Canada: Queen Victoria statue torn down at protest over indigenous deaths - BBC News

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A prominent statue of Queen Victoria has been torn down by protesters in Canada as anger grows over the deaths of indigenous children at residential schools.

The protesters cheered as the statue at the legislature in Manitoba's capital Winnipeg was toppled on Thursday.

A smaller statue of UK monarch Queen Elizabeth II was also upended nearby.

Local media said police used a stun gun to arrest at man at the scene but the protest was largely peaceful.

The toppling of the statues came on Canada Day, an annual celebration on 1 July that marks the country's founding by British colonies in 1867.

The recent discoveries of unmarked indigenous Canadian graves at residential schools had prompted calls for national celebrations to be called off.

• Around 750 graves found at Canada residential school
• Why Canada is mourning the deaths of 215 children
• More churches burn down on Canada indigenous land

More than 150,000 indigenous Canadian children were taken from their families and forced to attend the schools during the 19th and 20th Centuries with the aim of forcibly assimilating them into society.

Municipalities across Canada cancelled celebrations and statues of figures involved with residential schools have been vandalised or removed.

In Winnipeg, thousands took to the streets to honour victims of residential schools and rally support for indigenous communities.

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A group of protesters had marched on the Manitoba Legislature as part of a demonstration against the deaths of indigenous Canadian children at residential schools.

But it was not immediately clear why the protesters decided to target the statues of the British queens in the city.

British monarch from 1837 until her death in 1901, Queen Victoria was on the throne during the founding of the Canadian confederation. The British Crown negotiated treaties with indigenous First Nations in Canada and the government enacted its residential schools policy during her reign.

At the protest in Winnipeg, the statue of Queen Victoria was daubed in red paint while a sign saying "we were children" was left nearby.

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A survivor of a residential school, Belinda Vandenbroeck, told Canadian broadcaster CBC she felt no remorse about the toppling of the statue, which she had no part in.

"She [Queen Victoria] means nothing to me except that her policies and her colonialism is what is dictating us right to this minute as you and I speak," Ms Vandenbroeck said.

Symbols of empire, colonialism and slavery have been targeted by protesters at demonstrations against racial injustice across the globe in the past year. Those demonstrations exploded worldwide following the death of African-American man George Floyd in May 2020.

• The stories behind the statues targeted in protests

Last year, several prominent statues of Confederate leaders and slave owners were torn down and vandalised in the US, generating heated debate about monuments.

Similar scenes were seen in the UK, where Black Lives Matter demonstrators tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it into a harbour during a protest in the city of Bristol.

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Bagram: Last US and Nato forces leave key Afghanistan base - BBC News

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Defence officials say the last US and Nato forces have left Afghanistan's Bagram airbase, the centre of the war against militants for some 20 years.

The pull-out could signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan is imminent.

President Joe Biden has said US forces will be gone by 11 September.

But the withdrawal from the sprawling base, north of Kabul, comes as the main jihadist group, the Taliban, advances in many parts of Afghanistan.

• Who are the Taliban?
• How can the West fight terror after leaving Afghanistan?
• A year of violence on the road to peace

The 11 September deadline is the anniversary of the attacks on America in 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people.

The attacks were carried out by al-Qaeda, an international jihadist group then based in Afghanistan with the support of the Taliban, who had been in control of the country since the 1990s. A US-led coalition invaded the Afghanistan later that year to defeat both groups.

America now wants to end its longest war with its huge cost in human lives and vast expense, and is leaving security to the Afghan government.

Some 2,500-3,500 US troops were thought to be still in Afghanistan until recently, and they are due to depart along with some 7,000 other coalition troops, leaving fewer than 1,000 American soldiers in the country.

Meanwhile, a resurgent Taliban, buoyed by the expectation of the foreign withdrawal, has overrun dozens of districts, amid fears that a new civil war could erupt after the departure of foreign forces.

A top target for the Taliban

Bagram is a bellwether of what's to come. This symbol of American military might was once a stronghold of Soviet forces. Now Afghan security forces will soon confront the challenge of securing this sprawling city within a city.

Bagram is vital - in symbolic and strategic ways. Taliban fighters, advancing in districts across the country, have this prize in their sights. Even last October, residents of the town which has swelled all around it told us the Taliban were already in their midst.

