i am. this is news coming to you live from berlin the complaint that launched an impeachment inquiry into president u.s. the makers release a redacted version of a bristle girls report on president trump's dealings with his ukrainian counterpart what more does it tell us about the phone cord that's course a firestorm in washington or to coming up. at the age of 86 although he was named the bulldozer she was known as the charming states land cornet frogs into the 21st century. and torture chambers in refugee

camps meets refugees who were kidnapped in libya this is they were tortured by people smugglers who promise to take them to your. just to have your company. the u.s. house intelligence committee has released of adapted version of a whistleblower complaint that prompted an impeachment inquiry against president trump acting director of national intelligence mcquire is due to testify to congress about that report today it has to do with a phone call between trump and ukraine's president the issue at stake is did the u.s. president abuse his power by urging ukraine to open a corruption investigation into trump's political rival joe biden and his son. not

for the 1st time on a difficult day in new york donald trump was forced to defend his conversation with ukraine's below to me as a lenski using a familiar line which aren't continues but they're getting hit hard on this which aren't because when they look at the information it's a joke. impeachment that i didn't do it to take a look at that call it was perfect i didn't do it there was no quid pro quo the allegation trump pressured selenski to look into dealings by his political rival joe biden and his son hunter trumpet hoped by releasing this memo of the call the problem would go away but phrases like do us a favor appear to back up the allegation that there's no mention of military aid being dependent on an investigation from discusses corruption crimes involving biden's son he says joe biden quote stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that the man who's unwittingly walked into

a political storm had this to say for himself you sure did we had. i think good phone call it was normal we spoke about many seeing such and a split so i think and you already that nobody bullshit bush me yes or no kerry. no pressure on friends ski maybe but the impeachment inquiry launched by democrats has put trump under the microscope. the fact is that the president of the united states. in picture of his constitutional responsibilities has asked a foreign government to help in in his political campaign that cannot stand he will be held accountable no one is above the law. the democrats may now be throwing caution to the winds for trump it looks like business as usual as he tries to ride

out the latest scandal. that's been outdrawn our correspondents did obvious pablo 40 any assholes in washington and to our correspondent in kiev nick connelly welcome to with a few bob let me start with you if i mix and we're waiting to hear from the u.s. director of national intelligence joseph mcguire on the complaints of the whistleblower what can we expect there. well we now know what we can expect because we have this document in front of us now i've had a chance to look at it it is a redacted version of the actual complaint from the whistleblower and i want to just read a couple of elements from it which really stand out. from this whistleblower in the course of my official duties i've received information from multiple u.s. government officials that the president of the united states is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 us election he also goes on to name the president's

personal lawyer mr rudolph giuliani is a central figure in this effort and also attorney general william barr appears to be involved as well at this person also goes on to say that the white house officials who told me this information were deeply disturbed by what had transpired in this phone call so you know these are very damning words which we're hearing in this complaint which was filed on oldest 12 and as we heard in the report there at the acting director of national intelligence joseph mcguire who took office just 4 days after this complaint was filed landed himself in a situation which was complicated to say the least and of course we're going to be hearing from i'm just keeping an eye on the screen there to see if he's coming in because we're waiting for his appearance in the next few minutes ok so no soliciting interference in the elections in 2020 a very serious challenge this investigation is a very explosive story in the u.s.

what is the view of these developments in ukraine. seems a really really long way away all of this impeachment hype in washington here seen from kiev at least ordinary ukrainians you speak to bemused the country's suddenly at the center of all this attention. asking themselves how they got to the center of this fight between the 2. of the us establishment democrats and republicans you really sense that from the governments that there's huge. and worry that ukraine is being pulled into something from which can only lose if it gives some kind of information that helps them it'll have the democrats against against them on the other hand they need trumps help to get military aid and other financial support so really a lose lose situation if ukraine and you saw president selenski in new york yesterday at his press conference with present looking exceedingly on easy and really hoping

