ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – MONDAY JULY 16, 2018 SEVEN MILE BEACH WATERFRONT WALKERS ROAD TOWN CENTRE PLAZA RED BAY Filthy conditions discovered at immigrant center BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Rotten food with maggot infestation, dirty and stopped-up toilets, moldy or dam- aged showers and inadequate fire prevention systems were found during an inspection of the Immigration Detention Centre in George Town last week by members of the Human Rights Commission. According to correspondence obtained by the Cayman Compass, Commission Chairman James Austin-Smith urged Her Majesty’s Prisons Service in Cayman to respond to con- cerns raised by the rights group within 48 hours following its visit to the center. “Due to the extensive nature of the unsan- itary conditions, the government must take steps to rectify this situation before the fa- cility becomes uninhabitable and a further health risk,” Mr. Austin-Smith wrote in a July 11 letter, noting that the Cuban detainees themselves have apparently not bothered to clean their own facilities for some time. “The detainees are provided with cleaning materials to clean these areas after their use, [but] this has clearly not been done,” Mr. Austin-Smith stated. Concerns about conditions within the de- tention center, which is a fenced area con- taining a number of trailer homes next to the police jail in Fairbanks, George Town, are made even more urgent by the prison ser- vice’s plan to move Caymanian prison inmates to the facility as a stopgap measure to relieve PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » France wins 2nd World Cup MOSCOW (AP) – Kylian Mbappe and France put on a thrilling show in winning the World Cup title. The 19-year-old Mbappe be- came only the second teenager after Pele to score in a World Cup final, helping France beat Croatia 4-2 on Sunday. Mbappe had just shown his electrifying speed in the 52nd minute when play was held up by four protesters who ran onto the field in the second half. Russian punk band Pussy Riot later took credit for the in- cident – watched from the VIP seats by Putin, whose govern- ment once jailed members of the activist group. About 12 minutes after play resumed, Mbappe sent a right- footed shot past Croatia goal- keeper Danijel Subasic. The only other teen to score in a World Cup final was Pele, who was 17 when Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 in 1958. Mbappe, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French league, was born months after France first won its only other World Cup title in 1998. Putin was later on the field during a downpour to award medals to the players. FIFA president Gianni Infantino then handed France captain Hugo Lloris the World Cup trophy. Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann, France’s two other key players, also scored at the Luzhniki Stadium. But it was Mbappe who put the match out of reach with a furious passage of play in the second half. In the 59th, a run from Mbappe started a play that ended up with Pogba on the edge of the penalty area. France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris holds the trophy aloft after the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday. France won the final 4-2. - PHOTO: AP Soccer fans celebrate during a watch party in Camana Bay on Sunday. - PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 7 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL MONDAY JULY 16, 2018 • CAYMAN COMPASS • Matinees Daily (matinee price before 6pm) • Seniors $8.00, Mon-Fri Before 6pm • Additional charges apply per 3D/VIP tickets Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 SATURDAY NIGHT: For your viewing pleasure, minors under the age of 18 will not be admitted to any film starting after 6pm, unless accompanied by their parent. - MONDAY - 640-FILM (640-3456) HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 (PG) 12:20 3D I 2:40 I 5:00 3D I 7:20 ESCAPE PLAN 2 (R) 12:40 I 3:00 I 5:20 I 10:05 ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (PG13) 1:30 3D I 3:50 VIP I 7:00 I 9:20 VIP I 9:40 THE FIRST PURGE (R) 4:20 I 9:30 SKYSCRAPER (PG13) 1:20 VIP I 4:25 I 6:45 VIP I 7:40 3D 9:50 3D INCREDIBLES 2 (PG) 1:20 I 6:40 JURASSIC WORLD: THE FALLEN KINGDOM (PG13) 1:00 I 3:55 I 6:50 I 9:40 Dr. Wayne R. Porter MD F.A.A.D. Dermatologist call : 946-9020 between 9am to 5pm Dees Plaza #282 on Crewe Road, GT He will be in office from July 16th - July 21th, 2018 Cayman Orthopaedic Group Please call 945-8380 for appointments DR. OLUFEMI AYENI, F.R.C.S.(C) Hip, Shoulder, Knee Arthroscopy, Trauma and Sports Medicine will be at Unit #1, Smith Road Plaza Monday, 16th July, 2018 to Friday, 27th July, 2018 OMBUDSMAN RULES THAT CIIPA IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECORDS REQUESTS The Office of the Om- budsman has ruled that the Cayman Islands Institute of Public Accountants (CIIPA) – the body that licenses the territory’s accountants – is not subject to public records requests under the Freedom of Information Law. The ruling stems from a records request made by a former licensed accoun- tant to CIIPA for access to information about the orga- nization’s policies and pro- cedures, as well as his own personal information. The person requesting the information was an ac- countant who had his li- cense withdrawn by CIIPA this year, according to the Ombudsman’s decision. The person was not satisfied with CIIPA’s stated reasons for withdrawing his license, and so he filed a request for information under the Freedom of Information Law. In its response to his re- quest, CIIPA stated that it is not a public authority, and therefore is not sub- ject to the Freedom of In- formation Law. The requester took his case to the Ombudsman, ar- guing that CIIPA is a statu- tory body and should be subject to records requests. “According to the Ap- plicant, the CIIPA’s powers, functions and duties are pre- scribed by statute, and the orders of the bodies created within the CIIPA are enforce- able as if they were ordered by the Court,” Ombudsman Sandy Hermiston wrote in her decision. “Therefore, it follows that the CIIPA is a body established by statute. By virtue of being a stat- utory body, the CIIPA is a public authority as intended in point (b) of the definition in s.2 of the FOI Law.” CIIPA disagreed, arguing that although it was created by statute, it is a private or- ganization not subject to the Freedom of Information Law. “Members of the public have no legitimate interest in having access to docu- ments and deliberations of a private organization, par- ticularly where access would disclose private information about members … and their firms or even the CIIPA per- sonnel,” CIIPA argued during the hearing. “Such disclosure could be very damaging and in the case of a private orga- nization cannot be justified by public interest concerns.” Ms. Hermiston ruled in favor of CIIPA. She said that the accounting organiza- tion is a statutory authority “in the general sense of the term,” but that the Freedom of Information Law applies to public authorities in the public sector. “CIIPA’s governing body is not appointed by Cab- inet and the organization is not funded by the gov- ernment,” the Ombudsman stated. “Therefore, it is not part of the public sector, the [Freedom of Informa- tion] Law does not apply to it, and applicants do not have a legal right to access their records.” Water Authority hiking service rates KEN SILVA ksilva@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Water Authority has raised rates for water, sew- erage and septage services for the first time since 2013. The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has also approved the Ca- ribbean Utilities Company’s application to raise its base rates by 1.8 percent, which will result in a slight in- crease in energy charges per kilowatt hour. According to the Water Authority, all base rates will increase by 2.56 percent ef- fective July 1. For residen- tial piped water customers on Grand Cayman, their rates will increase by 11 cents per cubic meter for the first 12 cubic meters, and 14 cents per cubic meter thereafter. For piped water cus- tomers on Cayman Brac, their rates will increase by 15 cents per cubic meter. Trucked water customers will see their rates increase by 19 cents per cubic meter. According to the minutes from the Water