On a recent visit to the base, as the US packed up, we heard how Afghan security forces saw it as a mixed blessing. There's a wealth of military assets within its walls; but that treasure is a top target for Taliban, not to mention corrupt commanders and others eying this fortune.

For the countless Afghans whose lives and livelihoods have long banked on this base - and who now feel abandoned - Bagram's new chapter is deeply worrying.

Why is Bagram so important?

The airfield, built up by the Soviets when they occupied Afghanistan in the 1980s, and named after a nearby village, lies around 40km (25 miles) north of Kabul.

The US-led coalition forces moved in during December 2001, and it was developed into a huge base capable of holding up to 10,000 troops.

It is served by two runways, the most recent of which is 3.6km long, where large cargo and bomber aircraft can land.

It has 110 parking spots for aircraft, which are protected by blast walls, and had a 50-bed hospital with a trauma bay, three operating theatres and a modern dental clinic, the Associated Press reports.

Its hangars and buildings included the main prison facility for people detained by US forces at the height of the conflict, which became known as Afghanistan's Guantanamo - after the infamous US military prison in Cuba.

Bagram was one of the sites identified in a US Senate report on the CIA's interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects, including the use of torture, carried out in detention facilities.

• Bagram ex-detainees say they still bear the scars

What happens next?

About 650 US troops are expected to remain in the country, the Associated Press reports, to provide protection for diplomats and help guard Kabul's international airport, a vital transport hub for the landlocked country.

They are guarding the airport alongside troops from America's Nato ally Turkey, while a new agreement for its security is negotiated with the Afghan government.

The airport's US protection includes a counter-rocket, artillery, mortar system and the troops to operate it, as well as helicopter support.

Other American troops will guard the US Embassy in Kabul.

• How much has the Afghanistan war cost the US?

Military analysts say the ability of the Afghan government to maintain control over Bagram will be vital to its efforts to defend Kabul and push back the Taliban.

While the Taliban stopped attacks on coalition forces after signing an agreement with the US in February of last year, they have continued fighting government forces.

A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, welcomed the US withdrawal from Bagram, telling AFP news agency it would "pave the way for Afghans to decide about their future between themselves".

The war is thought to have taken the lives of more than 47,000 Afghan civilians and nearly 70,000 Afghan troops, as well as the lives of 2,442 US soldiers and more than 3,800 US private security contractors, and 1,144 soldiers from other coalition countries.

The Costs of War project at Brown University, which analyses America's wars this century, estimates that the war has cost America a total of $2.26tn (£1.64tn).

Twenty years of conflict in Afghanistan – what happened when?

From 9/11, to intense fighting on the ground, and now full withdrawal of US-led forces, here’s what happened.

9/11

11 September 2001

Al-Qaeda, led by Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, carries out the largest terror attack ever conducted on US soil.

Four commercial airliners are hijacked. Two are flown into the World Trade Centre in New York, which collapses. One hits the Pentagon building in Washington, and one crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly three thousand people are killed.

First airstrikes

7 October 2001

A US-led coalition bombs Taliban and al-Qaeda facilities in Afghanistan. Targets include Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad. The Taliban refuse to hand over Osama Bin Laden.  Their air defences and small fleet of fighter aircraft are destroyed.

Fall of Kabul

13 November 2001

The Northern Alliance, a group of anti-Taliban rebels backed by coalition forces, enters Kabul as the Taliban flee the city.

By the 13 November 2001, all Taliban have either fled or been neutralised. Other cities quickly fall.

New constitution

26 January 2004

After protracted negotiations at a ‘loya jirga’ or grand assembly, the new Afghan constitution is signed into law.  The constitution paves the way for presidential elections in October 2004.

Hamid Karzai becomes president

7 December 2004

Hamid Karzai, the leader of the Popalzai Durrani tribe, becomes the first president under the new constitution. He serves two five year terms as president.

UK troops deployed to Helmand

May 2006

British troops arrive in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold in the south of the country.

Their initial mission is to support reconstruction projects, but they are quickly drawn into combat operations. More than 450 British troops lose their lives in Afghanistan over the course of the conflict.

Obama’s surge

17 February 2009

US president Barack Obama approves a major increase in the number of troops sent to Afghanistan. At their peak, they number about 140,000.

The so-called ‘surge’ is modelled on US strategy in Iraq where US forces focussed on protecting the civilian population as well as killing insurgent fighters.