that it all passes without him having to really do much more and put his head above the parapet obama what do americans say about this latest scandal to affect donald trump do you think it will actually support from the u.s. president. well interestingly. quite significant majority of americans long opposed to impeachment of president trump of course a lot of these polls were conducted when the russia investigation was taking place and this of course is a completely different situation many respects it's a more just a bill. accusation will say on the part of the democrats an interesting lead in a lot of those polls even many democrats were against it because impeachment is very unpopular here in the u.s. but actually earlier this week i was reading in the new york times just earlier. a poll that was conducted just on monday i was asked if president donald trump suspended military aid to ukraine in order to incentivize the countries officials

to investigate joe biden and his son how would you feel and actually found that a majority of americans would support impeachment so it's perhaps a little bit too early to tell that's what analysts are saying here because we're dealing with a very different situation and it is an unprecedented situation so for the time being you know we'll have to just wait and see what happens in the next hours and days and how this process. works out and make a final question feet on the memo shows a very differential ability means that inskeep to what is the u.s. president what is at stake for ukraine in this whole crisis. well i'm rich it's definitely stuff flattery forming telling trump that you know and you agreed with him 100 percent but a 1000 percent that he used trump's phrase of draining the swamp selenski saying he too wants to do that he also mentioned that on his last trip to new york he stated the trump hotel so this is all stuff that's deeply embarrassing for volunteers

alinsky who never expected this to be made public but that he was doing his job his job is to make ukraine as important a kind of issue in president trump's head and we know that this kind of approach is something that goes down very well with the u.s. president what's at stake well hundreds of millions of dollars worth of financial aid but also the sale of france's javelin missiles this was the 1st kind of lethal weapon sold by the u.s. to ukraine since this conflict began in the past ukraine was only provided with non-lethal equipment. in a situation where the europeans look like they're seeking to renew ties with russia and maybe draw down those sanctions u.s. support for ukraine is crucial and it really seems from kiev now that ukraine has only to lose from all of this and can only hope at best to sit this out and wait for adults pass over but a lot a lot a lot on the line for ukraine and a lot of danger ahead but this administration. nick economy can have an idea in

washington thank you both very much for sharing your perspectives with us. former french president jacques chirac has died he was 86 chirac dominated french politics for decades and served 2 terms from 1905 to 2007 he led france to adopt the euro and stirred national pride with his opposition to the u.s. led war in iran children later years from mobbed by scandal and he was convicted of corruption after leaving office. joining me now for more is the political correspondent and france expert emmanuelle charles welcome emma what do you think will be. a lasting international legacy well you know it was one of those political giants one of those really and perhaps a lot last statesman of this size here in the world not only in france but also in the road after a rocky start he was really

a champion for to european union and he was a very popular figure in africa as well as of course he had a very controversial friendships with some of the african dictators he was also the 1st. defining moments of french history a set of defining moments such as the moment when he recognized the role of france has played in the deeper taishan of the jews during world war 2 and perhaps more defining on the international scene was the moment where he feels theo posed the participation of friends in iraq a war perhaps that's have a listen to what he said regarding new players on. iraq today it does not represent an immediate threat that would justify an immediate resort to war. that france calls on everyone to behave responsibly and to uphold international law and. france calls upon everyone to preserve the

unity of the security council over best solution 1441 go. so we see their strong determination which defined us so his persona on an international stage show definitely a world leader disappearing today he was a very towering figure in french politics how if politicians there reacted to his demise well tributes have been pouring from across the political spectrum we so on the leader of the left wing populist party of afghans are so maize untamed france declared the death of jacques chirac the history of france turns a page let us accept all grieve because there are reasons for it he loved 8 friends better than others have done ever since and for dr we are grateful to him and perhaps are so interesting to the from the other side of the political spectrum and whose fathers i might have been was someone that jacques chirac spent his entire life fighting against the far right mandela pen said though we may disagree was

actually hard on many things he was a great lover of overseas and a president capable of opposing the madness of the iraq war he renewed the traditional balance of french diplomacy and last but not least on closed younker oso said he was devastated and he said today europe loses one of its a figurehead france loses a great states man and i lose a loyal friend jack shark was a man of strong convictions and a humanist values of for 10 days respect and tolerance so a lot of tributes coming in for jacques chirac's and he was very charismatic and also a charming but at the same time very controversial how will the french people remember him well indeed he comes across as a very likeable man as someone very down to whereas he was always present idea of the cultural fare you chair in paris he was the most liked political figure in france but as you say he was or so a very controversial figure he was involved in many corruption scandals including