Authority’s April board meeting, the au- thority was hesitant to raise rates because a new method- ology that could further in- crease rates is expected to be introduced soon by the newly formed OfReg, which oversees the economic reg- ulation of the water and wastewater sector. However, board mem- bers “discussed the options and decided to proceed with the rate adjustment effective 01 July 2018 as it is now al- most 6 years since the Au- thority’s rates were adjusted,” the board meeting minutes state. “Members were con- cerned that further delays in adjusting rates would re- sult in a higher percentage adjustment being required in the future.” To view the full range of adjustments to service charges, go to www.waterauthority.ky/ customer-connect-rates. Cayman shines in international performing arts championships MARK MUCKENFUSS mmuckenfuss@pinnaclemedialtd.com In its first appearance in the World Championships of Performing Arts, the Cayman Islands topped competition. Actor Rita Estevanovich was named the Senior Grand Champion Performer of the World on Sunday, at the end of an event in Long Beach, California, where 70 coun- tries were represented by performers in music, dance, acting and modeling. Ms. Es- tevanovich was also named the senior champion in the acting category. The program offers schol- arships to various art schools as prizes to competitors. In her one-minute mono- logue in the championships, Ms. Estevanovich used a se- ries of clothing props to shift into a number of dif- ferent characters. She is the second per- former that coach Antonio Dennis, who led a seven- member Cayman Island con- tingent at the competition, has shepherded to victory in the event. In 2015 he coached a Jamaican team and watched Francois Medley take the top prize. Mr. Dennis, who is based in Jamaica, says he decided to put a team together after working as entertainment co- ordinator at the Wyndham Reef Resort and being im- pressed by the talent he was seeing on the island. Jaedyn Hanna also made it to the final round in the R&B vocal category. Semi- finalists were vocalists Tia McPherson, Melody Allenger and Ericka Assai.Rita Estevanovich BRAZIL FILES CHARGES AGAINST FORMER US EXECUTIVE SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazilian prosecutors have filed cor- ruption and money laun- dering charges against Paul Bragg, the former chief ex- ecutive officer of Houston- based offshore drilling con- tractor Vantage Drilling. Federal prosecutors said in a Thursday night state- ment that Bragg was in- volved in the payment of $31 million in bribes to a former executive of state-owned oil company Petrobras. The statement says the bribe was paid to help Vantage win a $1.8 billion contract in 2009 to charter a drill ship to Petrobras. The charges against Bragg are part of the probe into the corruption scheme at Petrobras and major construc- tion companies through which kickbacks were paid for gov- ernment projects. In the last few years, dozens of politicians and top businessmen have been con- victed and jailed. Calls to Vantage Friday went unanswered. Earlier this month an in- ternational arbitration panel awarded Vantage $622 mil- lion for an alleged breach of contract by Petrobras in 2009 contract. The panel found that Petrobras and its units, Petro- bras America Inc and Petro- bras Venezuela Investments and Services, breached a drill ship contract with Vantage Deepwater Co. Petrobras has said the contract was obtained by corruption and it will chal- lenge the panel’s decision. It also said the contract was terminated due to “op- erational failures by Vantage.”3 LOCAL&REGIONAL CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY JULY 16, 2018 189608-Ad-JrPage-101-2018.indd 17/9/18 3:20 PM Robberies spike in Cayman Businesses targeted with firearms BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A series of five armed robberies in six days ear- lier this month continued a trend of increasing rob- beries for the year, according to figures obtained by the Cayman Compass. Through last Wednesday, July 11, there had been a total of 24 robberies reported in the Cayman Islands. For all of 2017, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Ser- vice reported 31 robberies on Grand Cayman. If the current rate of robberies continues, the island would see a total of 45 robberies by the end of 2018. George Town businesses and residents have suf- fered the most from hold- ups so far this year, with a total of 17 crimes com- mitted since the beginning of the year in Grand Cayman’s largest district. Eight businesses and nine individuals were robbed, according to police. Fire- arms were used in four of the eight George Town busi- ness robberies. West Bay district has re- ported five robberies, in- cluding one at a business, since the beginning of the year and Bodden Town dis- trict has reported two, both at businesses and both with firearms involved. Perhaps more troubling, police statistics show that if robbery suspects target local businesses, they are going in armed. Of the 11 business rob- beries so far this year, firearms were used in seven of them. “We understand the fear and concern of the public after several robberies on the island,” Police Com- missioner Derek Byrne said last week. Mr. Byrne pointed out that police patrols specifi- cally targeted at nighttime robberies and burglaries were out Tuesday night and led to a quick response to a robbery at Captain’s Bakery and Grill that eve- ning. A 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody in the incident and is now be- fore the courts. Mr. Byrne also noted po- lice were looking into the possibility that some of the robberies could involve the same suspects. Two of the armed rob- beries at businesses earlier this month involved property owned by the same busi- ness, Al La Kebab. One of the company’s food trucks was robbed in Red Bay July 5 and its food stand in George Town was robbed July 7. It was believed multiple suspects were involved in both Al La Kebab robberies. The robbery Tuesday, July 10 at Captain’s Bakery also is thought to have involved more than one person and is just a short distance from where the Al La Kebab eatery that was robbed on July 7. “Investigations are under way to determine if these incidents are linked,” Mr. Byrne said. Defendant, 17, accused of attempted robbery, unlicensed firearm CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A teenaged male ap- peared in Summary Court on Friday morning charged with offenses arising from an incident Tuesday night, July 10, at Cap- tain’s Bakery on West Bay Road. Magistrate Adam Roberts transmitted them to Grand Court. Tyrec Christopher Johnson, 17, is charged with attempting to rob a named individual at the bakery. He is further charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, a 9mm handgun. Defense attorney Amelia Fosuhene served as duty counsel for the young man, who is a resident of George Town. She indicated he would be represented by her col- league, Lee Halliday-Davis. She said she was not making any application for bail at this time. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran said he would have objected if the application had been made. He asked if the magis- trate wanted him to out- line the case. The magistrate said he had looked over the papers in the file and had seen the photographs contained, so no outline was necessary. He set the matter for mention again in Grand Court on Friday, July 20, and remanded the defen- dant in custody until then. Tyrec Christopher Johnson, 17, is charged with attempting to rob a named individual at the bakery. He is further charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, a 9mm handgun. Teen’s charges sent to Grand Court MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SHOOTING US DIPLOMAT IN MEXICO ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – A California man has pleaded guilty to shooting a U.S. dip- lomat in Mexico. Zia Zafar entered guilty pleas in a Virginia federal court Friday to attempted murder of an internationally protected person and dis- charging a firearm during a crime of violence. The 33-year-old Zafar, of Chino Hills, California, admitted shooting and wounding a vice consul in Guadalajara on Jan. 6, 2017. Zafar is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 7. