all figures on everything you need about the 2022 will cover on d, w ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is d w. news live from building a hostage situation in the eastern german city of dresden police. find the body of a woman whose son is suspected of killing her media reporting that a shooting has occurred. police i've shopped down dresden city center, will have more in just a moment. also coming up,

the corruption scandal strikes the european parliament as police in brussels. make arrests, prosecutors say they're targeting an influence peddling gain by a gulf states plus after he runs 1st execution in connection with ongoing protests . more iranians who proposed the regime are facing the death penalty. we talk to their loved ones, worried about what comes next. and a big shock in the world come in qatar as brazil are out in the quarter finals the tournament. thank birds lose on penalties to croatia. ah, i'm showered raid, thank you for your company. today. we're going to start the show with a hostage taking in the eastern german city of dresden police have found the body of

a woman there in her apartment this morning with her 40 year old son suspect of killing her. they say he then took hostages in a shopping center in the city, police evacuated the mall and its surrounding areas, including a christmas market which was closed. they've cleared people away from the city center, and shortly before we came on air, police reported that the hostages are unheard, and that the suspect has been injured and is in their custody. joining me here now in the studio is d w's political correspondent, benjamin, other as group of benjamin. hi there. what more can you tell us about what's unfolding? police was in contact with the perpetrator already who was in the shop. him all the said to have 2 hostages, they appear to be unharmed. they are, of course, still ambulances on the scene because you have to do the medical checks 1st. and they said that even though this hosted situation is no over, they confirmed that they have the perpetrator. also,

they captured him as well. but it will take time for this area that has been corded off in the central a port of today's into, of course, let this examiners also look into exactly what happened to follow. what was the path of this perpetrated today? and i talk to us more about the area where this is where this all took place and the significance of that. so it is in the center of tracy. but what this media report would you also mentioned with the body of this woman that was founded in the cell than suburbs of interest. and there was this, the radio stations called rad, your bracelets, a small private radio station that's located close today and central station. so pretty close also to the old part of the city of teresa, that's the media information that we have. but they also confirmed that is not true that the perpetrator actually managed to get into the newsroom. there was some reports that were not confirmed by police as well, but where we have from police is that the perpetrator is already in custody. the

both hostages that are also with the police right now seemed to be unharmed. mister, this will be on going also to see how there is a relation between the death of the mother of the suspect perpetrator. and what happened after with the saucer situation. now, benjamin, this is obviously a very busy time of year. christmas is just around the corner. lots and lots of people are out and about how has that affected what police have been doing in the, in the city center. so actually taking a very cautiously and they close also one of the christmas market. it's near by this shopping center where there's hostage situation happened. and if we look back only a few years in but i showed, plus it was a, a pretty big terrorist attack. and now looking around and going to the christmas market, you can see that there's also protection against trucks who may be able to go in there. so there is indeed concern when it comes to possible hostage situations when it comes to this perpetrators. and of course, they have to take the situation very, very carefully and tell people on one side to be careful to don't spread fake news

that something that unfortunately we see a lot happening after the situations to follow the instructions of the police and the police have said that even though that hostage situation is over, there might take a time for them to be able to re open the shop. now benjamin, this is all of the back of some very significant security threats that have come to light in the last few days here in germany. talked to us about that if you could lathan indeed, rates that's about the rice burger, that's a group that is in the eye of security of domestic intelligence services. also of germany's interior minister. i mean, they planned a q on the german government. we have no idea if this is related, so there would be going into speculation that exactly will police a don't want media to do. but there is indeed concern that there might be people who are planning this kind of attack. so even if this case, we see that it was a single person who acted, we don't know yet if there are other people who were involved with this planning or

we're also it to plant something together with this. there is indeed concerned by the domestic intelligence services by the interior ministry to look and to try to avoid these type of situations that was our political correspondence. benjamin alvarez gruber speaking to us about this hostage taking in the eastern german city of dresden. of course, this is the story we're going to be following throughout the afternoon here on d. w. benjamin. thank you. as always let's move on to other news now. police in belgium have arrested 5 people, including a european parliament vice president, whose name is eva kylie. she is a greek socialist, m e p, and was suspended from her party. after this came to light, she's being investigated as part of an inquiry into corruption and money laundering that involves an unidentified gulf state for others were also detained. prosecutors said they were looking into payments and gifts given to people in strategic

positions in, in you decision making. b, who's in favor for people, have been arrested a morrison, but the focus is on her time eva, kylie, who that in europe, she belongs to a greek socialist party and is one of the vice president of the european parliament . now she's being prosecuted in a corruption probe, said lucy, blue with a sort received versus spectrum corruption of money laundering and criminal organizations which concerns potential corruption from a political state in the european parliament level about the purpose of the bribery was to try to change the political or economic decisions off to you from apartment couldn't do government media reports, name catseye, as the state allegedly buying influence. kylie met guitars, labor minister in november shortly before the world cup started. the labor is in a video posted on twitter. well,

