Probe ordered into life convict walking out of Central Prison using fake Supreme Court order 8 years ago

The fraud reportedly surfaced after prison authorities sought verification from the Supreme Court regarding the authenticity of the order | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR It was nearly eight years ago that Shankar Armugam, who was serving life imprisonment after being convicted in a 2001 kidnapping-for-ransom case, walked out of the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison. […]

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Bolsonaro coup trial: Brazil SC votes to convict ex-president; could face 40 years in jail

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday reached the majority needed to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, making a lengthy prison term likely, AFP reported.Judge Carmen Lucia was the third of five judges to find the 70-year-old far-right leader guilty of trying to reclaim power after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz […]

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