Prison sentence begins: Brazil ex-president starts 27-year jail term; Bolsonaro kept in secure police quarters

[ad_1] Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro (AP) Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, 70, was ordered Tuesday by the Supreme Court to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a failed coup to block Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after the 2022 elections. Bolsonaro, who once reshaped Brazil’s politics and fired […]

‘Did not receive any threat’: Sheikh Hasina’s son responds to questions on US pressure; reacts to mother’s death sentence order

[ad_1] Sajeeb Wazed (Image/X@sajeebwazed) Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed, on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that the United States exerted pressure on the family following the former Bangladesh prime minister’s ouster and July 2024 unrest. He said Washington’s approach had shifted and that there had been a “distinct change” under the Trump administration.Speaking to ANI, Wazed said […]

‘So that he can stay in Canada’: Child abductor Manoj Govindbalunikam appeals for lighter sentence

[ad_1] Manoj Govindbalunikam who pleaded guilty to abducting a 9-year-old boy in Canada appeals for lighter sentence so that he’s not deported. (Photo: SooToday) Manoj Govindbalunikam, a Brampton man, probably of Indian origin, appealed to the court for a lighter sentence so that he’s not deported in connection with a 2023 abduction case in which […]

Prostitution case: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appeal 4-year sentence; petition submitted

[ad_1] Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (AP image) Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will appeal his conviction and four-year prison sentence. His lawyers confirmed on Monday that a notice of appeal has been filed in the Federal District Court of New York.Combs, 55, was sentenced to 50 months in prison earlier this month after being found guilty […]

France’s former President Sarkozy will begin serving a 5-year prison sentence Tuesday

[ad_1] Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (Image credits: AP) PARIS: Nicolas Sarkozy will become the first former French president in living memory to be imprisoned when he is expected to begin a five-year sentence on Tuesday in Paris’ La Sante prison.Convicted of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds […]

‘A rogue, but shouldn’t serve 7 years’: Trump commutes George Santos’ sentence; New York Republican guilty of fraud, identity theft

[ad_1] FILE – Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., waits for the start of a session in the House chamber in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has commuted the prison sentence of ex-congressman George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison […]

2.2 million sign petition for Indian-origin trucker Harjinder Singh: Support grows for leniency; 45-year sentence looms

[ad_1] Crash site (left), Harjinder Singh (ANI) Over 2.2 million people have signed an online petition urging Florida governor Ron DeSantis to consider leniency for Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old Indian origin man facing vehicular homicide charges in the US after a fatal crash earlier this month, reported the New York Post.Singh, who entered the US […]

‘Pity the children’: Chinese woman gets pregnant thrice in 4 years to avoid jail-time; how she delayed 5-year sentence

[ad_1] A Chinese woman who repeatedly became pregnant to avoid imprisonment has now been sentenced. Identified by the pseudonym Chen Hong, the woman received a five-year prison term for fraud in December 2020 in Shanxi province, local media reported, as cited by South China Morning Post.Chen repeatedly became pregnant, having three children with the same […]

Child assault under false identity: Indian man commits suicide in US jail months after 35-year prison sentence, claim reports

[ad_1] Reports claimed Indian man Kurremula Sai Kumar who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for child sexual exploitation committed suicide in US jail. A 31-year-old Indian man from Telangana died by suicide in a US federal prison, just four months into a 35-year sentence for sexually exploiting minors online, reports claimed. The sentence […]

Venezuela-US prisoner swap: Freed American was serving 30-year sentence for triple murder; US aware of conviction

[ad_1] One of the ten Americans released from Venezuela last week in a prisoner swap was a convicted killer serving a 30-year sentence, Spanish and Venezuelan officials have confirmed. Dahud Hanid Ortiz was jailed in Venezuela for the 2016 murder of three people inside a Madrid law office. As per Spanish interior minister, the 54-year-old […]