesi fa ha rivelato l’esistenza di un nuovo testimone residente a Milano, fondamentale nel caso della scomparsa di Denise.
L’attacco ai magistrati
Il fratello di Denise non risparmia di esprimere il suo dissenso anche oltre i confini familiari quando scrive ancora: “Leggo poi le esternazioni di ex magistrati del caso che, a distanza di anni, puntano il dito contro la mia famiglia: mi chiedo il perché di tali illazioni proprio ora e non quando avevano il dovere istituzionale di indagare con efficacia. Viene spontaneo domandarsi cosa sia stato realmente operato nel 2004. Credo che ciascuno dovrebbe fare un profondo esame di coscienza, poiché appare evidente che la ricerca di visibilità prevalga spesso sulla ricerca della verità. Molti sembrano aver smarrito il senso di chi siano le vere vittime in questa vicenda”. Con ogni probabilità Kevin sembrerebbe rivolgersi all’ex magistrata Maria Angioni, che pochi giorni fa, ospite su Canale 122 del Gruppo Cusano ha denunciato lacune investigative, parlando di una traccia ematica nelle indagini rimasta senza riscontri. La Angioni ha parlato di questa macchia di sangue, facendo riferimento ai tanti faldoni sul caso di Denise. Secondo l’ex pm, nel fascicolo di indagine su Denise sarebbe emersa una traccia ematica rinvenuta in un luogo ritenuto significativo per le indagini.
Kevin contro Tony
Ma le parole più dure sono infine dirette da Kevin “al signore che oggi rivendica il ruolo di padre”. In particolare Kevin contesta a Tony Pipitone una sua passata dichiarazione in cui l’uomo disse: ‘Denise è nata in un contesto sbagliato e ci sta pure che l’abbiano rapita per questo motivo’. Parole a cui il figlio risponde con una domanda: “Mi chiedo: in quel contesto non viveva forse anche lui? Non vi vivevo io? Perché tali riflessioni non sono emerse prima? Vi è stata una costante volontà di restare estranei alla vicenda, salvo poi tornare sui propri passi, anni dopo, ricordando l’importanza di quel cognome – magari spinti da pressioni esterne – nonostante, in passato, fosse stata espressa chiaramente la volontà di rimanere distanti da tutta la faccenda. Purtroppo la coerenza è un’altra cosa”, dice Kevin accusando dunque il padre di disinteresse nei confronti della sua famiglia e di quanto è accaduto a Denise. Secondo il fratello di Denise: “Le sole vittime di questa vicenda, dopo Denise, sono mia mamma e Piero, non certo colui che, arrivando a un certo punto della sua vita, per sua volontà ha chiuso tutti i ponti che lo legavano a noi. E su questo ho la presunzione di affermare che sicuramente mia sorella sarebbe d’accordo con me. Non permetterò che le mie parole vengano strumentalizzate; servono solo a fissare la realtà che nessuno, meglio di me, ha vissuto. Non sostituitevi a noi”.
La replica dell’avvocato
Stefano Giordano, legale di Antonino Pipitone e dell’Associazione “Bambini Scomparsi nel Cuore”, ha prontamente risposto alle durissime dichiarazioni di Kevin Pipitone. “Le ho lette con il rispetto che si deve a chi porta un dolore difficile, e con la tristezza di chi sa quanto questa vicenda abbia lacerato affetti e legami che nessun processo potrà mai riparare. Ma ho anche il dovere di dire la verità“, scrive l’avvocato.
Il processo di cui parla Giordano è quello a carico di Antonino Pipitone, sulla questione del mantenimento al figlio Kevin, conclusosi con l’assoluzione del suo assistito dall’accusa di “violazione degli obblighi di assistenza familiare”. A denunciarlo era stato proprio il figlio. Scrive ancora l’avvocato di Pipitone: “Io posso testimoniare direttamente che Antonino Pipitone non ha mai smesso di essere padre. Non ha mai smesso di voler bene ai suoi figli. Non ha mai smesso, soprattutto, di cercare Denise”. E ancora, ricorda il ruolo dell’associazione “Bambini Scomparsi nel Cuore” fondata da Antonino Pipitone: “Sta lavorando, sta ottenendo risultati concreti, sta finalmente aprendo strade nuove nella ricerca di Denise. Ed è precisamente in questo momento – non prima, non dopo – che arriva questo attacco”.
