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Bihar DSP Gets Life Term for Killing Man in 1998 Incident
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar DSP Gets Life Term for Killing Man in 1998 Incident

Hindustan Times  

A Bihar DSP has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a man in 1998. The accused, DSP Mukhlal Paswan, led a team of police personnel and carried out indiscriminate searches. At one point, the police were carrying out searches at the house of Jagdish Jha where Singh had gone to fetch milk. The accused stopped and abused him, which …

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Trump adviser Peter Navarro starts prison term for contempt of US Congress
9 months ago

Trump adviser Peter Navarro starts prison term for contempt of US Congress

Al Jazeera  

Navarro is the first senior Trump official to be imprisoned for actions related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Peter Navarro, a key adviser to the White House under former United States President Donald Trump, has turned himself in to a federal prison in Miami, Florida, to serve a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena. “I am the …

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Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is convicted again, days before elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is convicted again, days before elections

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was found guilty of corruption on Wednesday and sentenced to 14 years, yet another blow to the imprisoned populist leader days before his political movement attempts a return to power in parliamentary elections. “The message is Imran Khan will remain behind bars for a longer time if he does not change his …

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A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy
11 months ago

A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record sentence for the criminal offense of insulting the monarchy, giving him a 50-year prison term after finding him guilty of 25 violations of the law, a lawyers’ group said Thursday. Mongkhon was found guilty by the Northern Region court of …

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Spain cuts gang rape convict’s prison term under botched law
1 year, 3 months ago

Spain cuts gang rape convict’s prison term under botched law

Al Jazeera  

One of the Wolf Pack rapists uses a loophole in ‘Only Yes Is Yes’ law, which set lighter minimum sentences for certain sexual crimes. Madrid, Spain – One of the five men convicted of gang rape in Spain’s notorious Wolf Pack case has had his sentence cut under botched rape legislation that was introduced after a storm of protest over …

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Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison
1 year, 4 months ago

Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison

Associated Press  

MELEKHOVO, Russia — A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19 years in prison on Friday. Navalny commented on the sentence in a social media post, presumably relayed through his team, saying that “the number doesn’t matter.” “I understand perfectly that, as many political prisoners, I’m serving a life sentence, …

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Fake sex abuse claims get British woman 8.5 year prison term
1 year, 9 months ago

Fake sex abuse claims get British woman 8.5 year prison term

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Eleanor Williams, 22, said on Facebook in May 2020 …

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Belarusian opposition leader handed 15-year prison term
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarusian opposition leader handed 15-year prison term

Al Jazeera  

Minsk court convicts Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in absentia on charges of treason and conspiracy to seize power. Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has been handed a 15-year prison term after being convicted in absentia of treason and conspiracy to seize power, a verdict she says is punishment for her efforts to promote democracy. The authorities put Tsikhanouskaya, the opposition’s de …

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Charles Sobhraj's Release from Nepal Jail Delayed by A Day, to Walk Free on Friday
2 years ago

Charles Sobhraj's Release from Nepal Jail Delayed by A Day, to Walk Free on Friday

News 18  

Charles Sobhraj, a Frenchman of Indian and Vietnamese parentage, will be handed over to the immigration department in Nepal on Friday morning after Supreme Court announced his release from jail, his lawyer Gopal Shivakoti Chintan said on Thursday. Nicknamed “the Bikini Killer” and “the Serpent” due to his skill at deception and evasion, Sobharaj was serving a life term in …

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Another top opposition figure in Russia handed prison term
2 years, 5 months ago

Another top opposition figure in Russia handed prison term

The Hindu  

A Russian court on Friday sentenced a top opposition figure to a years-long prison term, the latest move in the Kremlin’s multipronged crackdown on opposition activists, independent media and rights groups. Earlier this week, a court in Moscow remanded another top opposition figure, Ilya Yashin, in custody pending investigation and trial on the charges of spreading false information about the …

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‘Mockery of justice’: Cambodia’s Rainsy gets 25-year jail term
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Mockery of justice’: Cambodia’s Rainsy gets 25-year jail term

Al Jazeera  

The country’s top opposition party was banned in 2018 and many of its leaders and supporters put on trial. Cambodia’s exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy has been sentenced in absentia to 25 years in jail for an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen, a court official said, drawing swift condemnation from the opposition and rights …

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Minor's consent a grey area: Bombay HC suspends prison term of 19-year-old convicted of raping cousin
3 years, 10 months ago

Minor's consent a grey area: Bombay HC suspends prison term of 19-year-old convicted of raping cousin

India Today  

Bombay High Court has suspended the order of 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment to a 19-year-old boy who was convicted of raping his minor cousin living with him. The court observed that a minor's consent is a legal grey area. After going through all the evidence, Justice Shinde said, "I am also conscious of the fact that consensual sex between minors …

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