A petition by environmentalist. Plus he killed thousands of people and caused untold misery the colombian drug lords Pablo Escobar is still treated as a hero by many but now the families of his victims have found an unusual way to fight back. And its deja vu for paris sen a man coach should thomas trickle in the Champions League tonight as he returns to his former team course your dogman. Thank you so much for your Company Everyone we begin this broadcast in turkey were a surprise ruling today in a surprise ruling today rather a court has acquitted 9 Civil Society activists accused of seeking to overthrow turkeys government in the 2013 days the park protests were. Many in the court expected the judges there to hand down a guilty verdict instead the Court Ordered the finance Immediate Release well as you can see a raid here people emerging from court triumphant there were many high profile defendants in this case and they include businessmen. And actor director mehmet bora well critics have called the trial an attempt to silence opposition in turkey the park protests began over the governments plans to redevelop a small park in central istanbul but they turned into nationwide protests against the government of then Prime Minister tayyip. Alright and for more im now joined by julia han in istanbul who covered these events for us good to see you yulia now why was this such a surprise this verdict. Well really i dont think anybody saw this coming the defendant observed as many of his journalists we were actually bracing for a tough verdict today because turkish prosecutors just recently have demanded aggravated life sentences for 3 of the defendants along jail terms of for the others so this was the expectation in the Early Morning and then i offer a couple of hours suddenly these acquittals we heard about spontaneous celebrations that erupting inside the courthouse and outside as well and this is where we managed to talk to one of the defendants his name is john he is an attorney by profession and i think this gives you a pretty good sense of just how unexpected these developments today came lets listen to what he had to say this because were really surprised we thought Something Else would happen today of course were happy its important no one is being held in detention anymore because we are something is changing in this country so least we hope still. Look good with sleep see him that being cautiously optimistic this is one of the defendants he mentioned that some portion of that no one is any longer in detention let me emphasize this turkish businessman also a very well known figure he was in the past doing many of projects Civil Society projects with a european institutions as well he was the only defendant behind bars and he is going to be set free today after this verdict he had to spend more than 2 years in the pretrial detention so for him his family his friends of course a huge moment off for leave of a huge moment really what does this concretely mean for the opposition in turkey. Well it might give people a little hope because this really was a high profile case that has drawn huge criticism from western allies from turkeys western allies from human rights defenders around the world so this might be a small step it might send the signal that you know the government and the Justice System might not be you know continuing this this this way of trying to silence critical voices here in turkey but then there are also people were very skeptical say this was. Politically motivated trial from the very beginning the judiciary here has been turned into political tools so the verdict that weve seen today is nothing but a political decision as well are you leon reporting from istanbul for you thank you very much. Next up the corona virus has claimed another Health Care Worker in china the head of the leading hospital in want the epicenter of the outbreak has died after contracting the disease the death toll now from the virus has reached almost 2000 and the doctors death comes as also officials in china publish details of a study into 44000 cases of the virus. The report strikes a cautiously optimistic notch. More than 80 percent of corona virus cases so far have been mild with sick and elderly people more at risk. Beijing says the epidemic shows signs of slowing but one stock could change when people start returning to daily life. In japan the stranded cruise ship the diamond princess remains docked in yokohama with hundreds of people still in quarantine on board more jews to be evacuated syria. Left in limbo a british couple david and sally abel recorded this from there and her survivors were ok. Anxious as ever and the thing that is increasing the level of anxiety is just not knowing now the results were to be in 2. 00 to 3. 