Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspends use of law to reduce prison sentences, pending further review. Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026 Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has barred the implementation of a law that could dramatically reduce the prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro for involvement in a … Read more
A rental car company owner who blackmailed an idol couple with footage of physical intimacy has received a prison sentence. On October 18, sources in the legal industry reported that Judge Gong Woo Jin sentenced the rental car company owner (hereafter referred to as “A”), who was convicted of blackmail, to eight months in prison, … Read more
Truong My Lan’s life could still be spared if she pays back three-quarters of the assets she embezzled. A Vietnamese court has rejected a real estate tycoon’s appeal, upholding the death sentence handed down for the embezzlement of $12bn. The court in Ho Chi Minh City ruled against Truong My Lan’s appeal in the case, … Read more
Court expected to issue verdict in espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal reporter on Friday. A Russian prosecutor is seeking an 18-year sentence for American journalist Evan Gershkovich who has been charged with espionage. The court said a verdict is expected to be issued on Friday at 12:00 GMT. The 32-year-old correspondent for The … Read more
The judge in the case said Nathaniel Veltman’s attack represented an act of ‘terrorism’. A Canadian white supremacist who deliberately ran over four members of a Muslim family has been sentenced to life in prison for the murders. Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was convicted in November of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of … Read more
Former President Pedro Castillo is accused of ‘carrying out a coup’ after he attempted to dissolve Congress in 2022. Peru’s prosecutor’s office has formally requested 34 years in prison for former President Pedro Castillo, who was dramatically removed from office and arrested after his attempt to dissolve Congress in late 2022. Castillo, whose removal sparked … Read more