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for attempted murder and a mandatory min- imum of 10 years on the firearm charge. U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger said Zafar tar- geted Christopher Ash- craft because he repre- sented the U.S. The charges were filed in Virginia because Zafar was brought into the country in the Eastern District of Vir- ginia, where Dulles Interna- tional Airport is located.The islands’ most-trusted news source 4 – EDITORIAL – Opinion&Letters The Cayman Compass welcomes comments, opinions and viewpoints from readers. Letters to the editor can be emailed to editor@pinnaclemedialtd.com, submitted via www.caymancompass.com, sent by post or hand-delivered to the Compass office. “Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.” —Albert Einstein Cayman, we all know, offers some of the most beautiful sunsets in the firmament. Whether one favors Seven Mile Beach or Rum Point, the setting of the sun suggests the end of one day and the portent of another at sunrise tomorrow. These “new beginnings,” likewise, have found their way into many legislative and regulatory regimes inter- nationally as well. We refer, of course, to “sunset provi- sions” which are written into certain laws (and/or their accompanying regulations) ensuring they will automat- ically expire after a defined period – unless proactively renewed or amended. Cayman should impose upon itself such legal euthanasia. Otherwise, laws tend to accumulate, unused and often even unnoticed, over not just years but decades, detritus cluttering up both our legal closets and occasionally our courts. For example, in 1975, legislators passed the Cayman Islands Penal Code, cataloguing most of our islands’ criminal offenses and their punishments. In the intervening 40-plus years, there has been sig- nificant advancement in Cayman’s constitution and bill of rights, which recognize differences and articulate freedoms and liberties that were largely unexamined in those simpler times. Yet, through it all, the Penal Code has remained largely unchanged, with legislators offering small modifications and additions to existing law. Enter the Law Reform Commission, which has rec- ommended striking several antiquated, unenforced and potentially unconstitutional prohibitions from Cayman’s Penal Code. We endorse their position – and their work. As we have written, there is nothing “harmless” about leaving laws on the books that are not (or cannot be) enforced. Such “dormant” laws are dangerous temptations to selective enforcement, inviting their application to punish individuals for either political expediency or to reflect temporal umbrage. One need only consider the recent trial of Ronald “Foots” Kynes to understand the risks in allowing ill- defined and unconstitutional statutes to linger on the books. Readers will recall that Mr. Kynes was charged with “obscene publication” after neighbors complained about several nude statues he had installed on his personal property. Just last year, customs officials used that same statute, which prohibits distribution or exhibition of “photographs, cinematograph films, discs, tapes or other obscene objects or any other object tending to corrupt morals,” to justify their seizure of a shipment of back massagers they feared might be used as sexual devices. Ultimately, the massagers were released, and “Foots” was acquitted. But neither situation should ever have occurred in the first place. Other statutes ripe for revision, re-examination, or outright extermination run counter to constitutional protections to individual rights – to movement, associ- ation, free expression and privacy. And still others are simply so archaic that they are no longer relevant. Imagine young athletes raising money for new equipment or summer camp by shaking a tin at Foster’s Food Fair, charged with violating Section 158(a), which can sanction a person who “places himself in any public place for the purpose of gath- ering alms.” Can you imagine the conversation at Northward? “What are you in for?” “Multiple murder. How about you?” “They got me for gathering alms . . .” Cleaning up our ‘dusty and musty’ law books MONDAY JULY 16, 2018 • CAYMAN COMPASS Don’t fix baseball, even if it may be broken WASHINGTON – It is a pru- dential axiom: If it is not broken, do not fix it. This reflects the awareness that things can always be made worse, and the law of unin- tended consequences, which is that they often are larger than and contrary to in- tended ones. As baseball reaches the all-star break amid lamentations about several semi-broken aspects of it, it is time to amend the axiom: Don’t fix it even if it is broken. The itch to fix complex systems often underesti- mates the ability of mar- kets, broadly understood, to respond and adapt to incen- tives. So, even if you are an unsatisfactory American – i.e., uninterested in baseball – read on, because the debate about some of the game’s current defects contains lessons about lesser things than baseball, meaning ev- erything else. Today’s all-or-nothing baseball is too one-dimen- sional. There are too many strikeouts – for the first time in history, more than hits, a lot more. And the number is increasing for the 13th consecutive season. Also, too many of the hits are homeruns. It was impre- cise for Crash Davis (Kevin Costner’s character in “Bull Durham”) to say that strike- outs are “fascist,” but he was right that they are “boring,” at least in excessive quanti- ties. So are home runs (and caviar, and everything else except martinis). In about one-third of today’s at-bats, the ball is not put in play (home run balls are put in the seats). Sports Illustrat- ed’s Tom Verducci notes that by the end of June there were “more strikeouts in half a season than there were in the entire 1980 season.” And “on average, you have to wait [3 minutes and 45 seconds] between balls put in play – 41 seconds longer between movement than 20 years ago.” Steals (hence pi- tchouts), sacrifice bunts, hit-and-run plays – inter- esting things for fans – are becoming rarer. This is not the main reason attendance is down. The weather is: In April 35 games, the temperature was below 40; in the en- tire 2017 season, only one. But the all-or-nothing style is not helping, and it is en- couraged by the exponen- tial increase in the use of defensive shifts – from 2,357 in 2011 to a projected 36,000 this season. The best-known early use of the shift, in 1946, overloaded the right side against Ted Williams, who regally said they could not put the shift high enough. Actually, he tried to hit through, not over, it, but after the shift began, his average that year went from .354 to .327. Today, the 99.999 percent of players who are lesser hitters ele- vate their bats’ “launch an- gles,” exacerbating the all- or-nothing style. Also, shifts cause pitchers to target a par- ticular part of the plate in order to increase the proba- bility that the batter will hit into the shift. This results in more walks, which batters like because high on-base percentages are rewarded: Today, baseball’s compen- sation system is an incen- tive for walks, and for equa- nimity about striking out, if home runs are frequent. What baseball people call “analytics,” and less-scien- tific people call informa- tion, has produced all this: Particular hitters have par- ticular tendencies; defenses adjust accordingly. Now, let us, as the lawyers say, stip- ulate that more information is always better than less. But for the moment, infor- mation is making offense anemic. So, there is a pro- posal afoot – this is fascism – to ban shifts, to say there must be two infielders on ei- ther side of second base, or even that as the pitch is de- livered all infielders must be on the infield dirt. This would leave some, but much less, ability to manage de- fenses. It would, how- ever, short-circuit market- like adjustments. Incessant radical shifting will persist until it is moder- ated by demand summoning a supply of some Rod Carew- like hitters. A Hall of Famer, Carew was a magician who wielded a bat like a wand, spraying hits hither and yon, like Wee Willie (“Hit ‘em where they ain’t”) Keeler. The market is severely meri- tocratic, so some hitters who cannot modify their tenden- cies and learn to discourage shifts by hitting away from them might need to consider different careers. Baseball – the game on the field, not just the busi- ness side – resembles a market system because con- stantly evolving strategies create demands for different tactics, and thus different skills, which are then sup- plied by persons and teams that are eager to excel in the new forms of competition. Before restricting managers’ and players’ interesting choices by limiting shifts (and certainly before soft- ening the ball; or moving the pitcher more than 60 feet, 6 inches from the plate), give the market – freedom for fan-pleasing ingenuity and adaptation – a chance. