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Bobbi Sternheim, Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer, says her client "will appeal this case," after she was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York judge for helping the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls. "We are confident that she will prevail on appeal," Sternheim tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Following the acquittal of French Justice Minister, his lawyer speaks of a "great satisfaction and (...) a great emotion". A French court on Wednesday acquitted France's justice minister in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government. Eric Dupond-Moretti, a pugnacious former star defence lawyer, had in 2021 been charged with misusing his position to settle scores with opponents from his legal career. SOUNDBITE
Charlie Hebdo lawyer Richard Malka and Hyper Cacher hero Lassana Bathily arrive at the Paris court on the first day of the appeal trial of two alleged supporters of the 2015 attackers. Ali Riza Polat, a 37-year-old Franco-Turkish man who faces the heaviest charges and a life sentence, had marked the first "historic" hearing with his outbursts and invective. The second defendant, Amar Ramdani, received the maximum sentence of 20 years for criminal terrorist association. IMAGES
The lead counsel for Najib Razak says he was "very sad" after the former Malaysian prime minister lost an appeal for his 12-year jail sentence for corruption at the country's top court. "I'd only say that we seek comfort and solace in the words of a great Indian jurist who said, "The Almighty alone can dispense perfect justice," says Hisyam Teh Poh Teik. SOUNDBITE
Siblings and lawyers of Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as victim Annie Farmer and her lawyer, arrive at a New York court where the former socialite will learn her fate when a US judge sentences her for helping late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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