Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media have reported. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups with around 2800 stores worldwide, plunged to his death while hiking in mountains outside Barcelona in December last year to widespread shock. Police in the north-eastern region of Catalonia have now shifted their probe from an accident to a possible homicide centring on his son Jonathan Andic, El Pais daily said, citing “different sources with knowledge of the investigation”. Jonathan, who was the only person with his father at the time of the incident, has provided “inconsistent” testimony in two declarations that has “fuelled suspicion”, El Pais said. “The witness contradicted himself, left grey areas and described events that did not match up” with the Catalan police’s inspection of the scene in the Montserrat mountains, the newspaper added. Another testimony by Estefania Knuth, a professional golfer who was Isak Andic’s partner, highlighted “the poor relations between father and son”, El Pais said. Barcelona-based daily La Vanguardia, also citing “sources with knowledge of the investigation”, said the investigating judge formally changed Jonathan Andic’s status from witness to suspect in late September and that police were combing through the contents of his mobile phone. The family “is confident that this process will finish as soon as possible and that Jonathan Andic’s innocence will be demonstrated”, according to their spokespeople cited by El Pais. Catalan police were unavailable for comment. Istanbul-born Isak Andic was one of Spain’s richest people, with Forbes estimating his and his family’s fortune at US$4.5 billion. Andic opened his first shop in Barcelona in 1984. His Mango brand quickly mushroomed across Spain and became one of the world’s leading fashion groups. The company offers both professional and casual styles and boasts a presence in more than 120 markets with more than 16,400 employees worldwide, according to its website. -Agence France-Presse

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media have reported. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups with around 2800 stores worldwide, plunged to his death while hiking in mountains outside Barcelona in December last year to widespread shock. Police in the north-eastern region of Catalonia have now shifted their probe from an accident to a possible homicide centring on his son Jonathan Andic, El Pais daily said, citing “different sources with knowledge of the investigation”. Jonathan, who was the only person with his father at the time of the incident, has provided “inconsistent” testimony in two declarations that has “fuelled suspicion”, El Pais said. “The witness contradicted himself, left grey areas and described events that did not match up” with the Catalan police’s inspection of the scene in the Montserrat mountains, the newspaper added. Another testimony by Estefania Knuth, a professional golfer who was Isak Andic’s partner, highlighted “the poor relations between father and son”, El Pais said. Barcelona-based daily La Vanguardia, also citing “sources with knowledge of the investigation”, said the investigating judge formally changed Jonathan Andic’s status from witness to suspect in late September and that police were combing through the contents of his mobile phone. The family “is confident that this process will finish as soon as possible and that Jonathan Andic’s innocence will be demonstrated”, according to their spokespeople cited by El Pais. Catalan police were unavailable for comment. Istanbul-born Isak Andic was one of Spain’s richest people, with Forbes estimating his and his family’s fortune at US$4.5 billion. Andic opened his first shop in Barcelona in 1984. His Mango brand quickly mushroomed across Spain and became one of the world’s leading fashion groups. The company offers both professional and casual styles and boasts a presence in more than 120 markets with more than 16,400 employees worldwide, according to its website. -Agence France-Presse

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media have reported. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups with around 2800 stores worldwide, plunged to his death while hiking in mountains outside Barcelona in December last year to widespread shock. Police in the north-eastern region of Catalonia have now shifted their probe from an accident to a possible homicide centring on his son Jonathan Andic, El Pais daily said, citing “different sources with knowledge of the investigation”. Jonathan, who was the only person with his father at the time of the incident, has provided “inconsistent” testimony in two declarations that has “fuelled suspicion”, El Pais said. “The witness contradicted himself, left grey areas and described events that did not match up” with the Catalan police’s inspection of the scene in the Montserrat mountains, the newspaper added. Another testimony by Estefania Knuth, a professional golfer who was Isak Andic’s partner, highlighted “the poor relations between father and son”, El Pais said. Barcelona-based daily La Vanguardia, also citing “sources with knowledge of the investigation”, said the investigating judge formally changed Jonathan Andic’s status from witness to suspect in late September and that police were combing through the contents of his mobile phone. The family “is confident that this process will finish as soon as possible and that Jonathan Andic’s innocence will be demonstrated”, according to their spokespeople cited by El Pais. Catalan police were unavailable for comment. Istanbul-born Isak Andic was one of Spain’s richest people, with Forbes estimating his and his family’s fortune at US$4.5 billion. Andic opened his first shop in Barcelona in 1984. His Mango brand quickly mushroomed across Spain and became one of the world’s leading fashion groups. The company offers both professional and casual styles and boasts a presence in more than 120 markets with more than 16,400 employees worldwide, according to its website. -Agence France-Presse