00 days weve now exceeded the 3 days. Hours later us on the message via social media. By sally and david have tested positive for the corona virus. Around the world its beginning to have an effect on the global economy. Usually buzzing with activity chinatowns a feeling the brunt of the virus panic. See the nation if you dont get that we dont want to head out because theyre scared although this is if its on for me reports are also very negative like some little thing they all say chinas vios says are easier to use for china challen and areas where there are many Ethnic Chinese people scaremongering is rampant to the point she demands of his money to sleep despite the reports optimistic outlook people remain skeptical. Exactly all despite the number of new infections infections dropping many remain on high alert and spoiling our reports. Report indeed strikes an optimistic tone saying that the number of new infections is not rising at the same pace as it was but if we look at the data more closely the data is up to the 11th of february now 2 days after this state we had a massive increase in new infections that was caused by a change in county by including probable cases that have not yet been confirmed into the statistics that day that number rose by 15000 in a province and then the next day again 5000 part of these probable cases are included in this study but not all of them so all of this has to be taken with caution what is true is that we dont see this pattern of increase in. Other provinces outside off who bay bugs its still too early to make a prediction. But is failing in their reporting from china i want to bring up to speed now with some of the other news around the world. Afghan president he has been declared the winner of septembers president ial poll following a week out and he was reelected to a 2nd term with just over 50 percent of the vote his opponents have disputed the preliminary results amid accusations of election fraud. The u. N. Human rights chief Michel Bashir lay is calling for humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to flee fighting in syria is it live and aleppo provinces well Syrian Government troops are advancing rapidly into the countrys last rebel held areas Rights Groups warn that a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in the region. The billionaire former mayor of new york city Mike Bloomberg has qualified to join a televised debate with other democratic president ial candidates in las vegas on wednesday while bloomberg has been rising in the opinion polls things in part to a flood of television ads. And here in germany the race is on to 6 see chancellor Angela Merkel as the leader of the christian democrats well 3 candidates have so far declared their intention to take over from comm coven bauer who stepped down a week ago whoever leads the c. D. U. Will be in a strong position to become the chancellor when merkel retires next year. Hes the 1st to officially throw his hat in the ring no but ridgeon was once environment minister and currently serves as chairman of the buddhist togs Foreign Affairs committee now he also wants to be head of his party. This is about the future of the c. D. U. And the future of the christian democratic idea of the country. Thats what this is about which ive heard little about since ana great crime power and power announced she was stepping down. Thats why im running. And a great credit Cameron Bauer is still the leader of the Christian Democratic Union but her main job now is to find her successor shes sticking to one principle the title has its own kind my view party chair and chance like how does he must ultimately go hand in hand. This india they satisfy all remained until the decision on the chance a candidate has been made to look at towson is. But not everyone agrees the cd used Bavarian Sister Party the c. S. U. Doesnt necessarily want to link the rolls comes like um you got the chancellor candidate can only be decided together deciding in advance to link the party chair automatically to chancellor candidate thats just unacceptable pretty much math i mean lash it on each is also seen as a potential new cd you leader matts who represents the partys conservative wing is seen as an opponent to chess. Lash it is state premier of north im dressed fabio germanys most populous state and you end up on the German Health minister is seen as impishness but perhaps still too young so no shortage of candidates but what about on the america will she remain in office as planned until elections are held in the fall of 2021 the bavarian c. S. U. Thinks thats exactly what medical should do that c. S. U. Position and the North Koreans newly declared candidate c. Make life more difficult for an agreed kind of cowen bower at c. D. U. Headquarters in berlin confusing times for germanys main ruling party as it searches for a new leader. All right lets talk about the search for the new leader of the sea do you want to take you now to a correspondent at homer stein leoni who is mr norbert. Well nobody really is sort of a surprise candidate he was once the dolling of the city you leadership until he then led you into a devastating defeat in north rhinewestphalia in the state elections and was sacked as environment minister in 2012 since then he has climbed the ranks again he has made himself some words if an aim here in germany and hes now the heads off the Foreign Affairs committee in the german boussac the German Parliament and so he definitely has a standing he has ministerial experience but its not closely connected to the current government as its as Health Minister so he can convincingly argue for a break with going to american politics one advantage the pace in his favor is that he stands for or he is likely to attract those voters to you members in the center he argued today today again at the press conference that he wants the c. D. U. To be and remain the pasha of the center so he wants to carry that Party Forward so he is a critic