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2018, Washington Post Writers Group GEORGE F. WILL PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. 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But a passel of vendors were undeterred and of- fered up not only the whole fruit, but a slew of mango- flavored products including cookies, barbecue sauce, bread, jam, sherbet and fresh juice in a cluster of booths set up around the National Museum on the George Town waterfront. Viv Monahan, 51, said this was his first time to visit the mini-festival, which in- cluded a bounce house, cat- boat rides and a mango- peeling competition. “It’s very worthwhile to have the festival,” Mr. Mo- nahan said. “It brings every- body together.” It also gave him the op- portunity to be intro- duced to duhat jam. He was mulling over the flavor after tasting a sample at Shirl Clarke’s booth. “I was saying to Shirl, I haven’t come across the duhat jam before,” he said, likening the flavor to a cur- rant or blackberry jam before turning back to Ms. Clarke. “Can I have another little taste of that?” Ms. Clarke had a large basket of fresh mangoes as well as a variety of jams and sauces, not all of which were mango centric. She did, however, make mango-pine- apple jam and mango up- side down cake specially for the event. She said she was hopeful that the second crop of mangoes, just coming in, would be better than the first crop, which many have said was the worst in years. But she was sanguine about the situation. “We just have to make use of what we can get,” she said. “I learn to adjust myself to nature and give thanks. If I get two, I’m happy.” Sharon Marcuson, with Willie and Zelmalee Ebanks’ farm, was more openly optimistic. “The second wave seems to be very much better,” Ms. Marcuson said of this year’s crop. The table at her stand held a selection of the 70- plus varieties the farm pro- duces, each labeled with a marker to identify it. There was also mango tarts, mango chutney, and mango bar- becue sauce. The latter was a product that came out of last year’s bumper crop. Shayhnie Langlois, 26, is Zelmalee’s granddaughter. “Last year was a re- ally good mango season and we were just trying to make everything we could,” Ms. Langlois said, holding a bottle of the barbecue sauce. “We were experimenting with everything and I made this.” She said she feels she’s following in the footsteps of her grandmother, who is known for her culinary skills, especially when it comes to mangos. “When I think of my grandmother, I think of mangos,” she said. “It’s rooted in our family. Mango is our family.” Alistair Cowper, 47, was perusing the products at Carol Braggs’ stand where Ms. Braggs found herself pouring a seemingly un- ending number of cups of mango juice. Mr. Cowper said he just looks forward to the time when the mangoes come off the trees. “There’s a lot of different ones,” he said. “I’m always surprised at the variety.” Most, he said, are sweet enough to have for dessert. “Whenever I see them,” he said, “I try to buy them as much as I can.” A passel of vendors were undeterred by the poor season and offered up not only the whole fruit, but a slew of mango-flavored products. Carol Braggs, left, had a hard time keeping up with the demand for mango juice at her booth. Louane Silva, right, talks with Doreen Porter about some of the mango products at the Mango Season at the Museum event on Saturday. - PHOTOS: MARK MUCKENFUSS Church congratulates its graduate members Boatswain Bay Presbyterian Church held its 25th Annual Graduates Service on Sunday, July 8, to congratulate and honor the graduates in its congregation from all levels of education, from preschool to university. Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, front row, far right, delivered a message to the graduates, their families and the congregation at the event, which was coordinated by Eziethamae Bodden. Financial Services Minister Tara Rivers, front row, far left, and MLA Barbara Conolly, second from left, presented the graduates with certificates.6 LOCAL&REGIONAL MONDAY JULY 16, 2018 • CAYMAN COMPASS Court upholds four years for indecent assault Man offered woman a ride, then assaulted her twice CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A man sentenced last year to four years imprisonment for indecent assault lost his appeal against that sen- tence on Friday. Attorney Richard Barton had argued that sentence was manifestly excessive, given the circumstances of the case. Chaz Leo Kadri Powery, 30, pleaded guilty in Sum- mary Court to two counts of indecent assault that oc- curred in April 2017. The as- saults occurred after he of- fered the victim a ride as she was walking along West Bay Road. The woman did not know him, but accepted the ride. Instead of taking her home, he took her to a se- cluded area where the first assault occurred. The second assault took place as he was driving to another location. Mr. Barton submitted that Magistrate Valdis Foldats had not given enough credit for mitigating factors and had given too much weight to the fact that the incident began in a tourist area. Crown counsel Scott Wainwright replied that the location of the offending was important. If the victim had been a tourist, reports of the incident could have had a devastating effect on the industry, which is a sig- nificant part of the country’s economy, he pointed out. In his sentencing, the magistrate had told Mr. Powery that his offending bordered on the crimes of abduction and attempted rape. With a maximum sen- tence of 10 years for the of- fense of indecent assault, the magistrate fixed six years as the appropriate sentence but then gave one-third discount for the guilty pleas. Mr. Barton urged Grand Court Justice Marlene Carter to say that the magistrate had not given enough credit for Mr. Powery’s genuine re- morse and the effect of his imprisonment on his family. He argued that the level of violence used was “not more than enough to facilitate the actions that resulted in his guilty pleas.” The defendant had told the woman that he did not mean to force her – he just wanted sex. When she re- sisted his attempts at inter- course, Mr. Powery redirected his efforts to oral sex, his at- torney pointed out. He noted that the offending was not sophisticated; Mr. Powery used his own car, he did not hide his identity, and he took the woman home afterward. At the sentencing hearing in September, the Crown ex- plained that the victim had been at a hotel bar with friends, but left alone and decided to walk home some time after midnight. She re- ported the assaults to po- lice in the morning. Officers checked government cam- eras in the area where she said the man had offered her a ride. At a time consistent with her account, the CCTV showed a vehicle stopping and then driving off. Con- tinuing to track that vehicle by means of cameras at dif- ferent points, officers were able to identify the color and make of the vehicle and its license number, which led them to Mr. Powery sev- eral days later. He admitted picking up the woman, but initially claimed she was the sexual aggressor. Mr. Barton asked the court to consider that the starting point for the sen- tence should have been four years, with an uplift of six months for the aggravating features. With one-third dis- count for the guilty pleas, the total sentence should have been three years, he said. He mentioned the sentence of Jemal Kahn, the chiropractor who received four years for indecently assaulting nine patients and taking photos of two others without their consent. Comparing that case with Mr. Powery’s, “It doesn’t square,” he argued. Mr. Wainwright re- sponded that all the points complained of had been care- fully addressed by the mag- istrate, whose sentence re- flected the prevalence of this kind of offending in this jurisdiction. He pointed out that it was not for the appeal court to consider its own views, but to look at whether the sentence was just and fair, having regard to the serious- ness of the offending. In dismissing the ap- peal, Justice Carter said the magistrate had been very careful to explain his reasons for sentence and there was nothing to indicate he had not considered all aspects of the case. There was nothing put be- fore her to say that the sen- tence was manifestly exces- sive, she concluded. Officers checked government cameras in the area where she said the man had offered her a ride. At a time consistent with her account, the CCTV showed a vehicle stopping and then driving off. NEW YORK SENDS 3RD SET OF VOLUNTEERS TO AID PUERTO RICO REBUILDING ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A third set of 100 New York college students and construction workers is headed to Puerto Rico to help rebuilding after Hurricane Maria’s heavy blow to the island last year. