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Added on the 03/11/2022 13:27:39 - Copyright : France 24 EN
A German court sentences a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including AFP journalist Deyda Hydara. Bai Lowe,48, has been convicted of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the hit squad known as the "Junglers". IMAGES
A prison convoy arrives at the Paris courthouse as the special court of assizes is set to deliver its verdict on the fate of the main suspect in the November 2015 terror attacks Salah Abdeslam and his co-accused later today. IMAGES
Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman is heading to prison for her role in an abusive cult that turned women into sex slaves. Newser reports a judge sentenced Clare Bronfman to 81 months in prison and fined her $500,000 on Wednesday, on charges of racketeering and conspiracy. Bronfman brought young women into the US for the Nxivm cult and used part of her $210 million fortune to silence the group's enemies with legal action. Bronfman still publicly supports cult leader Keith Raniere, who was found guilty last year of charges including sex-trafficking and racketeering. I have made mistakes, I'm sorry for the time and resources I have taken from the court. Clare Bronfman
Patrick Balkany, the former mayor of wealthy Paris suburb Levallois-Perret, leaves the Paris Court of Appeal after being sentenced to five years in prison for aggravated money laundering by tax fraud. His wife Isabelle Balkany, who was absent from the hearing, was sentenced to four years in prison for her role in the affair. IMAGES
Paris attack suspect Saleh Abdeslam was immediately transferred back from his first day in court in Brussels to Vendin-Le-Vieil prison in northern France on Monday night, according to his lawyer Sven Mary. IMAGES
A U.S. judge sentences radical imam Abu Hamza al-Masri to life in prison following federal terrorism charges. Nathan Frandino reports.