this is g.w. news live from berlin tonight just as in turkey surprise in disbelief as a court acquits 9 anti-government activists in a landmark case from 2013 but tonight one of them could face new charges in connection with a coup attempt in 2016 also coming up rescuing migrants in the mediterranean despite the perils many desperate people are still trying to get to europe we'll have an exclusive report from a rescue ship and he killed thousands of people and caused untold misery yet the

colombian drug lord public. he's still treated as a hero by many but now the families of his victims they have found an unusual way to fight back. i'm brinkerhoff to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and our viewers all around the world welcome tonight new questions about the independence of the turkish justice system a turkish philanthropist an activist who earlier on tuesday was acquitted of trying to overthrow the government could face new charges tonight philanthropist an activist. had been one of a number of people accused of organizing protests in 2013 against plans to redevelop an area in central istanbul now that would have destroyed one of the city's last. green spaces known as as you park the new detention order tonight is

in connection with of all was alleged role in a coup attempt in turkey 3 years later in the summer of 2016 so from one acquittal to maybe new charges for more on this now we're going to poland dorian jones he's on the story for us in stamboul good evening to you and we're looking at here we've got to assemble prosecutors they've issued a new detention order for. what exactly is going on tonight very dramatic events yes prosecutors in a statement said that they had issued at attention all the full relation to the failed coup attempt of $26.00 team they also said that they were appealing the acquittal of kabala which will be a further blow to his family and supporters many of them are waiting outside the prison expecting to welcome him to freedom after 2 and

a half years him free trial to tension with this this the announcement of this prosecutors knew to taint chill older they quickly left the prison and i think with it the initial euphoria of the hope that it is true of these terrible trial and that the tension that he suffered was coming to an end it now that i think the realisation is that any hope of any early release is starting to fade vaults and or and do we know is this is this legal have we seen something like this happen before where suddenly you have the possibility of new charges in connection with something that you know that happened 4 years ago when charges should have been filed then. well absolutely and in fact in 2 other very high profile cases the the world and they world are right actually when i write a ton he was released by a quarter and within hours the new tension holder was issued and he was kept in prison and he still remains in prison to this day and also the another very

high profile case the leader of turkey's main former leader of turkey's main party demi tosh again he was released following the european court of human rights ruling calling for his release and again a new to take release and he is still in prison today and i think that this will be a great deal of concern for because this does seem to be a pattern especially of these very high profile cases in particular cases where president has voiced very strong views in support of the prosecutions we have seen when they are acquitted and again new orders are released and they are. back into jail and what does this tell us then about the independence of the turkish justice system durrant. well president will always insist the judiciary is independent but it has to be said that there has been is growing concern of course in turkey

a human rights organizations and also internationally and particularly from the european union which have been watching particularly this case of this was a very important case. as a key watershed moment for the whether it was able to establish a new independence there have been some cases in the last few months of high profile people being released there was hope that this case would be another benchmark given what has happened this will only fuel those critics who say that the judicial remains under the firm control of president. the latest tonight from. dorian thank you very much. well turkey is connected to one of the biggest challenges facing europe at the moment in the attempt to manage the flow of migrants many of them undertaking perilous journeys from sub-saharan africa to libya and then across the mediterranean rescue ships operated by charities and other non-governmental organizations or they patrol the coast off of libya but

still many migrants are drowning they don't use drugs or it she joined one of those rescue ships and he sends us this exclusive report. from the deck of the rescue ship ocean flaking nicholas romaniuk is scanning the sea for a boat with migrants on board. the ocean viking is about 130 kilometers off the libyan coast that means it's in international waters. we have a look for a possible one a boat with guys there are. all wondering if you have a visual border control pilots are in radio contact. the border patrol is searching the area with small aircraft or helicopters they say they think the spotted the migrans boat going to people on 3.

