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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
Nicolas Chafoulais, whose daughter Fiona was five years old when she died from injuries sustained in 2013, arrives at court in Lyon. The fourth trial of the girl's mother, Cécile Bourgeon and her ex-companion Berkane Makhlouf opens before the Rhône criminal court. Bourgeon and Makhlouf initially reported the child missing before admitting four months later they had killed her and buried the body. In 2016 Makhlouf was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the crime, the mother to five years. The child's body is still missing. IMAGES
A Pakistani court hands four death sentences to a man charged with raping and murdering a young girl, in a case that shocked the country and sparked major riots in his home district. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE
A Malaysian court sentenced a South African national to death on Thursday for trafficking methamphetamine. The High Court said the defendant failed to raise reasonable doubt in the prosecution’s case against Deon Jacobus Alfred Cornelius, who arrived in Penang in October 2013 with 1.9 kilogrammes of methamphetamine hidden in a compartment of his laptop bag.
French rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou leave Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport in Buenos Aires after being released from Mendoza prison on charges of rape against a woman. An Argentine court ruled September 3 that the two players, who have been detained for nearly two months, can leave the country. IMAGES