Osama Bin Laden killed

2 May 2011

The leader of al-Qaeda is killed in an assault by US Navy Seals on a compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan. Bin Laden’s body is removed and buried at sea. The operation ends a ten year hunt led by the CIA.  The confirmation that Bin Laden had been living on Pakistani soil fuels accusations in the US that Pakistan is an unreliable ally in the war on terror.

Death of Mullah Omar

23 April 2013

The founder of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, dies. His death is kept secret for more than two years.

According to Afghan intelligence, Mullah Omar dies of health problems at a hospital in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Pakistan denies that he was in the country.

Nato ends combat operations

28 December 2014

At a ceremony in Kabul, Nato ends its combat operations in Afghanistan. With the surge now over, the US withdraws thousands of troops.  Most of those who remain focus on training and supporting the Afghan security forces.

Taliban resurgence

2015

The Taliban launch a series of suicide attacks, car bombings and other assaults. The parliament building in Kabul, and the city of Kunduz are attacked. Islamic State militants begin operations in Afghanistan.

Death toll announcement

25 January 2019

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says more than 45,000 members of his country’s security forces have been killed since he became leader in 2014. The figure is far higher than previously thought.

US signs deal with Taliban

29 February 2020

The US and the Taliban sign an “agreement for bringing peace” to Afghanistan, in Doha, Qatar. The US and Nato allies agree to withdraw all troops within 14 months if the militants uphold the deal.

Date for final withdrawal

11 September 2021

US forces are scheduled to withdraw from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021, exactly 20 years since 9-11. There are strong indications that the withdrawal may be complete before the official deadline.

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Covid: Australia to halve arrivals and trial home quarantine - BBC News

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Australia will halve the number of international arrivals it accepts after Covid outbreaks put half the population in lockdown this week.

The country's strict border rules have only allowed Australians and people with exemptions to enter.

From 14 July, Australia will accept just over 3,000 people a week - a measure likely to last until next year.

The announcement has sparked dismay among Australians who are overseas and separated from their families.

But Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the measure would reduce pressure on the country's quarantine system.

Virus leaks from hotel quarantine - which is mandatory for all arrivals - have been the source of numerous outbreaks across the country.

Australia is maintaining a Covid-elimination strategy until it can get the majority of its population vaccinated next year. Just 8% have been vaccinated so far.

"Simply reducing the [travel] caps doesn't necessarily provide a fail safe but because of the particular virulence of the Delta strain, it is believed that is a prudent action while we remain in this suppression phase of the virus," Mr Morrison said.

• How Delta burst Australia's Covid bubble
• The battle to open up 'Fortress Australia'

His government has faced criticism for its border policies over the past year, which have extended family separations and made it difficult for many Australians to return.

In April, the government also temporarily blocked its citizens in India from returning during the height of a deadly wave in the South Asian nation.

About 37,000 Australians remain stranded overseas. On Friday, many online expressed their anger and disappointment over their return trips being cancelled.

"This is utterly heartbreaking and unspeakably stressful," one woman wrote on a Facebook group for stranded Australians.

To mitigate some of the cuts, Mr Morrison said the number of repatriation flights for Australians wanting to fly home would be increased.

Australia will also begin trialling home quarantine arrangements for vaccinated travellers.

Mr Morrison said arrival limits would not be lifted again until most Australians get vaccinated - a goal that will not be achieved until next year due to the country's limited supply of jabs.

What's led to this decision?

The new rules aim to reduce the risk of Covid escaping travellers in quarantine and spreading into the wider community.

It come after outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta variant plunged seven cities - including Sydney, Brisbane and Perth - into lockdowns over the past week.

The virus' detection in six states and territories marked the most widespread transmission of the virus in Australia this year.

The country has recorded about 250 cases, with most tied to a cluster in Sydney, its largest city.

The outbreak there stemmed from an unvaccinated driver who transported international arrivals, and the virus then spread in the community.

The New South Wales (NSW) state government put Sydney and surrounding regions in a two-week lockdown until 9 July to contain it.

"We have seen breaches occur, predominantly as a result of infection control procedures and human error... those issues need to continue to be strengthened," Mr Morrison said.

But NSW - which has taken in over half of the arrivals in the past year - said outbreaks weren't linked to the volume of people in the system.

"Please don't assume that outbreaks aren't going to happen just because the numbers have been reduced," said Premier Gladys Berejiklian. "My heart goes out to thousands of Australians who have to wait longer to come home."