Prime Minister Mark Carney warned this week that Jewish Canadians are being "brutally targeted," while also announcing a new anti-racism council that reportedly includes two members with troubling views on the Jewish state.
Following Carney's speech on antisemitism, critics reacted with anger at the makeup of the council and questioned how a body meant to fight hate and antisemitism includes two members who are reportedly hostile to the concerns of the Jewish community.
Omar Alghabra, a former Liberal party cabinet minister and Member of Parliament, has faced criticism for publicly mourning former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The former leader of the PLO was described by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies as "the father of modern terrorism." In the days following the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel, he declined a request to condemn them, when asked by Canada's Rebel News.
Alghabra has also faced scrutiny over past comments regarding Israel. In 2005, he criticized Toronto's police chief for participating in and leading a "Walk with Israel" event, according to The Jerusalem Post. He described the event as "a show of solidarity for a foreign state currently in the midst of an unresolved conflict" and referred to Israel as "a country that is conducting a brutal and the longest contemporary military occupation in the world."
Canada's opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre, pointed to a separate encounter with him involving a terrorist organization. "I remember Mr. Alghabra lobbying me before he was in politics to keep Hezbollah legal, so I'm not sure that he's the right guy to combat antisemitism," he told reporters.
Howeer, the Jerusalem Post reported that Alghabra had described Hamas as a terrorist organization during a 2016 parliamentary debate.
The other controversial member of the council, Avnish Nanda, represented efforts to keep a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Alberta in place. Critics of the encampment argued it created a hostile atmosphere for Jewish students following Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel.
In April, B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights released a report showing that 6,800 antisemitic incidents took place in the country in 2025, representing a 9.4% increase over 2024. On average, this represented 18.6 incidents a day and was the "highest volume" the group has recorded since it began tracking incidents.
"I'm a Canadian-born Jew serving as rabbi of the vibrant Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem community in Montreal, and I was truly shocked to learn that among the people chosen to sit on Prime Minister Carney's newest council is Omar Alghabra, who publicly mourned the death of Yasser Arafat and remained silent when asked to condemn the attacks of October 7th," Rabbi Zolly Claman of Montreal's Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Congregation told Fox News Digital.
"Canadian Jews are struggling to understand how our prime minister believed this would be a constructive appointment," Claman said.
When announcing the new Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion, Carney stated, "The council has a clear mission to combat racism and hate in all their forms and to guide the Government of Canada as part of our efforts to build a fairer, more just, more inclusive society," He also said that, "The crisis of antisemitism in Canada today is specific, it’s severe, and it demands a targeted response. And that is what our government is fully committed to," Reuters reported.
When asked about Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement, B'nai Brith Canada, one of the country's leading Jewish advocacy organizations said that while it welcomed the prime minister's acknowledgment of rising antisemitism, it believes additional action is needed to address what it views as a growing crisis facing Canada's Jewish community.
"B'nai Brith Canada acknowledges the Prime Minister's solidarity with the Jewish community," Simon Wolle, the organization's chief executive officer, told Fox News Digital. "He was right to mandate that the Special Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion prioritize researching and combating antisemitism."
At the same time, Wolle questioned whether the newly announced council has the authority and scope necessary to effectively address the problem.
"But we are concerned because the council does not have the power or scale to address this crisis in an appropriate and meaningful manner," he said. "It is an important aspect of the government's approach to combating antisemitism, but it is not sufficient."
