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Added on the 24/02/2023 07:50:06 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Images of the exterior of a Los Angeles criminal court where convicted sex offender and formre movie industry tycoon Harvey Weinstein is due to be sentenced later today. IMAGES
A Moscow court throws out jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's appeal against a nine-year prison sentence that he and his allies condemn as politically motivated. Moscow City Court ruled to "leave the sentence without changes" and for it to enter into force immediately, meaning that Navalny will be transferred to a strict regime prison colony to serve out his term, after he was found guilty in March of embezzlement and contempt of court. IMAGES
Paris, Sep 30 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Mohammed Badra) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was given a one-year prison sentence Thursday after he was found guilty of illegally financing his 2012 presidential election campaign.The court found that the former French head of state, who was in office between 2007 and 2012, benefitted from a double-accounting system put in place in order to exceed spending limits imposed by French law.FOOTAGE OF THE COURT IN PARIS.
The International Criminal Court sentences Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years' jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. SOUNDBITE
CNN reports that Harvey Weinstein has a fever and is being monitored by medical staff in prison. A joint statement about his condition was released by publicist Juda Englemeyer and his NYS Health Rep Craig Rothfield. "At this time... we can neither confirm nor deny that Mr. Weinstein has tested positive for COVID-19." The former Hollywood producer was convicted of criminal sex and rape in march 2020. He is currently serving 23 years in prison. His attorneys have tried to get his sentence reduced due to his pour health.
Newser reports the charges against disgraced Hollywood mogul and sex offender Harvey Weinstein continue to pile up. Los Angeles Country prosecutors say Weinstein was charged Friday with the rape of two more women. The district attorney's office says the charges include three counts of rape and three counts of forcible oral copulation involving the two women. Tallied up, Weinstein is now charged with 11 felony counts in Los Angeles County, involving five women. The 68-year-old is serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York on convictions for rape and sexual assault against two women.
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