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• Why can't Australians get back into their country?
• Celebrity rush exposes Australian 'double standard'
• Family heartbreak over 'inhumane' border ban

Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria states all lobbied for a reduction in arrivals following the outbreaks this week.

Morrison announces Covid exit plan

The Delta outbreaks prompted emergency talks between the prime minister and state and territory governments.

On Friday, following a meeting of all government leaders, Mr Morrison announced a new timeline for Australians on "the pathway out of Covid" which included the international arrival cuts.

He said while the country had focused on the suppression of the virus, it would ultimately move to manage Covid "as an infectious disease like any other in our community".

However, he said Australia in the short term remains in the first phase of suppressing Covid spread. A shift to later stages - including a move away from lockdowns - would only occur when most Australians had been vaccinated.

• What's gone wrong with Australia's vaccine rollout?

Mr Morrison declined to specify a target level or timeframe, but reiterated that all Australians would be able to receive their first dose by the end of the year.

His government has been strongly criticised for a slow vaccine programme.

Australia is relying on the AstraZeneca and the Pfizer vaccines to immunise its population.

Delays in the rollout have largely been attributed to widespread hesitancy over the AstraZeneca shot, and a lack of Pfizer supplies.

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World’s leading economies agree global minimum corporate tax rate - Financial Times

The world’s leading economies have signed up to a plan to force multinational companies to pay a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15 per cent following intense negotiations in Paris at the OECD.

The historic agreement among 130 countries will ensure the largest companies, including Big Tech, pay at least $100bn a year more in taxes, with more of that money going to the countries where they do most of their business.

The OECD said the rules should be put in place next year and implemented in 2023.

Only nine of the 139 countries involved in the talks refused to sign up, including Ireland, Estonia and Hungary. All of the G20 leading nations backed the plan following lobbying by the US.

Mathias Cormann, the new OECD secretary-general, hailed the agreement, saying it would ensure, “large multinational companies pay their fair share of tax everywhere”.

But after multiple carve-outs were agreed to ensure that countries could still use low taxes to encourage investment, he stressed that the rules were not designed to impose the same corporate tax regime everywhere.

“This package does not eliminate tax competition . . . but it does set multilaterally agreed limitations on it,” he said. “It also accommodates the various interests across the negotiating table, including those of small economies and developing jurisdictions.”

US president Joe Biden said: “With a global minimum tax in place, multinational corporations will no longer be able to pit countries against one another in a bid to push tax rates down and protect their profits at the expense of public revenue.”

But in a sign of potentially difficult battles ahead in Congress, Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the House of Representatives’ ways and means committee, said the deal was “a dangerous economic surrender that sends US jobs overseas”.

Olaf Scholz, the German finance minister, hailed the deal, calling it a “colossal step forward towards more tax justice”, while Rishi Sunak, the UK chancellor, stressed that it would ensure “multinational tech giants pay the right tax in the right countries”.

The carve-outs and exemptions were not enough to satisfy the eight countries that objected to the framework, including Ireland, Estonia and Hungary, which are OECD members.

The other holdouts were Barbados, Kenya, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and St Vincent & the Grenadines. Peru abstained because it does not have a government to make decisions.

Such was the political pressure exerted that some tax havens and investment hubs signed up, including Switzerland and the Bahamas. They are expected to lose significant revenues when the rules come into force.

The deal consists of both elements of the agreement forged by the G7 leading economies last month, but with substantially greater detail added and special rules for certain sectors and companies.

In a successful bid to sign up China, India and some eastern European nations, the OECD has proposed a carve-out from the global minimum tax plan, based on “substance”, so the rules do not apply to incentives on corporate tax investment in tangible assets such as manufacturing factories and machinery.

The global shipping industry has also benefited from an exemption because it is almost impossible to determine where entities are located.

The element of the deal seeking to force the largest multinationals to pay more tax where they operate rather than where they are located will apply initially only to the biggest companies with turnover exceeding €20bn. However, that threshold will fall to €10bn after seven years.

These companies will have to allocate for taxation 20—30 per cent of their profits in excess of a 10 per cent margin to the countries where they operate based on their sales. This will ensure that the tech giants, luxury goods groups and pharmaceutical companies will pay more tax in the countries where they do business.

The agreed OECD statement said that companies in regulated financial services, mining and the oil and gas sectors would be excluded from these provisions.