that of fictitious employment of while he was mayor of paris he was also known as a womanizer so of course all those aspects we also overshadowed his presidency right emmanuel charles thank you very much for talking to us one jacques chirac has died at the age of 86. let me now being updated with some other stories making news around the wild a strong earthquake has struck the luke lines of eastern indonesia killing at least 20 people and causing structural damage the 6.5 magnitude tremor was centered northeast of the provincial capital off on authorities have not issued a tsunami warning for the region ongoing unrest in the caribbean nation of haiti has left at least one person dead and several others injured demonstrators clashed with riot police who used tear gas the people are protesting over food and fuel shortages spiraling inflation and government corruption. a

massive fire at a chemical factory in northern france has prompted authorities to close schools in brewer and travel other nearby towns police said there are no reported victims of the fire was not talked safe but there are fears the river sent could be polluted. turning out of gunnison which is gearing up for a presidential election this weekend is a major challenge in a country where security is a serious problem now this time it would be even more deadly than the ban extremists have attacked election rallies and have threatened to attack the election itself despite that candidates have made their case to get voters to the polls in a rare televised debate. those 2 contenders are the country's current chief executive of dollar and a former warlord who's really entered the political mainstream. the lead

candidate didn't show up for the debate the current president ashraf ghani. the 2 addressed issues including election fraud and the taliban. be afghan people risk their lives to go to vote shows their determination that this should decide their future under no circumstances will be allow fraudulent elections to once again decide best fate. i wish but. for taliban have always committed terrorist attacks that was the ultimate killing of innocent people but they are a reality in this country they are not. the heart of the thought on troops are the reason for war in this country our country has been occupied. because nobody thinks about gives us a role in peace talks the americans and the taliban are negotiating the same groups that the americans designated terrorists. and they've been talking to them and want

to protest in the con. soldiers and police are out in force and not just in the run up to the election but taliban and other islam ist insurgents are battling u.s. backed government forces thousands of civilians are killed each year. the taliban aim to disrupt this vote but some people remain defiant and without that we're going to vote in large numbers and we ask the government and security forces to keep us safe and to ensure the transparency of the election. and of a taliban issue threats every day. nevertheless i believe most people will participate in the election to defend democracy thank you but i depart. if security worries keep many from voting and turnout is low that could undermine the emerging democratic process. the u.n. high commissioner for refugees urgently calling on countries worldwide to take in

refugees stuck in libya the agency described its migrants sent in tripoli as severely overturned it but it's not the only camp. libya is not the most important transit points for refugees and migrants crossing the mediterranean into europe holding camps have sprung up for the pounds of refugees stranded in the water on country german diplomats have described conditions in them as inhuman but investigating those reports is nearly impossible but our team managed to meet some camp survivors by traveling to that is libya's southern neighbor a warning this report contains speeches some of you might find distressing. these images were recorded by refugees in different camps in libya they show appalling conditions human rights activists say the images are credible we came into direct contact with 2 refugees by a messaging services they have been interred in a libyan migrant camp for 2 years they talk to us by

a voice message we change their voices for their own protection. we've been tortured with scared we're suffering and dying from various diseases. we were kidnapped we became victims of violence we're starving people have died our lives are disgusting so we appeal for a voiceless voice to be heard. we are innocent refugees living in a land of hell. in using our we speak to refugees who went through this hell. one of them is 18 years old we call her she was kidnapped while fleeing from somalia and taken to a hidden building in the libyan desert many other star on the journey across the sahara i mean us kidnappers demanded $8000.00 for her release they tortured amina to increase the pressure her parents were forced to listen to it on the phone. the

whole of the rituals of they changed me up hung me up and tortured me with electric shocks. they tortured men with electric shocks to their genitals and women of with shock studer pressed until they cried and screamed loudly. they did it so they would get the money faster than how to stand as a puzzle. the torch a systematic many other refugees describe similar methods. about 1600 refugees live in this camp salt of the sahara they were all rescued from libya. this man from sudan doesn't want to reveal his true identity either and asks that we call him even him he says when he was in prison he was sort of a good. people came and bought us like slaves. and they said we'll let

