Day: August 4, 2017

WSJ: in the United States formed the Grand jury investigation “Russian trace” in the elections NEW YORK, August 3. /TASS/. Spectacular USA Robert Mueller engaged in the trial about allegations of Russian interference in American elections, formed the jury. This is stated in an article published Thursday in the electronic version of the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal. According to two sources, the Grand jury was convened a few weeks ago. This step, according to the publication, testifies, “that the proceedings, which leads Muller, aktiviziruyutsya”. However, it is not expected that it will be completed sooner than a few months. The lawyer of the President of the United States Donald trump Ty Cobb told the journalists that he did not know about the formation of the jury. He assured that “the White house is fully prepared to cooperate with Mueller” in terms of the investigation. As the newspaper notes,

The Colombian President announced the end of democracy in Venezuela MEXICO city, Aug 3 — RIA Novosti. The convening of a constituent Assembly means the end of democracy in Venezuela, said on Thursday the President of neighbouring Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos. The constituent Assembly begins work on Friday and will have to prepare amendments to the Constitution of Venezuela. The convening of the Assembly was declared at the initiative of President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition does not recognize the elections to the constituent Assembly, indicating that its scheduling had to be done via referendum. “Unfortunately, what we see lately is the deterioration, the destruction of democracy in Venezuela. She collapsed slowly, and that a national constituent Assembly is some form of culmination of this process, what we can’t agree”, — quotes the portal of the Mexican Excelsior statement of Santos. The Prosecutor General’s office of Venezuela on Thursday demanded to

In France, the deputies were forbidden to hire relatives PARIS, August 3. /TASS/. The French Parliament approved with majority of votes the law on ethics of political and public life. As reported Thursday by AFP, the law specifically prohibits Ministers, parliamentarians and representatives of local Executive authorities to employ close relatives (spouses, parents, children). In case of violation of this rule is subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for a term of three years and a fine in the amount of €45 thousand For the adoption of the document in favor of the 383 deputies, against — three abstentions — 48. To adopt a law on the ethics of political life promised Emmanuel macron when he was a candidate for the President of the country. It was caused by the so-called scandal”, Penelopiad”. It erupted after newspaper Le Canard enchaine has published information that the wife of the