Jail Term
Peruvian Ex-President Alejandro Toledo sentenced to 13 years for corruption
A Peruvian court has handed down a 13-year and four-month prison sentence to former President Alejandro Toledo for money laundering, marking his second conviction related to widespread corruption. Toledo, who served as president from 2001 to 2006, was found guilty of using bribe money from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to acquire high-value real estate in […]
Teenager sentenced to 7 years for shooting Colombian presidential candidate
A 15-year-old boy who shot Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe in June has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention. Uribe, a 39-year-old opposition legislator, underwent multiple surgeries during two months in an intensive care unit in Bogota and died of a cerebral hemorrhage on August 11. The attack echoed the worst years of […]
Terengganu state threatens to jail muslim men who skip friday prayers
The Malaysian state of Terengganu has introduced new laws that threaten to jail Muslim men who skip Friday prayers without a valid reason for up to two years. Under sharia law in the Malaysian province, first-time offenders could be imprisoned for up to two years, and fined 3,000 ringgit (£527), or both. The new rules […]
Former Prime Minister Sentenced to 20 Years for Inciting Violence
Chad‘s former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Succes Masra, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence. The special criminal chamber in the national capital of N’Djamena convicted Masra of hate speech, xenophobia, and inciting a massacre, according to his lawyer, Francis Kadjilembaye. Masra, the leader […]
Separatist Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Removed from Office
Bosnia’s electoral authorities have stripped separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik of his post as president of the Serb entity in Bosnia, Republika Srpska. The formal step follows an earlier appeals court verdict that sentenced him to one year in jail and banned him from all political activity for six years. The Central Electoral Commission […]
Eight Men Sentenced for Ireland’s Largest Cocaine Seizure
Eight men have been jailed for their roles in attempting to smuggle 2.2 tonnes of cocaine worth over €157 million (£135 million) into Ireland. The drugs were seized in September 2023 after a joint operation between the Irish police, customs, and Defence Forces making it Ireland’s largest-ever cocaine seizure. The men, part of an international […]