iraqi. feet are. the migrants boat is now clearly visible. for. rescue doing is ready to be deployed tom he is one of the most experienced stuff when it comes to see rescues even if he tells his colleagues what he knows about the refugees so fine. and their mission begins. again but the electic that means that we can have. the 2 rescue doing is settle for the migrants boat along with. should put some ports on it's not to rush this policy operation to take time to assess the situation. he wouldn't migrant boat is overloaded with 84 passengers all young men. will go into that they might stand up and become agitated and tip over the boat is

a big concern. that's why the 1st thing they are getting a life vests. for the way it will take 3 trips back and forth to get all the migrants on board the ocean like. most of them are from bangladesh morocco and somalia with a few from algeria and the gambia 21 are under 18 years old they came along without parents or relatives. and. well i know that. the migrants are also addressed in arabic and other languages every single person will be examined by the doctors on. it with a dangerously i've got it but it's a bit like it where there is a common one of let's let another let's look at the lot of business if you really

not know about that that they thought but it's often done that might difficult to find ones and about. them backing but i don't live my life in my. career so weak but now say the happy to be a law you've. done. your drugs or she is on board the ocean viking which is off the libyan coast good evening to you what condition are the people in who were rescued can you tell us. well i've spoken to one of the medics from dr without borders they provided medical and still a providing care for the rescued people. with a healthy although it seems that some of these people have been at sea for many hours if not days the medical team support reported that they are largely in

a stable situation right now so however some of the some of the bombers was suffering from fuel intoxication and the m.s.f. medical team are monitoring the people for fuel burns which usually take. a little while to develop exposure otherwise nation is always a concern but and people have been at sea for extended periods of time. with many complaining with a kiss and body pain and talking to these stories have. been able to share with you how they ended up on a. well we've just arrived just now or 2 ago from from the last rescue operation so i had the chance to talk one of the 2 of them but at the 1st mention that we had to rescue operations today one in their early morning local time just after sunrise on the 2nd operation in the late afternoon local time so to record

a rescue operation that was totally different in the morning we had an oily sea as they say here on the ocean by that means no waste almost no wings 84 people on a wooden boat were rescued 40 percent of them came from bangladesh from morocco from gambia and algeria the 2nd operation was completely different the weather changed during the day with strong wind waves approximately 898 survivors from sub-saharan africa and most of them all from nigeria gano senegal not just booked into a 24 year old man from morocco and you know how he ended up on the boat and he said you know he would like to work in germany as a baker has some friends and yes some friends some braman. and do we know mia what will happen to these migrants. well this is really a great question i've spoken to nicholas. on the who is in charge of the

rescue search and rescue operation here on board he told me that the ocean biking will probably continue to patch course in international waters off the coast of libya i think we have to be ready to see more rescue operations in the hours maybe days to come and right now no one really knows how long the rescue operation is going to last all right. on board the ocean viking in the mediterranean off the coast of libya tonight mia thank you. well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world afghan president off for afghani has been declared the winner of september's presidential election that following a recount and he was reelected to a 2nd term with just over 50 percent of the vote his main opponent do look contest of the election results and is now valid to form his own parallel government the jury has begun deliberating in the trial of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein

it follows emotional testimony from many women accusing him of rape and sexual assault weinstein denies the charges saying that any sexual conduct was consensual the billionaire former mayor of new york mike bloomberg has qualified to join a live television debate with other democratic presidential candidates in las vegas on wednesday bloomberg has been wising in the opinion polls thanks in part to a flood of t.v. ads. for months now swarms of desert locus have been ravaging the horn of africa and while governments have begun aerial spraying to prevent a new generation of breeding the u.n. is warning of a looming food crisis it says the region needs $76000000.00 u.s. dollars to fight the plague but at the moment they barely have a 3rd of them we visited some kenyan farmers to find out how they had been affected by this infestation. they will leave that for one day commit january