of im going to america but not as aggressively so as manses and can also in the past has been seen as someone who is likely to lead a coalition and off the cd the conservative cd see to you with the green party arguing today again at the press conference that he once the c. D. U. To fights for bolder come up with bolder Climate Change policy that definitely has the need to catch up in that area and what are his chances of becoming the next leader. Well as i said i mean he does have a role here in National Politics but he is somewhat of a wild card and especially now that america is part of an undergrad cum cabin bar fails to unite the party the voices within the party was in city you abby coming out who are calling for a break with a line of americans politics who are calling for every turn to the more traditional traditional more conservative role c. D. U. Direction of the party and those people are definitely favoring mance as party leader a new poll suggests that 2 thirds of c. D. U. Members think he would be fit as chancellor and those voices that support is growing louder. As it stands right now which is still very early in the race is more likely to become the success of honestly come come in below. That reporting thank you. Teslas plans to build a huge new factory near berlin are facing delayed because of opposition from an Environmental Group the electric car maker had started cutting down trees on a 90 hector site near the german capital but a temporary court order forced it to stop the bird nesting season starts in march and that could delay tree felling even longer well the legal challenge has german business representatives and the government worried the economy minister says he hopes the factual will go ahead because it is one of the most important Industrial Projects in eastern germany and the facility from our business desk is keeping a close eye on this what have been the reactions from tesla very good question theres been no response whatsoever weve sent out reporters weve been calling them no statement whatsoever i mean things operate differently in germany the corporates use it quite open and give you some sort of acts as if not an interview at least a statement someone has done their homework and thats apparent on mall fronts in shanghai in a mosque was able to build his gigafactory there within a year which is Pretty Amazing stuff hes hoping to build it here within one and a half years but hes forgotten about all of these different elements not just the german bureaucracy but 2nd well bombs that had to be diffused and colonies of bats and reptiles that have to be relocated along with all those trees that people are worried about Details Details 5 pretty many jobs on a serious note depend on this project what does it mean for the state of brandenburg that this is now delayed but were talking about thousands of jobs and were talking about a region that structurally very weak so brad needs those jobs the only thing is no one told musk i dont think at the very beginning that this isnt lynn its not in berlin its in brand of bourke and actually finding the skilled work is going to be a real trouble i mean. Many germany as a whole is suffering from a Skills Shortage so its going to be very tricky and i think whats going to happen is a whole lot of jobs are going to be nabbed from the other comic is which roles are trying to catch up and build electric vehicles but musks doing a better job of it at the moment what is it is it a bad fit let me just put it like this is it just a very undiplomatic or was this a bad fit you know if this is a man with a modest touch reach for the stars go to the stars if you can and germany which is much more down to earth when it comes to those types of ambitions its extremely ambitious if i if i can use that word. Because here you have these legends visionary coming to the land of the cars to show them how to build cars and its going to be a real challenge i mean weve seen the likes of google tried to set up its campus in berlin in quite spec and it was kicked out because people were rents were going to go through the roof and building was going to turn into another San Francisco i mean so there are legitimate worries here there are legitimate worries now one of the remain worries is environmental obviously there but its not just a test factory yet well this is the funny part because people are worried about these trees being cut down but our reporter who was down there told me today that these trees pine plantations that are going to be cut down at some time anyway we salute the ridiculous i mean because there are animals that have to be relocated and things like that and you have to go through the procedures and thats the problem that the environmentalists have. That teslas just started cutting down these trees because the Environment Ministry said go ahead at your own risk youll probably get the sort of occasion to do this but they havent yet got permission so its a wait and see game here and if things get pushed back and back and back hes not going to make that one and a half year promise you think when the paperwork is sorted out then its all go i reckon it will go through whether or not it gets done within one and half years is another question and whether or not he gets the people he needs to make this happen is also another big question to be continued thanks so much for greatly appreciate it. And also in the news today. A jury is set to begin deliberations in the trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and follows emotional testimony from many women accusing him of rape and Sexual Assault weinstein denies the charges saying any Sexual Conduct was consensual. The worlds the richest men jeff bezos also says he intends to spend 10000000000. 