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media have reported. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups with around 2800 stores worldwide, plunged to his death while hiking in mountains outside Barcelona in December last year to widespread shock. Police in the north-eastern region of Catalonia have now shifted their probe from an accident to a possible homicide centring on his son Jonathan Andic, El Pais daily said, citing “different sources with knowledge of the investigation”. Jonathan, who was the only person with his father at the time of the incident, has provided “inconsistent” testimony in two declarations that has “fuelled suspicion”, El Pais said. “The witness contradicted himself, left grey areas and described events that did not match up” with the Catalan police’s inspection of the scene in the Montserrat mountains, the newspaper added. Another testimony by Estefania Knuth, a professional golfer who was Isak Andic’s partner, highlighted “the poor relations between father and son”, El Pais said. Barcelona-based daily La Vanguardia, also citing “sources with knowledge of the investigation”, said the investigating judge formally changed Jonathan Andic’s status from witness to suspect in late September and that police were combing through the contents of his mobile phone. The family “is confident that this process will finish as soon as possible and that Jonathan Andic’s innocence will be demonstrated”, according to their spokespeople cited by El Pais. Catalan police were unavailable for comment. Istanbul-born Isak Andic was one of Spain’s richest people, with Forbes estimating his and his family’s fortune at US$4.5 billion. Andic opened his first shop in Barcelona in 1984. His Mango brand quickly mushroomed across Spain and became one of the world’s leading fashion groups. The company offers both professional and casual styles and boasts a presence in more than 120 markets with more than 16,400 employees worldwide, according to its website. -Agence France-Presse

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media have reported. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups with around 2800 stores worldwide, plunged to his death while hiking in mountains outside Barcelona in December last year to widespread shock. Police in the north-eastern region of Catalonia have now shifted their probe from an accident to a possible homicide centring on his son Jonathan Andic, El Pais daily said, citing “different sources with knowledge of the investigation”. Jonathan, who was the only person with his father at the time of the incident, has provided “inconsistent” testimony in two declarations that has “fuelled suspicion”, El Pais said. “The witness contradicted himself, left grey areas and described events that did not match up” with the Catalan police’s inspection of the scene in the Montserrat mountains, the newspaper added. Another testimony by Estefania Knuth, a professional golfer who was Isak Andic’s partner, highlighted “the poor relations between father and son”, El Pais said. Barcelona-based daily La Vanguardia, also citing “sources with knowledge of the investigation”, said the investigating judge formally changed Jonathan Andic’s status from witness to suspect in late September and that police were combing through the contents of his mobile phone. The family “is confident that this process will finish as soon as possible and that Jonathan Andic’s innocence will be demonstrated”, according to their spokespeople cited by El Pais. Catalan police were unavailable for comment. Istanbul-born Isak Andic was one of Spain’s richest people, with Forbes estimating his and his family’s fortune at US$4.5 billion. Andic opened his first shop in Barcelona in 1984. His Mango brand quickly mushroomed across Spain and became one of the world’s leading fashion groups. The company offers both professional and casual styles and boasts a presence in more than 120 markets with more than 16,400 employees worldwide, according to its website. -Agence France-Presse

