Musician Jacob Hoggard requests bail, says he’s in solitary jail cell amid threats

Musician Jacob Hoggard requests bail, says he’s in solitary jail cell amid threats

Disgraced musician Jacob Hoggard says he’s faced threats while in custody and is being held in solitary confinement, as his lawyers mount another appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The former Hedley frontman’s lawyer, Arash Ghiassi, appeared in a Toronto courtroom by Zoom on Tuesday morning. Hoggard’s legal team is seeking to have Hoggard, 40, … Read more

Bidor breakout: Four of escaped detainees recaptured, 127 still at large, says Immigration Dept

Bidor breakout: Four of escaped detainees recaptured, 127 still at large, says Immigration Dept

PUTRAJAYA: Four of the 131 illegal immigrant detainees that escaped from a depot in Perak have been recaptured, the Immigration Department says. Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, at a press conference Friday (Feb 2), said that this was the latest development as of 4pm. He added that the four were currently being processed to … Read more