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Spanish prosecutors ask a Madrid court to remand in custody the head of Catalonia's regional police force, Josep Lluis Trapero, who is accused of sedition. IMAGES
For the second time in ten days, Catalonia police chief Josep-Lluis Trapero appeared in court in Madrid on Monday over accusations of sedition for his handling of pro-independence protests and for allegedly failing to stop Catalonia's October 1 referendum. IMAGES
Kenyan police say a serial killer suspect who escaped from a Nairobi police station may have been "aided by insiders". A manhunt has been launched to rearrest the escapees, including the serial killer suspect Collins Jumaisi, Acting Inspector General of Kenya's Police, Gilbert Masengeli said from outside from outside the police station in the Kenyan capital's Gigiri district where the escape occured earlier on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE
South African police clash with proesters demanding "no bail" for the accused in the disappearance of a six-year-old girl whose mother has been charged with trafficking and kidnapping in a case that has gripped the nation. They were prevented from entering the Vredenberg magistrates court due to space and safety concerns, with the clashes taking place shortly before the accused arrived. Joshlin Rachelin Smith went missing in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres north of Cape Town in February, sparking a massive search operation. She remains missing. Four suspects have been charged. IMAGES
Protesters gather outside the Family Justice Center in Minneapolis, as the US police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man whose death sparked nationwide protests, is due to appear in court in person for the first time. IMAGES
Former chief executive of Mexico's state oil company PEMEX, Emilio Lozoya, is transferred to prison by Spanish police for provisional detention after appearing in court in Marbella. Lozoya is accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from scandal-tainted Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. IMAGES