In return for agreeing to allow some of the tax that the US collects from Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook to be taxed by other countries, the other signatories to the OECD deal have committed to abolishing their digital service taxes. Special rules will ensure Amazon is included in the new OECD framework even though the company’s profit margin falls below the threshold.

Additional reporting by Aime Williams in Washington and Guy Chazan in Berlin

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China's Communist Party warns the West of 'bloodshed' - Sky News

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Jasmine Hartin claims she was abandoned by Andrew Ashcroft's family over fears about 'bad press' - Daily Mail

'I can't believe how I've been treated': Socialite Jasmine Hartin, 32, claims she has been abandoned by Andrew Ashcroft's family over fears about 'bad press' and that she wasn't allowed to speak to her children

• Jasmine Hartin claimed the Ashcrofts were told to keep their 'distance' from her
• The former partner of Andrew Ashcroft said she was 'shocked' by her treatment
• Hartin, 32, was released from jail after a family friend posted her $30,000 bail
• The mother claimed she wasn't allowed to speak to her children while in prison
• She is awaiting trial for the shooting of Supt Henry Jemmott in May with his pistol

By Kate Dennett For Mailonline

Published: 13:48 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 16:14 BST, 1 July 2021

The Canadian socialite who shot dead a police chief on a beach in Belize has accused her partner and his family of abandoning her.

Jasmine Hartin claims no-one from the family of her former partner Andrew Ashcroft visited her while she was on bail over the shooting because they had been told they couldn't have 'bad press associated with their reputation'.

The mother-of-two, 32, was released from jail on bail yesterday as she awaits trial for shooting Superintendent Henry Jemmott, a father-of-five, with his own service pistol in May, which she says was an accident.

Speaking to 7 News Belize's Cherisse Halsall, Hartin said the Ashcroft family was told to 'distance' themselves from her, adding that she wasn't allowed to speak to her infant twins while she was in Belize Central Prison.

She said although she has had a 'complicated' seven-year relationship with Ashcroft - the son of Lord Ashcroft - with many 'ups and downs', she has been 'shocked' about the Ashcroft family's treatment of her since her arrest.

She added: 'Even with all of that though, I can't believe how I've been treated.'  

Jasmine Hartin (pictured) claimed she did not have any familial visitors in jail after the family of her former partner Andrew, the son of Lord Ashcroft, were told they couldn't have 'bad press'

It is unclear whether the family accept the claims. They have been approached and asked to provide a comment.

In the new interview following her release on bail on Wednesday, Hartin said: 'From what I've been told by the family, they were instructed to distance themselves from me immediately.

'That they couldn't have bad press associated with their reputation, so therefore, I wasn't - I didn't have any family come to visit me in jail, I didn't have any family call me. 

'Instead a couple of friends came to see me, but never once was I allowed to speak to the children during that time.'

Hartin said that her brother tried to call her from Canada while her mother was 'worried sick' while she was in jail, but claimed that Ashcroft told them that she had visitors every single day - which she said was 'exaggerated'. 

Hartin, 32, said the Ashcroft family were told to 'distance' themselves from her, claiming that she wasn't allowed to speak to her young twins while she was in Belize Central Prison

Hartin said although she has had a 'complicated' seven-year relationship with Andrew Ashcroft (pictured), she is still 'shocked' about her treatment from Ashcroft family since her arrest

Her full interview with the local news channel will air on 7 News Belize's evening television programme on Thursday. 

Her comments came after a family friend, who is believed to have secured her release from prison by posting bail for her, claimed Hartin had been 'thrown to the wolves'.

Wendy Auxillou told MailOnline that Hartin has been denied access to her children and locked out of her home.

Auxillou said she posted Hartin's $30,000 bail by supplying the title to a property she owns as collateral, according to The Times.

Auxillou, who works as a lawyer, added Hartin is 'being psychologically and emotionally abused'.

Hartin is awaiting trial for shooting Supt Jemmott with his own service pistol last month.

Jemmott, a highly-rated officer tipped as a future leader of his country's police force, was struck behind his right ear by a 9mm round from his own Glock 17 service pistol.

According to a criminal complaint he had been 'socializing' and drinking alone with Hartin on a secluded hotel pier in Ambergris Caye, a tropical island haven for millionaire expats. 

A security guard heard a 'loud bang' at 12.45am and police arrived to find Canadian national Hartin 'covered in red substance as that of blood' and Jemmott, 42, floating dead on his back 30ft from the shore. 