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide

Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media have reported. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups with around 2800 stores worldwide, plunged to his death while hiking in mountains outside Barcelona in December last year to widespread shock. Police in the north-eastern region of Catalonia have now shifted their probe from an accident to a possible homicide centring on his son Jonathan Andic, El Pais daily said, citing “different sources with knowledge of the investigation”. Jonathan, who was the only person with his father at the time of the incident, has provided “inconsistent” testimony in two declarations that has “fuelled suspicion”, El Pais said. “The witness contradicted himself, left grey areas and described events that did not match up” with the Catalan police’s inspection of the scene in the Montserrat mountains, the newspaper added. Another testimony by Estefania Knuth, a professional golfer who was Isak Andic’s partner, highlighted “the poor relations between father and son”, El Pais said. Barcelona-based daily La Vanguardia, also citing “sources with knowledge of the investigation”, said the investigating judge formally changed Jonathan Andic’s status from witness to suspect in late September and that police were combing through the contents of his mobile phone. The family “is confident that this process will finish as soon as possible and that Jonathan Andic’s innocence will be demonstrated”, according to their spokespeople cited by El Pais. Catalan police were unavailable for comment. Istanbul-born Isak Andic was one of Spain’s richest people, with Forbes estimating his and his family’s fortune at US$4.5 billion. Andic opened his first shop in Barcelona in 1984. His Mango brand quickly mushroomed across Spain and became one of the world’s leading fashion groups. The company offers both professional and casual styles and boasts a presence in more than 120 markets with more than 16,400 employees worldwide, according to its website. -Agence France-Presse

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

A federal appeals court has said that it would not let President Donald Trump deploy troops in Illinois for now, leaving in place a judge’s ruling that blocked the administration from placing the National Guard in the Chicago area. National Guard troops can remain under federal control, but the Trump administration cannot deploy them anywhere in Illinois, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit wrote in an opinion. Last week, US District Judge April M Perry blocked Trump’s effort to deploy troops in and around Chicago. Illinois officials had challenged the deployment, saying that Trump was acting illegally and that his administration was intruding on the state’s sovereignty. The Trump administration said the President acted lawfully and described the troops as needed to protect federal personnel and property amid protests. Perry, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said she found a “lack of credibility” in federal officials’ declarations in the lawsuit. In an order, Perry wrote that she had also taken note of “a troubling trend” of the declarations “equating protest with riots”. She blocked the Trump administration from federalising and deploying the National Guard anywhere in Illinois. By the time Perry ruled, Texas National Guard members had already been operating in the Chicago area. The Trump administration appealed Perry’s order, accusing her of ignoring “the facts on the ground” and second-guessing Trump’s “military judgments” as commander in chief. On Saturday, the Chicago-based 7th Circuit paused part of Perry’s order, saying that Trump could federalise the National Guard within Illinois for now. That unsigned order left in place Perry’s block on troops being deployed. The order also said that troops already in Illinois could remain there, writing that National Guard members “do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so”.

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

A federal appeals court has said that it would not let President Donald Trump deploy troops in Illinois for now, leaving in place a judge’s ruling that blocked the administration from placing the National Guard in the Chicago area. National Guard troops can remain under federal control, but the Trump administration cannot deploy them anywhere in Illinois, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit wrote in an opinion. Last week, US District Judge April M Perry blocked Trump’s effort to deploy troops in and around Chicago. Illinois officials had challenged the deployment, saying that Trump was acting illegally and that his administration was intruding on the state’s sovereignty. The Trump administration said the President acted lawfully and described the troops as needed to protect federal personnel and property amid protests. Perry, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said she found a “lack of credibility” in federal officials’ declarations in the lawsuit. In an order, Perry wrote that she had also taken note of “a troubling trend” of the declarations “equating protest with riots”. She blocked the Trump administration from federalising and deploying the National Guard anywhere in Illinois. By the time Perry ruled, Texas National Guard members had already been operating in the Chicago area. The Trump administration appealed Perry’s order, accusing her of ignoring “the facts on the ground” and second-guessing Trump’s “military judgments” as commander in chief. On Saturday, the Chicago-based 7th Circuit paused part of Perry’s order, saying that Trump could federalise the National Guard within Illinois for now. That unsigned order left in place Perry’s block on troops being deployed. The order also said that troops already in Illinois could remain there, writing that National Guard members “do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so”.

