Keywords: Criminal court


Prosecutors seek 16-years sentence in teacher killing case in France

French prosecutors have requested a 16-year prison sentence in the trial of a former student accused of killing Spanish teacher Agnès Lassalle, a case that has deeply shaken the country’s education community. The trial is taking place before a juvenile criminal court in Pau. The victim,......

Casablanca woman sentenced to 7 years in prison for sexual exploitation of minor

A court in Casablanca has sentenced a woman to seven years in prison for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of a minor. The ruling was delivered by the criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal, while a second defendant in the case was acquitted. The main accused, identified as Aïcha T., was......

Tariq Ramadan declared fit to appear before Paris criminal court despite health concerns

Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been deemed medically able to appear before the Paris criminal court where he is being tried on rape charges, according to a medical assessment ordered by French judicial authorities. The 63-year-old academic’s trial opened earlier this week in Paris, but......

ICC says former Philippine president Duterte “authorized killings”

The International Criminal Court has stated that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte “authorized killings” and personally selected some of the alleged victims during his controversial anti-drug campaign, as judges opened hearings to determine whether he should stand trial for crimes......

French rapper Naps sentenced to seven years in prison for rape in Paris

A French criminal court in Paris has sentenced rapper Naps to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a 20-year-old woman in a hotel room in October 2021. The artist, whose real name is Nabil Boukhobza, rose to national fame with his hit song “La Kiffance.” During a four-day......

Rapper Naps outlines defense in Paris hotel assault trial

French rapper Naps appeared before the Paris criminal court this week, contesting allegations that he raped a 25 year old woman in a hotel room in October 2021. The artist, whose real name is Nabil Boukhobza, denies the charges and maintains that the encounter was consensual. If convicted, he faces up......

Israel’s president addresses Trump criticism over Netanyahu pardon

Israeli President Isaac Herzog responded to comments by former U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing him for not granting a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Herzog emphasized that Israel operates under the rule of law and that the pardon request remains under legal review. According to......

Libya opens investigation into assassination of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi

Libyan authorities have launched an investigation into the killing of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was shot dead in the western city of Zenten. The Attorney General’s Office in Tripoli confirmed that forensic experts and legal investigators examined his body......

Putin signs law rejecting foreign court rulings amid new military and trade accords

Russia has formally withdrawn recognition of foreign criminal court decisions following the signing of a new law by President Vladimir Putin that blocks the enforcement of international judicial rulings within the country. The legislation consolidates Moscow’s long-standing rejection of external......