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the vol- unteer deployment Sunday. It’s the third since the start of June. They are part of various efforts the state has been making to aid the is- land and Puerto Ricans dis- placed by Maria. The volunteers include State University of New York and City University of New York students, who earn college credits for two- week deployments. Other volunteers are laborers who supply their skills for one to two weeks. The groups work with various rebuilding organizations. Ultimately, the state an- ticipates sending more than 500 SUNY and CUNY stu- dent volunteers and dozens of laborers this summer. Ex-rebel leaders appear before Colombia’s peace tribunal BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Dressed in blazers and col- lared shirts, leaders of Colombia’s once largest guer- rilla army made their first appearance at a new special peace tribunal Friday to re- spond to allegations of war crimes during five decades of bloody conflict. “I’m here at your disposi- tion,” said Rodrigo Londono, looking more like a professor in a pair of thick-rimmed glasses than a former rebel leader. “Watching with profound emotion as the dream we weaved to- gether in Havana comes to crystallization.” The procedural hearing for “Case No. 001” lasted three hours and was at- tended by just three of the 31 leaders of the disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who were sum- moned. Most instead were represented by lawyers. One, Seuxis Hernandez, appeared on a live televi- sion feed from inside the de- tention center where he is being held on charges of con- spiring to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. “This is an illegal deten- tion,” Hernandez said during a rant decrying that he had not been permitted to attend in person. The audio from the transmission was eventu- ally cut off, after which Her- nandez waved a peace sign to the audience. The tribunal was set up under terms of the peace ac- cord signed by the govern- ment and leaders of the FARC. Its first case concerns kidnappings that FARC guerrillas committed be- tween 1993 and 2012, a time when the rebel army was ex- panding. Kidnappings were a common practice used to extort money from families and to show control of the ci- vilian population. Victims included high- profile politicians like In- grid Betancourt, who was ab- ducted while campaigning for president, but the identities of many are still unknown. Some kidnapping vic- tims were rescued or escaped while others were killed. Magistrates have reports from the chief prosecutor’s office and independent or- ganizations providing infor- mation on several hundred cases. One of their key tasks will be determining exactly how many people were kid- napped by guerrillas and what happened to them, though the number is likely too large for each case to be fully accounted for. Magistrate Julieta Le- maitre said the tribu- nal’s first case represents “a fundamental step in the effort to put an end to the armed conflict.” The prosecutor’s report has not been released pub- licly, but Colombian sta- tion BLU Radio obtained a copy in which investiga- tors allege there were more than 8,000 kidnapping vic- tims. Nearly 75 percent were men and about a quarter were peasants. The report, which has not been seen by The Associated Press, also alleges the rebels obtained millions of dollars through kidnappings. Luz Marina Monzon, who is overseeing the unit in charge of finding the dis- appeared, said officials con- tinue to receive requests for help finding people who went missing. She said the truth and recognition stage of the peace process that has now begun will “help resolve what hap- pened to these people.” Because of the immense scope of the conflict, the spe- cial peace tribunal is likely to delve only into a small frac- tion of the war’s brutal toll. The struggle between leftist rebels, paramilitaries and the state resulted in at least 250,000 dead, 60,000 missing and millions displaced. Under the peace deal, ex- rebels are required to fully confess any war crimes and make reparations to vic- tims. The special peace tri- bunal is one of the most controversial parts of the ac- cord, largely because it will allow most former combat- ants who cooperate to escape any time behind bars and enter politics. President-elect Ivan Duque vowed throughout this campaign to change parts of the accord, in- cluding creating tougher punishments for those ac- cused of crimes against hu- manity. Duque could make some changes by decree or in congress, though he would likely face consider- able resistance. Londono, best known as Timochenko, sat in a front row seat alongside two other ex-guerrilla leaders. One brought a bouquet of roses, the emblem of the group’s new political party. After leaving the court, Londono read a lengthy statement in which he com- plained about the presence of journalists at the proceeding but also vowed that all those summoned would fully comply with the process. Acknowledging that ir- reparable harm was done to many Colombian families, he said: “We ask them for for- giveness. We will do what- ever it takes so that they can know the truth.” Pablo Catatumbo, a former leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, arrives with a bouquet of red roses for a hearing of the peace tribunal in Bogota. - PHOTO: AP PILOT DIES WHEN 1936 BIPLANE CRASHES NEW FAIRVIEW, Texas (AP) – The 86-year-old pilot of a small biplane died when the aircraft went down in a field not far from a private airstrip north of Fort Worth. Authorities identified the pilot as Dominick Pellegreno, the owner of the plane. He died at the scene Thursday. No one else was aboard the biplane, which is an early aircraft with two pairs of wings stacked one on top of the other. Author- ities say the craft was a 1936 Rose Parrakeet A-1. It’s not clear what caused the crash, which occurred a few miles northeast of Rhome. The Dallas Morning News reports the man was the husband of famed avi- ator Ann Pellegreno. The wreckage of a small biplane is seen after it crashed in a field a few miles northeast of Rhome, Texas. - PHOTO: NBC 5 DALLAS-FORT WORTH VIA APThe islands’ most-trusted news source 7 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY JULY 16, 2018 Affordable Builders’ Public Liability & Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Required for registration with the Cayman Islands Builders’ Board Contact us today and make the Builders’ Board deadline by 31st July 2018 Tel: 345-623-5616 | E: Info@fi scayman.com Web: fi scayman.com | Located at 196 Shedden Road, George Town STARTING AS LOW AS FIS Insurance Brokers can offer combined annual premiums With his second attempt, the midfielder curled his shot beyond Subasic. Mbappe then scored him- self, his fourth of the tourna- ment, to make it 4-1. Griezmann scored from the penalty spot in the 38th minute after a video review. About four minutes after his corner kick was knocked out of play, the referee ruled Ivan Perisic had handled the ball on the way. France took the lead in the 18th when Croatia’s tallest outfield player, 6’ 3” forward Mario Mandzukic, rose to meet Griezmann’s free kick with the top of his head. He inadvertently sent it past his own goalkeeper. Perisic and Mandzukic both scored for Croatia, first to equalize in the 28th minute and later as a con- solation goal in the 69th, embarrassing Lloris with a flicked shot