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Former CSRC chairman Yi Huiman to face trial for taking bribes, abusing power

A former head of Chinaโ€™s equities market regulator will face trial on allegations that he took vast sums in bribes in return for approving company listings and loans, according to the Communist Partyโ€™s top anti-graft watchdog. Yi Huiman, former chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), allegedly used โ€œhis position to seek benefits for others in job promotions, listing approvals and obtaining loans, and illegally accepted huge amounts of bribesโ€, the Central Commission for...

Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad's victims

There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.

Indonesian soldiers on trial after acid attack on activist

Four Indonesian soldiers are on trial for an acid attack on a prominent activist in Jakarta.

From exile to judge: Symbolism in Syriaโ€™s trial of Assad, former officials

Formerly sentenced to death, Judge al-Aryan now oversees trial, but transitional justice still far from complete.

Pro-Palestine group accused of raiding Elbit factory face trial in Germany

Five European activists known as the 'Ulm Five' are said to have raided a site linked to Israel's largest weapons maker.

First trial of Assad-era Syrian official starts in Damascus

Syria begun its first public trial of former Assad-era officials, with ex-security chief Atef Najib appearing in court.

New trial begins over football legend Maradonaโ€™s death

A new trial has begun in Argentina over the death of football legend Diego Maradona.

New trial over football great Maradonaโ€™s death begins in Argentina

The trial will, once again, seek to determine if Maradona's medical team was responsible for his death in November 2020.

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Between 14 years and the gallows: the Sriharan vacuum

The Sattankulam trial judge accepted the Sriharan bar in his sentencing order and was forced to the rope; even ordinary life imprisonment, the judge wrote, would let the convicts come out in fourteen years through determined effort

Man accused of coercing wife into sex with 120 men goes on trial in Sweden

The 61-year-old denies threatening physical violence and plying his wife with drugs to force her into having sex with strangers.