Eight current and former Toronto police officers were arrested following an investigation that exposed the reach of organized crime within the city's police force, according to The Guardian. The arrests, announced at a news conference, were linked to alleged involvement in bribery, the drug trade, and a murder plot.
The investigation, which involved multiple law enforcement agencies, revealed the corrosive influence of organized crime in Canada's largest municipality, The Guardian reported. Details of the investigation were not immediately available, but officials indicated the probe was extensive.
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.
Also this week, thousands of people attended the funeral of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in the town of Bani Walid, Al Jazeera reported. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was shot dead earlier in the week.
Meanwhile, in Thailand, the opposition People's Party has been campaigning ahead of the February 8 election, hoping to break the cycle of political instability, according to Al Jazeera. The party has been holding rallies across the country, with reformist politicians traveling on what they call the "Choose the Future tour."
Finally, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would continue to seek the deportation of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, despite their recent return to Minnesota, according to Al Jazeera. The department denied claims of expedited removal, as the family's lawyer had alleged.
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