Switzerland’s top criminal court convicted former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko of crimes against humanity. Sonko has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in repression under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. Sonko, who served from 2006 to 2016, faced charges
David McBride, a former army lawyer, was sentenced to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information exposing alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. McBride, 60, pleaded guilty to charges including theft and sharing secret documents with the media. McBride’s conviction
Nigel Farage slammed the Home Office for refusing to publish data on the number of crimes committed by migrants. The Reform UK Honorary President said every effort has “hit a brick wall” despite mounting concern over a number of high-profile incidents. Mr
A military court in eastern Congo on Friday sentenced eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes linked to fleeing the battlefield, as the government struggles to contain violence and attacks in the mineral-rich area where many armed groups operate. In
President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia’s two civil wars, characterized by widespread mass killings, torture and sexual violence. Human rights groups have described how
The most dangerous areas in Britain have been revealed with the top ranking city reporting more than 150,000 crimes in just one year. According to new research by Online Marketing Surgery, Birmingham is the UK’s most dangerous city with 152,697 crimes reported
The trial of former Syrian army general Mohammed Hamo is underway in a Stockholm court. Hamo is charged with aiding and abetting war crimes allegedly committed during the Syrian civil war in 2012. He is accused of participating in attacks violating international
The United States and Cyprus said Tuesday they’re formalizing their collaboration in fighting money laundering, sanctions evasion and other financial crimes with an agreement offering Cypriot law enforcement authorities U.S. expertise. CYPRUS FREEZES $1.3B IN RUSSIAN-OWNED ASSETS The FBI and Cypriot police
Hong Kong prisoners convicted of serious national security crimes are unlikely to be granted early release under the new national security law. Inmates previously could have their sentences reduced by up to one-third for good conduct, but this provision has been altered
A secret court has been fining pensioners for TV licence crimes behind closed doors it has been revealed. But now the Magistrates’ Association has ordered that prosecutions of TV licence-related offences must be held in public, with the “secretive” Single Justice Procedure