Wolle added that B'nai Brith Canada will "continue to call on the government to establish a National Emergency Task Force on Antisemitism, among other initiatives, because the Jewish community needs immediate action, not just words during this time of violence, hate, and threats to our right to exist and participate in Canadian society," he said. Wolle did not offer comment on either Omar Alghabra and Avnish Nanda appointments.
Claman added, "The Jewish community makes up just 1.2% of Canada's population, yet is the target of 75% of hate crimes, which is astoundingly disproportionate. Canada does not have a hate problem; it has a Jew-hatred problem. There is a very specific virus spreading rapidly across this country, and our prime minister is administering a broad catch-all antibiotic that will not help."
Canadian Jewish activist Ariella Kimmel said his speech lacked concrete solutions and failed to address what she described as growing hostility toward Jewish communities.
"There was nothing on the vile chants we hear on the streets, nothing about the mobs that target Jewish neighborhoods, nothing calling for police to enforce the laws that already exist," she said.
"What Canada doesn't need is another special council on racism. We need to address the real elephant in the room, the targeting of Jews using 'Zionism' as an excusable reason, led by radicalized progressives and Islamist fundamentalists," she said.
In response to Fox News Digital questions, a spokesperson for Canadian Heritage said, "The Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion will play a critical role in bringing communities together around our shared values and in confronting hate and racism in our communities, so that all Canadians can live in our country without fear, in safety and dignity."
The statement continued, "On June 1, 2026, the Prime Minister directed the Council to begin by focusing on antisemitism. The Council has a clear mission: to combat racism and hate in all their forms, and to guide the Government of Canada as we build a fairer, more just, and more inclusive country. Information about the Council, including the terms of reference and member biographies, will be posted online in the near future."
Fox News Digital reached out to both Omar Alghabra and Avnish Nanda for comment.
Newly released police bodycam footage is intensifying scrutiny of local police after officers handcuffed an 18-year-old university student who repeatedly told them he had been stabbed and could not breathe moments before dying on a Southampton street.
The video, released Monday following the murder conviction of 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, shows Henry Nowak telling officers, "I’ve been stabbed" and "I can’t breathe" while lying on the ground after the Dec. 3, 2025, attack.
One officer responded: "I don’t think you have, mate," according to the video.
Police handcuffed Nowak after Digwa claimed he had been the victim of a racist assault, according to court proceedings previously reported by Sky News.
Reuters reported that officers later removed the handcuffs and attempted CPR after realizing Nowak had suffered serious stab wounds.
Digwa was sentenced Monday to life in prison after being convicted of murdering the 18-year-old University of Southampton finance student with a 21-centimeter blade prosecutors described as a Sikh kirpan-style weapon.
In a statement read outside court Monday, Nowak’s father, Mark Nowak, said his son repeatedly pleaded for help before losing consciousness.
"Henry had been stabbed multiple times, and as his chest filled with blood, he tried to escape. He was chased, abused, and filmed by Vickrum Digwa and others," Mark Nowak said, according to Reuters. "When police arrived, Henry was lying on the floor, barely able to sit up and plainly in severe medical distress."
"With his final words, he told officers that he could not breathe. He told them he had been stabbed," Mark Nowak said, according to Reuters. "The response from one officer was ‘I don’t think you have, mate,’" he added.
Mark Nowak said the family held Digwa "solely and 100% responsible" for their son's death, but criticized the police, saying, "Henry should not have died on the streets of Southampton in police custody. The way he was treated was inhumane and degrading."
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, said the case showed "the fear of being called racist was greater than dealing with Henry Nowak’s murder," according to Reuters.
Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick also called for the release of body-worn camera footage and accused authorities of prioritizing allegations of racism over saving Nowak’s life during an appearance on GB News.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the killing as "an awful, shocking case" and said it was right that the Independent Office for Police Conduct investigate the police response.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, the police force responsible for policing Southampton and surrounding areas in southern England, previously apologized after the conviction, with Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Robert France saying he was sorry that Nowak had been handcuffed "in the moments before he lost consciousness," according to Sky News.
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