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Royal Blackmail

March 15, 2022

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A six-part series on the story behind the Royal Blackmail Trial based on the book by controversial international lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano has been sent to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for consideration as part of their Netflix deal. Ian Strachan and Sean McGuigan were both convicted in 2008 of blackmailing a member of the royal family, at the time it caused sensational headlines worldwide. Strachan was represented by Di Stefano from the moment of his arrest at…

United Kingdom’s Policy of Arbitrary Detention Now to Be Investigated by The United Nations

August 21, 2021

Lawyers for Giovanni di Stefano currently arbitrarily detained on politically motivated allegations have filed an urgent application with the United Nations for an “urgent intervention” which could lead to Mr Di Stefanos immediate release.

Validity of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and European Union Withdrawal Act 2020 and Coronavirus Act 2020 by Giovanni Di Stefano

May 10, 2021

Parere Pro Veritate – No Statutory Requirement to Impose Consecutive Sentence on Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ‘Default’ Orders by Giovanni Di Stefano

May 2, 2021

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 relinquished its statutory rights in favour of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 when the said provisions were brought into force albeit POCA 2002 received Royal Assent on 24 July 2002. POCA 2002 is divided into 12 parts consisting of over 460 sections and 12 schedules. Part 2 concerns confiscation orders in criminal proceedings. Contained within POCA 2002 there is not a single word of…

The Inside Story Of Giovanni Di Stefano – ‘How to Win Fiends and Influence Despots’

March 8, 2021

Jim Sheridan, the six times Oscar-nominated writer and director and his core documentary team has bought the exclusive rights to ‘The Devil’s Advocate’, a biography of life with the infamous ‘lawyer’, Giovanni Di Stefano by his son Michael Di Stefano, and are currently in negotiations for a limited documentary series with broadcasters and major platforms.

The Legality of Joint-Enterprise Convictions in England and Wales by Giovanni Di Stefano

September 25, 2020

Parere Pro Veritate 1. In 2002, I, together with Peter Kelson QC (now HHJ Kelson), the late Dr David Thomas QC, Alex Dos Santos and Jonathan Lennon successfully argued before the then Vice President of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Lord Justice Rose that the conviction of Nicholas Van Hoogstraten of ‘joint-enterprise’ verdict of manslaughter should be quashed. 2. Subsequently, aided by Geoffrey Cox QC (now the Attorney General) his retrial produced a verdict on the orders of…

Coming Soon: You the Jury…

August 18, 2020

OPC Global news and media are pleased to announce that we are in the process of working on a programme coming soon ‘You the Jury’ together with our website www.youthejury.tv and we will update our readers on this project in the near future. However, please find below a glimpse of a production planned and posted on Youtube 8/11/2009 –The Devil’s Advocate on Vimeo ‘THE APPEAL WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED’

Diary from the Inside 21 November – 10 December 2018 part 128 by Giovanni Di Stefano

January 18, 2019

Wednesday 21 November 2018 08.16pm – Today I met two very good lawyers from Wells Burcombe, who came to deal with adjudications. It was nice chatting to young, but very capable, lawyers about the profession. They are both very intelligent and good advocates. The rest of the day I spent drafting a petition to Parliament on what were IPP sentences. Boy, this Government has a problem with the English language – what does abolish mean to you? It means…

Essex Crime Writer Controversially Jailed in 2012 Seeks Judicial Review for ‘IPP’ Sentences Abolished In 2012 by Giovanni Di Stefano and Caroline Bayford

January 14, 2019

Essex crime writer Terry Smith has issued a Judicial Review against the Ministry of Justice to review how IPP sentences are administered. Smith, who was controversially convicted and sentenced in 2010 after a failed trial resulting in the Jury refusing to convict, to an ‘Indeterminate Public Protection’ sentence with a minimum of 12 years, contends in his Judicial Review that those who have committed murder when they were under 18 have had their release mechanism criteria changed from the…

Photo Of Prince Andrew And Virginia Giuffre Is A Copy And Cannot Be Used In Court

January 23, 2023

We re-publish our story on the so-called photo of Prince Andrew and Ms Giuffre which we stated was only a photocopy and altered/manipulated. We are pleased to confirm that Ghislaine Maxwell in her interview with Daphne Barak has confirmed what we published is correct. Ghislaine said: “I have no memory of them meeting and I don’t think that picture is real.” We further support any application by Prince Andrew in overturning the settlement agreement he made last year. Both…

The Death Of Princess Diana And The Involvement Of The British Security Services By Giovanni Di Stefano

January 8, 2023

Editor’s Note – Following the spectacular allegations contained in various documentaries, that Princess Diana had been hoodwinked into giving an interview, and newspaper reports, and Channel Fours documentary that the Secret Services were a threat to her life. We republish the article in its integrity with added material by Giovanni Di Stefano, originally published in August 2012.

Diary From the Inside 1 – 26 December 2022 – Part 2022 by Giovanni Di Stefano

January 2, 2023

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Thursday 1 December 2022 Let the show commence…. Friday 1 December 2022 Let the show commence…. Saturday 3 December 2022 Let the show come to an end…. Soon… but not yet! Sunday 4 December 2022 Not much longer now, before the bird is freed… Monday 5 December 2022 Caroline ended up in hospital with major broken wrist. Incredible. I am so worried, but I can’t do anything really to help as I am here. Let’s hope for the best….

Diary From the Inside 1 – 30 November 2022 – Part 201 by Giovanni Di Stefano

January 2, 2023

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Tuesday 1 November 2022 Round one went to me. Round two has gone to the State. Round three and final one we’ll see, but the last laugh will be mine. Wednesday 2 November 2022 A very difficult day, that is all I can say. Thursday 3 November 2022 Difficult day number two. Friday 4 November 2022 Difficult day number three, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel and today I received my driving licence, for…

Will The 1984 Unsolved Murder of Janice Weston Ever be Resolved? By Giovanni Di Stefano and Caroline Bayford

December 26, 2022

The Daily Mail published an article today on ten unsolved murders in the UK, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11503691/Britains-cold-cases-gangland-boss-assassinated-garden-schoolgirl-killed.html – somehow all media outlets and the police seem to have forgotten about the unsolved murder of Janice Weston who was murdered in 1983. Why is this case still unsolved? Why havent the police reopened the case to find out what happened with the new evidence that has come to light, and with DNA solved this murder? We ask once again for this unsolved…

Have yourself a very merry Christmas from all of us at OPC Global News and Media

November 26, 2022

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