she sent the european parliament recognized and respected katasha progress in labor reform, high and low. she made similar comments during a speech at the european parliament later in november. they accusing some members of parliament, bullying at high and accusing them of corruption. there's the goodness, katara is a throne, rather in labor rights, abolishing a fall reducing minimum wage. despite the challenges that even europe's companies are denying to enforce the laws, they committed to a vision by choice and they open to the world. this is despite international concerns that thousands of migrant workers could have died, building the tournaments stadiums. kylie has been expelled from her party at home and her parliamentary group. what happens to her next will be up to belgium system of justice. when she w correspondent jack power case in brussels for us, jack,

hi there. what more do we know about this investigation? well, and i have it on the exclusive authority sources are telling me that the categories themselves are now investigating. and i understand that the investigations are into victoria ambassador to the european union. who could abdul aziz been ahmed al mulky and indeed the minister for labor alley been some a cow murray, who was in the report just that video with eva kylie meeting with victories. we understand are doing everything they can to try and find out exactly who was related and where these accusations are coming from. they say the understanding is that they will try and distance themselves from those people. if it is find that there are connections. as soon as possible with the woke up going on, they are very, very keen, obviously for this not to tarnish that tournament and i from the european side. lots of details are coming out about the 600000 pounds. that was find in cash in an

apartment in brussels. there's the media suggesting that eva kylie's father may have been involved and may have been trying to get that cash out of an apartment, potentially. there's also allegations circling, widely in the belgian press to suggest that eva kylie's italian partner, was also involved in this. the investigations are really getting under way. and there's a frenzy for information about exactly what has happened here. i can imagine and it's a very significant development what you just outlined earlier. it talk to us a bit, jack about either kylie, what do we know about her dealing specifically with gulf states like carter wells, as we heard in the report. she's sort of sung glowingly in the european parliament about labor reforms, especially with cat r. i also know i have multiple people that were in attendance at the world cup, opening match between kat on an actual door, who told me that she was definitely there at the stadium on that day. so it's starting to be, you know, the sort of net is tightening around her and, and,

and the allegations that the bodenal's or it is a very, very keen to just call it a gulf states. they are very keen to say that the investigations must continue. there are a number of other m, p 's who've had their offices sealed related to this investigation. and they're trying to find out as much as they can about exactly what these links are. but it's a very, very bad look for the european parliament, which sort of upholds itself as the boston of democracy and countering corruption. this is well as potentially very, very damaging for qatar. it's also potentially very damaging to the image of the european parliament that was dw jack power in brussels. jack, thank you for your reporting. ok, let's get around. up of some other world news headlines now. hong kong pro democracy in media tycoon. jimmy ly has been sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for fraud relating to property least violations lies company randy apple. daily

newspaper which closed down in 2021 after a police right. human rights campaign is site the case against him is of indebted by beijing. the balance of power in the u. s. senate is once again on a knife edge after i resigned sen, christian cinema. and now she was leaving the democratic party to register as an independent. it comes just days after the democrats increased their slim majority in the senate. well, i, an american soccer journalist has died wall covering a grand role received medical treatment at lucel stadium during argentine is match against the netherlands before being transferred to hospital. the cause of death is still unknown. he was 48 years old. will protest is talk to the streets in iran again after a man was put to death in the 1st execution of anti government demonstrations. mawson shikari was hanged on thursday after what observe is described as

a short trial activists. the warning that at least a dozen more iranian protest is, could face the same fight, but that hasn't stopped them from speaking out against the government. ah, debt to come, a ne processor shelton's i had done on friday. they also took to the streets and other cities like here and roots a one day after the execution of a 23 year old demonstrator b. okay. others are also facing the death penalty. the most prominent wrapper too much the lay he, he was arrested nearly 40 days ago. the musician was forced to make a confession on state television, a colon procedure in iran, in somebody's mostly within music can spread violence. that was my mistake. i apologize to all of you and to society. back on friday afternoon. we visited his uncle in po hm. in germany where he runs a coffee shop. naturally, he's watched the confession video, he told us his reaction,

his cetera for his cache. a feeling of hatred of rage towards the islamic republic . on 2nd monday down. what i saw in this video in boot is that too much didn't speak voluntarily, but not the voice of too much was not one that was full of energy and joy to express his inner feelings that it is sorted. that who knew whose ruinous rat bit her boss yet beyond the corner. while so lay he has not yet been convicted. dr. hamid gal hassan lou has already been sentenced to death. he was convicted of participating in the killing of the militia member at a protest in the city of carriage. despite his denials, the doctor and his wife are arrested and beaten in the night, according to his brother who lives in amsterdam shorter than the hud michigan, and the 4 of his ribs of broken during dojo. ah yes,

one of the ribs injured his lungs and that caused and done her bleeding and injured building in the radiologist had to be operated on 3 times. his brother told us shortly after he woke up from the last operation, the 53 year old was sentenced to death. his wife was forced under torture, to testify against him. the only proof that slay he is alive is his false confession. in his uncle is deeply concerned, the family hasn't been able to visit him since his imprisonment to case is out of many the highlight the brutality with which those in power in iran are dealing with processes. nevertheless, many iranians agree that is worth fighting for pro live in fi i we're going to speak now to see basha here be who is an iranian german reisa