as the France goalkeeper tried to dribble the ball out of his goalmouth. France coach Didier De- schamps became only the third man to win the World Cup as a player and a coach. Mario Zagallo of Brazil and Franz Beckenbauer of Ger- many are the others. France wins 2nd World Cup CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Fans of the French team celebrate victory over Croatia Sunday at Camana Bay. - PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER Pompeo visits Mexico, is urged to reunite migrant families MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday urged a U.S. delega- tion led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to quickly re- unite migrant families sepa- rated at the border. Pena Nieto said in a state- ment he called for “a per- manent alternative that pri- oritizes the well-being and rights of minors.” Pompeo visited Mexico with Cabinet-level offi- cials to meet with both Pena Nieto and president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Ob- rador after a sea-change elec- tion that could offer a chance for the neighbors to repair strained relations. Discussions were ex- pected to address ways to combat transnational crim- inal organizations, the U.S. opioid epidemic and trade tensions. But irregular migra- tion across Mexico’s northern border into the United States loomed large during the meetings. “The United States is com- mitted to making measurable progress to ensure security on both sides of that border,” Pompeo told journalists. U.S.-Mexico ties have de- teriorated significantly under President Donald Trump, who campaigned on building a border wall and has repeat- edly blamed Mexico for eco- nomic and social problems in the United States. Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner accompanied Pompeo, as well as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Homeland Security Sec- retary Kirstjen Nielsen. They met first with Pena Nieto and then with the president-elect. Dozens of protesters jeered at Pompeo’s motorcade as the delegation arrived to congratulate the leftist, popu- list Lopez Obrador. Many of the protesters condemned the Trump ad- ministration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy that sepa- rated families attempting to claim asylum in the United States. The vast majority of child migrants separated at the border were Central Americans, not Mexicans. “Where are our children?” read one sign. Others read, “Stop Trump” and “ICE is a terrorist” – referring to the U.S. Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement agency. Pompeo acknowledged strains in U.S.-Mexico rela- tions when he greeted Lopez Obrador, but pledged the Trump administration values the bilateral ties. “We know there have been bumps in the road between our two countries, but Pres- ident Trump is determined to make the relationship be- tween our peoples better and stronger,” Pompeo said. “We wanted to come down here to let you know that President Trump cares deeply for the success of the relationship between our two countries. Our presence here today sig- nals that to you.” Sharing a nearly 2,000- mile (3,200-kilometer) border, Mexico and the United States have traditionally coordi- nated closely on security and immigration. Mexico is also the United States’ third- largest trading partner for goods, with the U.S. buying about 80 percent of Mexi- co’s exports, including au- tomobiles, fruit, vegeta- bles and beer. Marcelo Ebrard, who is slated to be the next Mexican top diplomat, described the meeting between Pompeo and the president-elect as “frank, respectful and cordial.” They shared with the U.S. delega- tion proposals for coopera- tion in commerce, develop- ment, security and migration. But Ebrard said they did not discuss one idea that a Mexican official says has been debated to address ir- regular migration: declaring Mexico a “safe third country.” That would mean people traveling through Mexico hoping to claim asylum in the U.S. would have to do so in Mexico instead. Such a proposal is un- likely to garner support in Mexico as it would burden the country with tens of thousands more asylum seekers a year, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity be- cause he was not authorized to brief the media. Relations have also been strained by tit-for-tat trade tariffs between Mexico and the U.S. amid tense negotia- tions over the North Amer- ican Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, and fears of a trade war. Trump has branded the free trade pact, which also includes Canada, as a job killer for Americans. “We know there have been bumps in the road between our two countries, but President Trump is determined to make the relationship between our peoples better and stronger.” MIKE POMPEO, U.S. secretary of state Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto pose for a photo at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City Friday. - PHOTO: MEXICO PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE VIA APThe islands’ most-trusted news source 8 MONDAY JULY 16, 2018 • CAYMAN COMPASS 3 Cuban migrants released from detention center KEN SILVA ksilva@pinnaclemedialtd.com Three Cuban migrants were released from the Im- migration Detention Centre on Friday, and will be al- lowed to live in the Cayman community while their ap- plications for asylum are being processed. Government has not confirmed the conditions of their release, but the Cayman Compass under- stands that the Cuban mi- grants have been assigned electronic monitoring de- vices, an evening curfew and other requirements to make sure they are accounted for. One of the migrants is staying with a Cuban who was granted asylum ear- lier this year, the Compass understands. The release came a day after the Department of Immigration announced that it is “reviewing alternatives” to keeping the 13 asylum- seeking Cuban migrants de- tained at the Immigration Detention Centre. The department stated that given the delays in final- izing the detainees’ immigra- tion status – five men in the center have been detained for more than two years, and six others have been detained for more than one year – the acting chief immigration of- ficer has “agreed to review the continued detention of the migrants.” However, in reviewing their detention, any potential risks posed to the commu- nity by their release will be the paramount consider- ation, the immigration de- partment stated. Some of the migrants had been conducting a hunger strike in protest of their pro- longed detainment as well as the conditions at the detention center. Eight Cu- bans started the hunger strike, according to govern- ment, and four continued to refuse meals as of Thursday. Following discussions with the Human Rights Commis- sions, the migrants said they had ended the hunger strike by the weekend. Onsite officers with Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service, who are re- sponsible for facilitating daily routines and secu- rity, initiated their proto- cols for individuals who re- fused meals last week, which included putting them on hourly watch “while con- tinuing to closely monitor the situation,” the immigration department stated. “Officials stated that doctors will con- tinue to observe their health and safety, and food and water will continue to be of- fered to the individuals.” Several migrants, how- ever, disputed the claim that officials had regu- larly monitored their health throughout the strike. With three of the migrants having been released Friday, one Cuban told the Compass that the “strike is off” and they “have been eating for a few days” now. overcrowding. As of Friday afternoon, no prisoners from HM North- ward in Bodden Town had been relocated to the Immi- gration Detention Centre at Fairbanks. However, it was understood that some of the Cuban detainees were in the process of being relocated to other facilities – govern- ment had not specified where but migrants indicated three had already been moved to housing outside the center. Interim Prisons Director Steven Barrett responded to Mr. Austin-Smith’s letter Friday, noting he was “dis- appointed” by the state of the bathroom facilities and that the situation in the kitchen where flies buzzed around spoiled food was “unacceptable.” “Food storage and han- dling areas will be deep- cleaned and a program of hygienic inspections com- menced,” Mr. Barrett