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

A federal appeals court has said that it would not let President Donald Trump deploy troops in Illinois for now, leaving in place a judge’s ruling that blocked the administration from placing the National Guard in the Chicago area. National Guard troops can remain under federal control, but the Trump administration cannot deploy them anywhere in Illinois, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit wrote in an opinion. Last week, US District Judge April M Perry blocked Trump’s effort to deploy troops in and around Chicago. Illinois officials had challenged the deployment, saying that Trump was acting illegally and that his administration was intruding on the state’s sovereignty. The Trump administration said the President acted lawfully and described the troops as needed to protect federal personnel and property amid protests. Perry, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said she found a “lack of credibility” in federal officials’ declarations in the lawsuit. In an order, Perry wrote that she had also taken note of “a troubling trend” of the declarations “equating protest with riots”. She blocked the Trump administration from federalising and deploying the National Guard anywhere in Illinois. By the time Perry ruled, Texas National Guard members had already been operating in the Chicago area. The Trump administration appealed Perry’s order, accusing her of ignoring “the facts on the ground” and second-guessing Trump’s “military judgments” as commander in chief. On Saturday, the Chicago-based 7th Circuit paused part of Perry’s order, saying that Trump could federalise the National Guard within Illinois for now. That unsigned order left in place Perry’s block on troops being deployed. The order also said that troops already in Illinois could remain there, writing that National Guard members “do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so”.

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

A federal appeals court has said that it would not let President Donald Trump deploy troops in Illinois for now, leaving in place a judge’s ruling that blocked the administration from placing the National Guard in the Chicago area. National Guard troops can remain under federal control, but the Trump administration cannot deploy them anywhere in Illinois, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit wrote in an opinion. Last week, US District Judge April M Perry blocked Trump’s effort to deploy troops in and around Chicago. Illinois officials had challenged the deployment, saying that Trump was acting illegally and that his administration was intruding on the state’s sovereignty. The Trump administration said the President acted lawfully and described the troops as needed to protect federal personnel and property amid protests. Perry, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said she found a “lack of credibility” in federal officials’ declarations in the lawsuit. In an order, Perry wrote that she had also taken note of “a troubling trend” of the declarations “equating protest with riots”. She blocked the Trump administration from federalising and deploying the National Guard anywhere in Illinois. By the time Perry ruled, Texas National Guard members had already been operating in the Chicago area. The Trump administration appealed Perry’s order, accusing her of ignoring “the facts on the ground” and second-guessing Trump’s “military judgments” as commander in chief. On Saturday, the Chicago-based 7th Circuit paused part of Perry’s order, saying that Trump could federalise the National Guard within Illinois for now. That unsigned order left in place Perry’s block on troops being deployed. The order also said that troops already in Illinois could remain there, writing that National Guard members “do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so”.

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

Court blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois

A federal appeals court has said that it would not let President Donald Trump deploy troops in Illinois for now, leaving in place a judge’s ruling that blocked the administration from placing the National Guard in the Chicago area. National Guard troops can remain under federal control, but the Trump administration cannot deploy them anywhere in Illinois, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit wrote in an opinion. Last week, US District Judge April M Perry blocked Trump’s effort to deploy troops in and around Chicago. Illinois officials had challenged the deployment, saying that Trump was acting illegally and that his administration was intruding on the state’s sovereignty. The Trump administration said the President acted lawfully and described the troops as needed to protect federal personnel and property amid protests. Perry, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said she found a “lack of credibility” in federal officials’ declarations in the lawsuit. In an order, Perry wrote that she had also taken note of “a troubling trend” of the declarations “equating protest with riots”. She blocked the Trump administration from federalising and deploying the National Guard anywhere in Illinois. By the time Perry ruled, Texas National Guard members had already been operating in the Chicago area. The Trump administration appealed Perry’s order, accusing her of ignoring “the facts on the ground” and second-guessing Trump’s “military judgments” as commander in chief. On Saturday, the Chicago-based 7th Circuit paused part of Perry’s order, saying that Trump could federalise the National Guard within Illinois for now. That unsigned order left in place Perry’s block on troops being deployed. The order also said that troops already in Illinois could remain there, writing that National Guard members “do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so”.