With some delay, the Statewatch revealed a document, originated in the end of November 2021 the EU Council, which presents “Operational Action Plan 2022: Child sexual exploitation.”[1]

On December 21, 2021, NatWest Markets Plc (NatWest), a London-U.K.-based banking and financial services firm, pleaded guilty to spoofing in the markets for U.S. Treasury securities and futures contracts.[1]

On December 16, 2021, Kibwe Ngoie-Ntombe, an Australian national living in Kelowna, British Colombia, pleaded guilty to charges of willful promotion of hatred arising from videos the defendant circulated online.  He allegedly made threats towards people living in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).[1]

On January 13, 2022, in a case that could set a precedent for other countries a German Court in Koblenz sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to life in prison for crimes against humanity, in the first criminal case over state-sponsored torture in Syria.[1]

On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States.[1]

On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States.[1]

On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States.[1]

On December 21, 2021, the European Data protection Supervisor (EDPS), an EU privacy and data protection independent supervisory authority, issued a decision, ordering Europol to erase personal data on individuals that have not been linked to criminal activity.[1]  Europol had resisted the decision in a series of dialogues with the EDPS.  This article discusses the decision and the impact on Europol.

On January 11, 2022, pursuant to a forfeiture action filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, James H. Clark, a significant collector of Cambodian antiquities, agreed to return 35 pieces to Cambodia.[1]

The upcoming Libyan presidential election is thought to be a crucial factor in bringing the country political stability and ending its 10-year crisis.  In December 2021, the Tripolis Appeals Court approved Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late dictator Huammar Gadaffi, to run in the upcoming presidential election.[1]  Experts believe that Saif al-Islam may be able to win the support of Libyans that yearn for the stability of his father’s regime before the civil war.  Other Libyans are outraged that Saif al-Islam can run in the election despite his prior conviction for war crimes during the revolution.