Eight current and former Toronto police officers were arrested following a sweeping investigation into organized crime, as announced by officials. The arrests, which exposed the corrosive reach of organized crime within Canada's largest municipal police force, involved links to bribery, the drug trade, and a murder plot, according to The Guardian.
The investigation, details of which were revealed at a news conference, involved collaboration between the Toronto Police Service and the York Regional Police. The Guardian reported that Toronto Police Service Chief Myron Demkiw and York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween were present at the conference.
In other news, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, announced plans to release all political prisoners by February 13, according to Al Jazeera. This move was seen as a positive step towards addressing human rights abuses under the leadership of former President Nicolas Maduro.
Meanwhile, thousands gathered in Libya for the funeral of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, who was shot dead this week, Al Jazeera reported. The burial took place in the town of Bani Walid.
In Thailand, the opposition People's Party has been campaigning ahead of the upcoming elections, with their orange campaign buses visible throughout the country, Al Jazeera reported. The party's reformist politicians are touring cities and villages on what they call the "Choose the Future" tour.
Finally, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated it would continue to seek the deportation of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias, after their recent return to Minnesota, Al Jazeera reported. The department denied claims of expedited removal, as the family's lawyer had asserted.
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