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

September 25, 2020

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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

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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

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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…

HIN Exclusive: The Israel/Palestine Interview with Giovanni Di Stefano

October 14, 2023

HIN Exclusive: The Israel/Palestine Interview: We interview the controversial former lawyer of Saddam Hussein, who knew the problems in this region intimately. Mr Giovanni Di Stefano, better known as the @DEVILSADVOKAT The subject matter is Israel, it’s formation, it’s future and what may happen with these latest tragic events. From a man who knows Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and worked with former PLO Leader Yesser Arafat, we get his overview of this tragic ongoing conflict – which we now see…

Hollywood socialite who dated Kevin Costner for three years and partied with Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson kicked female police officer in the leg as she drunkenly smashed up her own home.

September 21, 2023

A former Hollywood socialite who once dated star Kevin Costner went berserk and kicked a female police officer’s leg as they tried to stop her from drunkenly smashing up her home. San Francisco-born Birgit Cunningham, 60, who dated Costner for three years, lashed out in her London flat while shouting ‘b*******’ at the officers. Ms Cunningham, who claimed she had an affair with married Tory Peer Lord Strathclyde, had once been a doyen of the champagne-quaffing Hollywood Brit Pack….

RUSSELL BRAND VS MSM: MARCUS BOZZA HERD IMMUNITY NEWS INTERVIEW WITH GIOVANNI DI STEFANO

September 20, 2023

“Mr Brand is innocent until proven guilty and should be treated accordingly re: UK Law”. HIN talk with the controversial Mr Giovanni Di Stefano. Giovanni is the controversial lawyer who has represented or assisted nearly 300 clients including Saddam Hussain, Kenneth Noye, Nicola Van Hoogstraten, John ‘Goldfinger’ Palmer, Slobodan Milošević and Jeremy Bamber. HIN focus on the Russell Brand case, with allegations made by up to 5 women at time of broadcast. Giovanni refers to the 2003 case of…

Lord Haw Haw the American Traitor WWII docufiction under development

August 18, 2023

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“Germany calling, Germany calling” is the phrase that made William Joyce AKA Lord Haw Haw legendary…But were they the words of a wartime traitor? This remarkable 80-minute special re-examine the controversial case of William Joyce…the last person to be tried for High Treason in Britain. Featuring exclusive interviews, unseen archives, and dramatic reconstructions the docudrama investigates the life of the man who famously broadcast Nazi propaganda from Berlin daily to the UK. By looking at the facts of the…

Herd Immunity News interview Giovanni Di Stefano 16 August 2023 – “It’s a criminal offence to enter the UK illegally, there’s no reason for the law NOT to be applied”

August 17, 2023

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Marcus from Herd Immunity News asks Giovanni Di Stefano why this UK Law is not being UPHELD? The Immigration Act Of 1971 states: Section 24: 1.a) All offences in section 24 can only be committed by a person who is not a British citizen. For the offence to be committed, a person must knowingly enter in breach of a deportation order or without leave. By contrast, a person is an illegal entrant (for removal purposes) simply if he…

Giovanni Di Stefano With I Ricchi E Poveri Perform Che Sara

August 15, 2023