said. A local plumbing con- tractor will be brought in to fix broken toilets and shower heads and the bathroom areas will be cleaned as well, however, Mr. Barrett said the cleanliness of these areas generally is the responsibility of the Cuban detainees. There are approximately a dozen migrants left in Cayman, with most awaiting the outcomes of asylum claims before the Immigra- tion Appeals Tribunal. Some of those cases have taken years to come before the appellate body. The Human Rights Com- mission, and former Human Rights Committee, have ex- pressed concerns about gov- ernment’s long-standing deci- sion to hold in detention every migrant at the center “without consideration of their indi- vidual circumstances and the risk they pose.” “Can you please provide the commission with an ex- planation for this blanket policy and clarify why con- sideration has not been given to assessing each detainee to determine the necessity for detention in accordance with the convention relating to the status of refugees,” Mr. Austin-Smith wrote. Mr. Barrett responded Friday: “That particular matter is not with the remit of my director of prisons role.” Although the prisons ser- vice now staffs security func- tions at the Immigration De- tention Centre, a move which was instituted in 2013 to prevent frequent escapes by migrants at the time, the Cayman Islands Immigra- tion Department has respon- sibility for those individuals and processes both their re- patriation and their initial asylum requests. On Thursday, a statement from the government Ministry of Immigration noted that Acting Chief Immigration Of- fice Bruce Smith had agreed to “review” the continuing de- tention of the migrants. “In reviewing their de- tention, any potential risks posed to the community by their release will be the par- amount consideration,” the release stated. The migrants had also complained earlier of not having access to cellular tele- phones within the deten- tion center, but prisons of- ficials said they are able to make calls on provided land- line telephones. One of those landlines had been out of service but was repaired by last Monday. In addition, Mr. Barrett said it was clear the migrants had received mobile phones from somewhere as they had appeared on social media in recent weeks. “There are certain security- related challenges connected to the use of mobile phones within the Immigration De- tention Centre,” he said, adding that he would be open to considering “con- trolled use of mobile phones” within the center. That prospect becomes more difficult if Northward Prisoners are moved into the facility. The prisons service officially does not allow mo- bile phones inside lockup, although prisons statistics showed 75 mobile phones were recovered inside North- ward last year. Hunger strike The Human Rights Com- mission representatives did speak with detainees who went on hunger strike earlier this month in protest of the length of time their asylum cases were taking to process. Four Cuban detainees were continuing to partici- pate in the strike late last week – however, the strike ended by the weekend, fol- lowing discussions with the HRC. A Government Infor- mation Services press release said eight originally joined the strike, while the migrants said nine were participating. Contrary to reports from migrants, the HRC represen- tatives say those individuals did have regular access to a physician, although rights commission officials noted they had “refused to be seen” during a recent doctors’ visit. “Following our conver- sation, each of the four de- tainees agreed they would begin eating again, whilst the commission made inquiries regarding their concerns,” Mr. Austin-Smith said. Commission represen- tatives promised to pro- vide an update on the progress of the asylum appli- cations by Friday. Government began moving select Cuban migrants out of the Immigration Detention Centre Friday. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY Filthy conditions found at immigrant center Concerns about conditions within the detention center … are made even more urgent by the prison service’s plan to move Caymanian prison inmates to the facility as a stopgap measure to relieve overcrowding. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 8 MS-13 GANG MEMBERS INDICTED IN TEXAS DALLAS (AP) – Federal authorities have indicted eight MS-13 gang members who are in the U.S. illegally and used machetes and other weapons to carry out a string of violent attacks against rival gang members in North Texas last year. U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox said Friday that the street gang is one of the largest in the U.S. and de- scribed their tactics as cold, calculating and ruthless. A major rule of the gang is that members must attack and kill rivals, she said. “Their trademark is vio- lence,” Cox said at a Friday news conference in Dallas. “They are required to commit acts of violence in order to be involved with the gang and to participate as gang members.” Seven people were in custody Friday morning. Cox reported Friday morning that an eighth person, who was not iden- tified, is at large. The 18- count indictment includes attempted murder in aid of racketeering and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering. Katherine Greer, a deputy special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investi- gations, said the gang mem- bers are in the U.S. illegally, mostly from El Salvador. President Donald Trump has singled out the gang as a threat to the United States, prompting criticism when he called its mem- bers “animals.” MS-13 gang members committed at least six at- tacks in Dallas and nearby Irving last year, according to a press release from the De- partment of Justice. It said a sledgehammer was used in one attack, while a metal bat was involved in another. Rival gang members were victims of the attacks by MS-13 gang members, ac- cording to the statement. U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox comments on the announcement of a federal grand jury indicting MS-13 members in Dallas. - PHOTO: VERNON BRYANT/THE DALLAS MORNING NEWSThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY JULY 16, 2018 Pakistanis mourning victims of carnage Pakistanis observed a day of mourning on Sunday for victims of weekend attacks that killed 132 people, including a assembly candidate during an election rally in southwestern Baluchistan province. In Loving Memory of E. Lloyd Hue P. Eng 17th Feb, 1930 - 14th July, 2007 Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words, and missed beyond measure. Always remembered & never forgotten, The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; he leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Psalms 23:1-3 From your loving Wife, Pamela Hue Sadly missed by your Wife, family and friends Trump sets expectations for Putin summit How Russians hacked the DNC and passed its emails to WikiLeaks On a late July day in 2016, Donald Trump, the GOP nom- inee for president, stood at a lectern in Florida, next to an American flag, and urged a U.S. adversary to become in- volved in the election cam- paign and find tens of thou- sands of emails wiped from the server of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. “Russia, if you’re lis- tening,” he said at a news conference at one of his re- sorts, “I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.” That same day, July 27, several Russian government hackers launched an attack against the email accounts of staffers in Clinton’s per- sonal office, according to a sweeping indictment Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller. At or around the same time, the hackers also targeted 76 email addresses used by the Clinton cam- paign, investigators said. The remarkable timing of the Russian attempt on Clin- ton’s servers is just one of the new details revealed in the indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers, who Mueller alleges hacked the email accounts and com- puters of Democratic officials and organizations in an au- dacious effort to influence the U.S. election. Although the broad out- lines of the hacking and in- fluence campaign have been widely reported, the indict- ment describes for the first time the identities, tech- niques and tactics of the operation to disrupt Amer- ican democracy. It includes details on how