Quotes

‘We'll wait a month to see what decision the prosecutor makes with this case and then we'll be able to see what the next six months will be like.’

– Lawyer Kaarle Gummerus, after a Finland court had acquitted his client, Gibril Massaquoi, the former Revolutionary United Front commander in Sierra Leone, of all the charges in his year-long trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity during Liberia's civil war between 1999-2003. Gummerus said Massaquoi was ‘extremely relieved’ by the judgment and was now waiting to see whether the prosecution plans to appeal the decision.

‘My initial reaction is that despite the outcome, the trial in itself is an achievement for us and for justice. The next step for us is to read the judgement thoroughly to see if we can share the conclusions of the court.’

– Tom Laitinen, chief prosecutor in the trial, who defended his team's actions

‘Corporations being over-budget on cybersecurity spend may look like a positive sign, but it also raises the likelihood that the budgets were too low to begin with. In the game of cybercrime cat-and-mouse, one could argue there is no such thing as being over-resourced. However, under-resourcing not only exposes companies to risk, but also poses an existential threat. A major breach can bring down a company. Budgets must catch up to the significance of the threat.’ 

– Arthur Goldstuck, CEO of World Wide Worx, on findings that South African companies face an increased risk of cybercrime in the wake of the new work-from-home trends.

‘The violence, sense of hatred and disregard of human dignity it conveyed betrays the ongoing lack of comprehension among world leaders (from Israel to Russia to Myanmar to Mali) of the facts of our human interdependence in a global village of division, fragile security and questionable sustainability.’ 

– The Archbishop Desmond IP Trust, which has spoken out against members of the Israeli security forces who were seen attacking pallbearers and mourners before the funeral of veteran Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh on Saturday

‘We are not only co-operating and assisting the UN mechanism, but we are also assisting Rwanda bilaterally and requests for extradition of some fugitives allegedly believed to be in Zimbabwe are at various stages of processing.'

– Foreign Affairs Minister Fredrick Shava, who said Zimbabwe was processing numerous requests from Rwandan President Paul Kagame's Government to extradite genocide suspects believed to be in Zimbabwe