you work and you get money for 0. but in the end you didn't get any money. they said you're a slave you're a black man they even woke us up in the middle of the naacp to torture us. all on. the horrific stories we've hearing from refugees inside this. they've seen and experienced things they're going to have imagined before now here they are the 1st time that life's not easy here to hope for the great reset. many hope to reach. we managed to meet someone who profits from the refugees suffering he calls himself of the occupation migrants money for $500.00 he brings migrants across the sahara to libya but if they can't pay the driver sell them to torture chambers adela's use understands why they do that. when was it the women they say i spent money on duty

what am i supposed to do i want my money back and i want profit on top of that that was when i started torturing people. we often hear refugees say that they're not put off by stories like this the smugglers other only hope and they're prepared to pay any price even if it means risking their lives. and that report by the modern look joins me in the studio welcome now you've just got back from some day distressing stories we heard in your report what struck you most in your conversations with refugees there what impressed me most i think is the resilience strength of the refugees they went through unspeakable things horrible trauma and i met for example a woman from darfur in sudan she witnessed the execution of our loved ones and she decided to flee she traveled through the sahara desert she saw people falling down

the cars because the cars that go really fast with the sour edges that she saw people dying of thirst she ended up in one of these torture chambers where she was tortured and raped for several months then finally she got out she managed to get on a dinghy a rubber dinghy on the mediterranean on you know and she says she saw it she thought it's she's already close to save europe but then this boat was intercepted by the libyan coast guards which is by the way financed and trained by the european union they brought her back to a detention center in libya and from there she was finally evacuated and then i met her and she was so strong she was really impressive. strong and i just thought she still has hope you know and she. is really a resilience in the face of a great adversity are these cases that we saw in your report individual cases random cases all of these is this the feet of most of the refugees who are in that area while this torch an extortion for example a systematic also the u.n.

confirms that the detention centers in libya they work on a business model which is based on smugglers traffickers. forced labor sometimes also many human rights groups they confirm that these slave markets these are not an exception many african migrants are being sold as construction workers or a sex slaves too so it's a very widespread phenomenon and what the international community is is just looking away from these abuses that we have seen actually know well a bit maybe you saw the united nations they are totally aware of the problem they also do these evacuations from libya to tunisia where they said several times that one should dismantle these detention centers that no myron or refugee should be held in a prison. they also present that's why these of equations are possible but in some they're not so the refugees and migrants are all on their own and and the reason

for that they say is that they don't get access by the government to these detention centers to talk to humanitarian work and he's working for doctors without borders he said well we have no problem answering there we were there all in our own team of 5 trying to take care of 600 refugees in these deplorable conditions you know so all the people smugglers are the human traffickers the villains in this whole piece it depends i spoke to refugees who sat you know there are my friends helping me to get out of my war torn country out of violence and also some made good experience as they say ok i paid them the money he brought me to the spot but also there are also these examples where the one we have in the report who clearly sympathizes with his drivers that he says at least his drivers are the one who are selling the refugees to the torture camps so they are these and that but also you

have to mention that before 2015 it was perfectly legal to to transport migrants from music to libya it was or was. part of the daily life there migrants from west africa always used to work in libya and algeria it was totally normal but then in 2015 the european union put pressure on a chair to close the border of course in order to prevent migration to europe so you could say that the 1st order of europe to africa is now in share money miller thank you very much for your reporters with us your insights on the story thank you . you're watching the news here's a recap of the top story that we're following for you u.s. lawmakers are reviewing a classified whistleblower complaint that has prompted an impeachment inquiry into president trump congress is investigating with a trump press the leader of ukraine for damaging information on a political driver. coming up next on news asia bollywood grieving he visits

a drama school in mumbai inspiring the kids to think big. and undressed in indonesia a closer look at what's been causing days of violent protest. that and more coming up on the news is next i'll see you at the top of the hour thank you for your company.

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