Judge Kenneth George also imposed a fine of ₹20 lakh and directed that it be paid as compensation to the victims’ children
The Supreme Court, on August 1, 2019, confirmed the death sentence of Manoharan, finding the case to be of the “rarest of rare category”
Port Sudan trial of paramilitary leaders centres on atrocities in West Darfur.
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
Despite facing a death sentence, exiled Sheikh Hasina pledges to return, setting up a legal clash with Dhaka’s leaders.
On July 26, 2008, a series of 21 bomb blasts ripped through Ahmedabad in a span of 70 minutes, killing 56 persons and injuring 200 others
Yang Youlin, an ex-official in the eastern city Nanjing, accepted bribes in exchange for business favours, court says.
A court in eastern China has handed down a rare death sentence to a former municipal official convicted of taking more than 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes, marking one of the harshest punishments for economic crimes in recent years. Yang Youlin, who once served as executive deputy director of the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone management committee, was found guilty of bribery, embezzlement, misappropriating public funds, abuse of power and money laundering....