An expended shell casing was still lodged inside the gun which was found on the Mata Rocks hotel pier along with a magazine, live bullets and a pool of blood. 

After spending the weekend behind bars, Hartin gave a statement saying the off-duty officer was showing her how to handle his firearm as the pair drank and hung out. 

Before her release yesterday, Hartin had previously been out on bail but was re-arrested and charged with assaulting a hotel worker last week.

Her bail had originally been covered by the manager of the resort where she had lived with Ashcroft but he withdrew it following her re-arrest. 

When previously out on bail, Hartin was turned away by security when she tried to access her family apartment at the Grand Colony resort to see her young twins. 

According to The Times, Auxillou said: 'In the beginning, people viewed her as some type of rich entitled kid, basically. 

The former partner of Lord Ashcroft's son Andrew is awaiting trial for shooting Superintendent Henry Jemmott (pictured), a father-of-five, with his own service pistol last month

'After what transpired with her being locked out of her house and kept away from her kids and all that, she's now being viewed with a bit of sympathy.'

It has not been specified whether Auxillou is part of her legal team, which is being led by high-profile attorney Richard 'Dickie' Bradley as Hartin awaits trial over the shooting of Superintendent Henry Jemmott, which she claims was an accident.

Authorities at the Central Prison received confirmation of Hartin meeting requirements for bail and she was released as of 3pm yesterday, according to Breaking Belize News.

Her conditions for bail reportedly include daily reports to the police station, a daily curfew, not leaving the jurisdiction, not interfering with witnesses, and maintaining good behaviour. 

Hartin's legal team is being led by high-profile attorney Richard 'Dickie' Bradley, after an apparent split with Godfrey Smith - the former attorney general of Belize who was hired on her behalf in the hours after Jemmot's shooting.

It comes after Hartin's mother Candace Castiglione claimed that her daughter's treatment amounted 'persecution from the Ashcroft family'. 

Hartin pleaded not guilty last week when she appeared in court in San Pedro accused of assaulting the hotel worker during a clash with her former partner. 

The mother-of-two (pictured) was released from prison yesterday after her family friend, lawyer Wendy Auxillou, posted her $30,000 bail

The court heard she had attempted to push Sandra Grisham, the general manager of the Alaia, however, Hartin representing herself, pleaded not guilty and denied attacking anyone. 

Frank Habet, a manager of a resort, then withdrew her bail funds saying he was worried he would lose his 60,000 Belizean dollars ($30,000/£22,000) if Hartin did not show up for trial.

He said he decided to pull the plug after the accused mother was turned back by security on Tuesday when she tried to access her family apartment at the Grand Colony resort to see her young twins.

Habet said: 'Miss Hartin appeared at Grand Colony resort behaving in a disorderly and abusive manner and creating great disturbance at the hotel in the presence of guests.

'I now think Miss Hartin is quite capable of not showing up for trial and I therefore wish to immediately withdraw my cash deposit.'

Videos showed Hartin, 32, chasing her partner Andrew Ashcroft into the neighboring Alaia Belize hotel, which the couple ran together before the Jemmott shooting.

Hartin took the videos on her own cell phone and could be heard repeatedly asking Ashcroft why he allegedly wouldn't give her access to Ellie and Charlie, four. 

Auxillou, who works as a lawyer, also claims Hartin (pictured) is 'being psychologically and emotionally abused'

 In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, she reiterated her version of events, saying the gun went off unexpectedly in her hands as she tried to re-insert a clip and hand it back.

'Henry was my friend. It was an accident, I didn't flee the scene. The first thing I did was call the police myself,' she said. 

'There's literally not a day that goes by when I don't cry and my frigging chest doesn't hurt and ache for his kids, for his family, for him.' 

Hartin (pictured) re-told her version of events that led to Jemmott's death, saying the gun went off unexpectedly in her hands as she tried to re-insert a clip and hand it to him

She also revealed for the first time that the reason she was practicing with the gun was because an unnamed man had tried to rape her at a party six days earlier. 

Three days after Jemmott's death Hartin was charged with manslaughter by negligence after prosecutors opted against murder or full-fledged manslaughter on the strength of her witness statement insisting it was an accident. 

The offense carries a maximum prison sentence of nine months or a fine of around 10,000 Belizean dollars ($5,000 in US money).

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