Source link Pyotr Verzilov was tried in absentia by Moscow court for spreading falsehoods about Russia’s armed forces Moscow district court has sentenced Pyotr Verzilov, once a spokesman for the anarchist punk group Pussy Riot, to a prison term of eight years and four months, for publishing fake news about the Russian military. The activist, […]
Source link The former prime minister of Pakistan had been sentenced to a 14-year term for illegally selling state gifts A Pakistani court on Monday granted the country’s former prime minister Imran Khan leave to appeal his conviction for graft and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, according to Reuters, citing his lawyer. Khan and his […]
Source link Arvind Kejriwal, a major Indian opposition figure, has vowed to govern the capital from prison An Indian court on Monday remanded Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi and the leader of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), to judicial custody until April 15. The politician was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement […]
Source link National polls held last week resulted in no party securing a clear majority. However, forming a government is not the key challenge Independent candidates linked to the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by former cricketer and prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan – who was jailed weeks before the elections, on charges which he claims […]
Source link The politician and his wife were accused of selling state gifts during Khan’s tenure from 2018-2022 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have been sentenced to 14 years in prison in a corruption case. This comes after another court ruling in which Khan was given ten years for leaking state […]
Source link A defendant in a criminal case in Russia has reportedly been given a reduced sentence partly because he was a cat owner A court in Siberia has issued a suspended sentence to a defendant in a criminal case, listing cat ownership as one of the mitigating circumstances, Russia’s Mash Telegram channel reported on […]