the Russians, using an en- crypted file with instruc- tions, delivered their trove of hacked emails to WikiLeaks, the online anti-secrecy or- ganization led by Julian As- sange that became the main platform for the Russians to display their trove of hacked emails. The indictment also re- flects an aggressive but somewhat inartful opera- tion in which hackers used the same computer servers to launder money by using the online currency bitcoin as they did to lure their vic- tims and to register sites they used for hacking. The hackers worked for the spy agency called the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, or the GRU, the indictment said. They also allegedly tar- geted a state election board, identified by U.S. officials as Illinois. The Russians stole information about 500,000 voters, including names, ad- dresses, partial Social Secu- rity numbers, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers, according to the indictment. “This is maybe the last major missing piece of Muel- ler’s mosaic of charges on Russian election interfer- ence,” said David Kris, who headed the Justice De- partment’s national secu- rity division during the Obama administration and now leads consulting firm Culper Partners. Russia’s foreign min- istry rejected the indict- ment’s allegations as lacking evidence and described the indictment as a clear ef- fort to derail Monday’s Hel- sinki summit, where Trump is to meet Russia President Vladimir Putin. “The single most remark- able thing is that the special counsel names and shames 12 GRU officers, goes into de- tail of its operation and does this at a moment when we are days away from the Hel- sinki summit,” said Thomas Rid, a strategic studies pro- fessor at Johns Hopkins Uni- versity who was one of the first researchers in 2016 to identify Guccifer 2.0, an on- line identity created as part of the GRU operation. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Friday that the indictment’s timing was dictated purely by the fact that prosecutors had determined the information was sufficient to present to a grand jury. While Russian hacking, especially for espionage pur- poses, is decades old, using digital tools to steal data and then release it to em- barrass and stoke divisions – weaponizing information – was the innovation, one that U.S. spy agencies did not see coming until too late. Another Russian spy agency, the SVR, allegedly hacked the network of the Democratic National Com- mittee in 2015. But it was the military units whose alleged interference Mueller singled out, and the SVR is not men- tioned in the indictment. Two GRU teams in par- ticular, Units 26165 and 74455, both located in Moscow, carried out most of the campaign, beginning in early 2016, according to the indictment. One of Unit 26165’s of- ficers, Senior Lieutenant Aleksey Lukashev, used var- ious online fake personas, in- cluding “Den Katenberg” and “Yuliana Martynova” to craft “spearphishing” emails to trick Clinton campaign mem- bers, including Chairman John Podesta, into clicking on links that enabled the hackers to obtain the victims’ login and password creden- tials, the indictment said. Another unit mate, Capt. Nikolay Kozachek, allegedly crafted the X-Agent mal- ware used to hack the Dem- ocratic Congressional Cam- paign Committee and DNC networks in April 2016. Both were among those indicted. Unit 74455, also known as the Main Center for Spe- cial Technology, engineered the release of the stolen doc- uments through a website it created called DCLeaks and the online persona Gu- ccifer 2.0, according to the indictment. The campaign began as early as March 2016, when Lukashev crafted and sent a spearphish email to Pod- esta that was designed to look like a security notifica- tion from Google, the indict- ment stated. The spoof email instructed the user to change his password by clicking on a link. Podesta’s assistant, fol- lowing the instructions of a security technician, dutifully complied, according to people familiar with the incident. Emails hacked from Pod- esta’s account would be re- leased on WikiLeaks in a steady steam later that year, ensuring that material em- barrassing to Clinton’s cam- paign would continue on a daily basis to deflect from her message in the weeks leading up to the election. The GRU allegedly broke into the networks of the DCCC in April 2016, by spearphishing an employee. The hackers installed key- stroke loggers, which let them see what the employees were typing, and took images of employees’ computer screens, according to the indictment. On June 22, the indict- ment stated, WikiLeaks sent a private message to Guc- cifer 2.0 asking to have ac- cess to the material, saying “it will have a much higher im- pact” on its site. The GRU made re- peated attempts to transfer the stolen DNC emails to WikiLeaks beginning in late June 2016. On July 14, the Russians got an email to WikiLeaks with an attach- ment titled “wk dnc link1. txt.gpg.” The attachment con- tained an encrypted file with instructions on accessing an online archive of hacked DNC documents, the in- dictment said. On July 18, WikiLeaks confirmed it had “the 1Gb or so archive” and would release the material “this week,” ac- cording to the indictment. On July 22, three days before the Democratic Na- tional Convention opened, WikiLeaks put up the DNC email archive of more than 20,000 emails and other doc- uments hacked by the GRU, the indictment said. © 2018, The Washington Post GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) – President Donald Trump says “nothing bad … maybe some good” will come out of Monday’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump also says he “hadn’t thought” about asking Putin to ex- tradite the dozen Russian military intelligence officers indicted this past week in Washington on charges related to the hacking of Democratic targets in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but says “certainly I’ll be asking about it.” He also blamed the Democratic National Committee for “allowing themselves to be hacked.” The U.S. has no extradition treaty with Moscow and cannot compel Russia to hand over citizens, and a provision in Russia’s constitution prohibits extraditing its citizens to foreign countries. In the interview with CBS News, Trump says he’s going into the meeting in Finland with “low ex- pectations. I’m not going with high expectations.” The president taped the interview Saturday in Scotland. CBS News re- leased excerpts on Sunday, hours be- fore Trump was set to fly to Helsinki, where he will meet with Putin. Trump says such sessions are beneficial. He cited his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June as “a good thing” and says “having meetings with Russia, China, North Korea, I believe in it. Nothing bad is going to come out of it (Helsinki), and maybe some good will come out,” he said. Trump and Putin have met twice before, during international summits last year in Germany and Vietnam. But Jon Huntsman, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, says Mon- day’s meeting “is really the first time for both presidents to actually sit across the table and have a conver- sation and I hope it’s a detailed con- versation about where we might be able to find some overlapping and shared interests.” Trump has said he will raise the issue of Russian election meddling with Putin, in addition to Syria, Ukraine, nuclear proliferation and other topics. Congressional Democrats and at least one Republican have called on the president to pull out of the meeting unless he is willing to make Russian election-meddling a top issue for the summit. Huntsman said the meeting will go on, arguing that some international issues cannot be solved with Russian engagement. “Right now, there’s no trust in the relationship and, because of that, problem-solving is practi- cally impossible,” Huntsman said. “So this is an attempt to see if we can defuse and take some of the drama and quite frankly some of the danger out of the relationship right now.” Huntsman was inter- viewed on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and Paul appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Nothing bad is going to come out of it (Helsinki), and maybe some good will come out.” DONALD TRUMP, U.S. president Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice Friday in Washington. - PHOTO: APNext >