bennett my congress wasn't baited by that. they ate everything from grains beans and even and try a field of watermelons but that's not all. that. look i do know. normally by this time they're ready for harvest. but the look you have destroyed them all. the flowers even the leaves. that what if they did. look at everything in their way. in a day a one square kilometer swarm of locusts can eat as much food as 35000 people. at this time of year my congress granted these are usually filled to the brim but now they're practically empty. memory now you get to go come on come on that's what i've harvested is very little i expected to get sounds

of green grams 15 sacks of maize 15 and i didn't get any beans it's all of that they've all been destroyed. his neighbor is equally devastated without the harvest he doesn't know what to do. there's nothing left to harvest there's nothing else i don't know how to do it's just this farm that's where i get through it were a feed my family and friends everyone because that's what i do i'm a farmer limit. this is the worst look at infestation that kenya has seen in 70 years farmers in this region have lost nearly all of their crops some of them have started planting again but they don't know what they will do if the locusts return . to step up the fight against the locusts kenya has started training its voluntary national youth service great well aerial spraying of pesticides is already being used to fight the i don't locusts these youths are being trained as ground spray is

against the younger locusts which caused flight yet. the government believes it still might be able to stop the spread of central station for but this may be its last chance if they're going to look what is your news not. for their quantity in kenya now then we have even breeding grounds in the country and we may become sources off and frustration see the future. for farmers like but not my kind of government effort has come too late he doesn't know how he will make up for his lost crops and he only hopes that his name. the toughest will survive for a buck or 2 now with former slaves resting on international support dominic version on the man overseeing the un's relief efforts he tells the w. news that time is of the essence take a listen to what needs to happen next is that we have a very short window of opportunity we are in between 2 planting season we need to come to control the locust population know before the planting season starts in

march a pretty the main planting season we have a very fruitful. european union the european commission as we speak 1st of all financial commitment is critical we have an appeal out for $76000000.00 so far we have received about $30000000.00 if we consider a 10000000 euro that is being announced today by the european commission that was dominic version they're talking about the need for aid in africa to fight a plague of locusts we can leaks founder julian assange on she is due to face a hearing next week that or decide whether he can be extradited to the united states to face espionage charges songes being held at a london prison while he awaits the hearing the united states is seeking his extradition from the u.k. over his alleged role in the release of classified military and diplomatic material by wiki leaks back in 2010 he has already spent 7 years inside the ecuadorian

embassy in london in a bid to avoid extradition to sweden to face rape charges they are those charges have however been dropped at a press briefing today wiki leaks critter in chief said that a songe is no longer being held in solitary confinement or that his health is improving but he warned of the consequences for press freedom if a songe is handed over to the us. and we can as a journalist organization. the united states has no right to decide equating proper. investigative journalism and journalism i'm curious who's with espuelas that's outrageous and if that sort of this is allowed to go ahead it sends a very serious signals to journalists all over the world where during their press briefing in london today we can leaks editor in chief was joined by julian assange his legal team and they talked about the extradition hearing that's due to start

next week. she was there and she sent us this. joining the sounds defense team have claimed that the case against him is part of u.s. president on the trumps war on john alyson they have to scribe how so she was held in isolation in a high security prison in london to the extent that corridos were being emptied before he walked 3 this is now east they say and he said to be in better health the court case starts next week human rights lawyer jennifer robinson expects the legal proceedings to last for several. figured moss they're reporting from london now and in china the corona virus has claimed the wife of yet another health care worker he was the head of a leading hospital in hong the city at the epicenter of the outbreak the death toll from the virus has now reached almost 2000 the chinese territory of hong kong suffered badly in the sars virus 18 years ago our correspondent charles until

reports on how many hong kong fear that history could repeat itself as the new corona virus spread its. exhausted but really. the nightmare is that in and last week these residents were pulled from the beds in the middle of the night off to 2 people living through the pot tested positive for 19 it's pump fees the pointers could be traveling through the plane gripping hong kong with a collective dread that it was about to watch history repeat itself. this is a moment gardens in 2003 it became synonymous with tragedy 42 residents lost their lives to the song's epidemic hundreds more were infected defective pipes had been carrying the virus directly into people's homes the whole of oh god. becoming the city. they had to come home to gobble gobble i feel

