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National 6 years ago

Supreme Court seeks to eliminate disparities in graft sentences

A perceived inconsistency in the sentencing of graft convicts has put pressure on the Supreme Court to draft a set of guidelines for judges to follow, as antigraft experts call for a clearer sentencing policy for the nation’s corruption courts.

National 6 years ago

Riau Islands governor Nurdin Basirun sentenced to four years in prison for bribery

A panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced suspended Riau Islands governor Nurdin Basirun to four years in prison for accepting bribes in relation to a reclamation project in the province.

World 6 years ago

After Pell sentence, pope prays for those suffering "unjust sentences"

"I would like to pray today for all those people who suffer unjust sentences resulting from intransigence [against them]," Francis said.

World 6 years ago

Hollywood rapist Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault Wednesday, capping a sensational downfall for the once-powerful producer in a landmark case for the #MeToo movement.

Sports 7 years ago

Kvitova 'glad it's over' after attacker sentenced

The 33-year-old Radim Zondra, who is currently in prison for another crime, was sentenced on charges of serious battery and illegal entry into Kvitova's flat in December of 2016.

World 7 years ago

Convicted Australia cardinal sentence to be broadcast live

Pell, the most senior Catholic clergyman ever found guilty of child sex abuse, faces a maximum 50 years in prison for assaulting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral in 1996-97.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer's murder

Ko Ni, whose work and faith made him a target of hate speech online by Buddhist nationalists, was shot in the head at point blank range outside Yangon airport in January 2017, while holding his infant grandson.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Myanmar Reuters journalists appeal seven-year sentence

Lawyers lodged an appeal Monday to free two Reuters journalists jailed for their reporting on Myanmar's Rohingya crisis, decrying the sentence as a "mistake" that has already resulted in the pair being locked up for a year.

World 7 years ago

Algerian-Irish jihadist sentenced to 15 years in US jail

Algerian-Irish jihadist Ali Charaf Damache, who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in July, was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Tuesday, prosecutors in Philadelphia said.

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