00 to help fight Climate Change the base os earth fund will provide grants to people and organizations that work on Environmental Issues last year his Company Amazon announced plans to switch to Renewable Energy sources by the year 2030. Colombian drug lord pub low as cobar was once one of the worlds most dangerous criminals it nearly 3 decades after his death people continue to romanticize his lifestyle and make money out of his brutal legacy on that although as you know musical fairly here reports the families of escobar as many victims have decided to take action. Pablo escobar is everywhere in the streets and shops he grins at passers by from t. Shirts key chains and even Oil Paintings pop culture has turned the founder of the many young drug cartel into an icon an icon who was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people to consult this trend is horribly painful he tells me that 30 years ago his father died in a terror attack orchestrated by the notorious drug lord. And i think nowadays the people who sell these types of products are soley motivated by the desire to make money in order to sell by contributions the hype around this figure of a crime boss who inflicted a lot of spying on this country. As a place from 9762993 escobar ruled over a kingdom of horror fueled by assassinations kidnappings and terror attacks still some of the very colombians who once lived in fear of him now seek to profit from his legacy yes some people come in and get mad they tell me this is blasphemy and ask me why on earth are you selling this but people ask for it this is after all my livelihood if i get a request i get it printed because i run a business this is. Gonzalez and. Colombia remembers is trying to show the grim reality behind the idolization with its latest project oddly enough its an online store selling narco merchandise or at least thats what it looks like at 1st glance. The way it works is that if you try to buy one of the products offered on the website youll encounter the story of a victim of narco terrorism in colombia a direct victim of public record. And i barely know me im marked elaina gomez and im the wife of not. Deceased and one of Pablo Escobar is a tax. He said and i would like to tell my husband that the life project we created together i try to do in the name of our love. And of our life project then is through morning or through predict to you we love you forever. Gonzalo and his cofounder daveed arent alone in their fight against the trivialization of escobar his dark legacy through the narco store project they found unexpected allies with very close ties to the drug lord. You know its down tension to prioritize the victims are the products that glorify the crimes or the story of my father those products are a permanent insult to the families. And the alliance for peace unimaginable 3 decades ago 27 years after public death colombia still hasnt been able to dismantle the powerful drug industry he built banning the products that glorify narco culture should be a far easier task. And the report was by nickel for the arts us forces now for the Champions League is back after a 2 month hiatus with 2 1st legs tonight that meant host parasang sharma while holder is liverpool visit a practical madrid. Circle is back in dortmund the parasangs of man coach left the german club in acrimony in 2017 now he wants to eliminate them in the Champions League last 16 with his big spending french side complete with neymar and killian and backpay desperate to finally lift europes top trophy. Says he holds no grudges following his controversial sacking at dortmund. And hasnt been in the stadium since i left and then i come here and i see lots of faces i know because its a Friendly Faces who greeted me and i was happy to see them too. Its a bit of his weird feeling of course but its also a nice feeling because im very thankful that i was dortmund coach for 2 years. In the. Dortmund got back to winning ways in the bundles league on friday with a 4 no demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt muse star striker elling brout holland was back in the goals despite netting 8 times for salzburg in the group stage he is eligible to play against p. S. G. After a rule change. Midfielder axel. Witsel will also be an important player in trying to stop p. S. G. s a ray of talent and kick starting dortmunds attacks. Be strong defensively i think well be one of one of the key. But you have social to focus on i was you know we have a lot of quality team and we are told we have all of. The Champions League is finally back on one of the 1st knockout matches promises plenty of intrigue on and off the pitch. Youre watching it over news coming up next in news asia. The link to the document to beijing doesnt want the world to see what do they say about chinas detention of muslims plus hong kong living its sars epidemic nightmare i was the city dealing with the cold the bios outbreak. 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