so safe and so i would guess even those of that 7 years. still be coming to it to buy you know my the horror of what happened here is still see in people's minds many still haunted by the tail of the tragedy and it's that which is now fueling faith today. mr yep says lessons have been learned and additional hygiene issues introduced but that's done little to calm nerves. with masks and hand sanitizer both in short supply toilet roll is now the latest target of panic shoppers. concerned so great one online rumors the shortage is all it took to empty the shelves i think of yet another whole people is a key because how would they know who would in fact that i can people through their prey who appears to be at $38.00 their market and then under being picked it and i

mean. professor light treated sauce victims he sees echoes of pasta steaks things more must be done to prevent another devastating outbreak this is a stupid these already i think anything least of the hopeful authorities should do is to encourage everyone every single one threw him off and also supply it because you couldn't for the myth that we stop there to protect him. since this outbreak is particularly painful and it's now needs a network of survive it while they're bracing for the west he says science is proof that hong kong can come back from the brink of was back in 2003 we spend 4 to 5 months time to to fight against it seize this time we may have a longer time to fight and we should not be led by the fear inside us even though we have the house experience that we should be telling everyone. we came across the most difficult time you know i guess standing here back at home

a house authorities have given residents do you plan to question here was born from experience given hong kong's past the spread of fish can be as challenging to contain as the virus itself. well from the fear of a virus to the fear of a drug lord colombian drug lord public escobar was once one of the world's most dangerous criminals yet nearly 30 years after his death people continue to remain assizes lifestyle and to make money out of his brutal legacy now as didn't use nicole reports the families of escobar as many victims they decided to take some action. pablo escobar is everywhere in the streets and shops he grins at passers by from t. shirts key chains and even oil paintings pop culture has turned the founder of the many young drug cartel into an icon an icon who was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people to consult this trend is horribly painful he tells me that 30

years ago his father died in a terror attack orchestrated by the notorious drug lord. and i think nowadays the people who sell these types of products are soley motivated by the desire to make money in order to sell by contributions the hype around this figure of a crime boss who inflicted a lot of pain on this country. in this place from 976-2993 escobar ruled over a kingdom of horror fueled by assassinations kidnappings and terror attacks still some of the very colombians who once lived in fear of him now seek to profit from his legacy yes some people come in and get mad they tell me this is blasphemy and ask me why on earth are you selling this but people ask for it this is after all my livelihood if i get a request i get it printed because i run a business this is. gonzalez and geo columbia columbia remembers is

trying to show the grim reality behind the idolization with its latest project oddly enough it's an online store selling narco merchandise or at least that's what it looks like at 1st glance. the way it works is that if you try to buy one of the products offered on the website you'll encounter the story of a victim of narco terrorism in colombia a direct victim of public record. and i think you know i'm octillion a go mass and i'm the wife of not. deceased and one of pablo escobar is a tax. she said i would like to tell my husband. that the life project we created together i try to do in the name of our love. and of our life project is through mornin or through predictor you we love you forever.

gonzalo and his co-founder daveed aren't alone in their fight against the trivialization of escobar as dark legacy through the narco store project they found unexpected allies with very close ties to the drug lord. i think there's good enough. tension to prioritize the victims over the products that glorify the crimes all the story of my father and those products are permanent insult to the families the murder of their money and the alliance for peace unimaginable 3 decades ago 27 years after pablo escobar his death colombia still hasn't been able to dismantle the powerful drug industry he built banning the products that glorify narco culture should be a far easier task. and here's a reminder of the top story that we are following for you in a surprise ruling a turkish court has acquitted 9 activists charged with trying to overthrow the

government in the gives you part protests and 7 years ago but one of them has been kept in jail because of his alleged role in the attempted coup in 26 teeth. you're watching. for all of us here in berlin thanks for the company after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day for that.

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