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Michael George again found guilty in 'comic book' murder case
George, 51, was arrested in August 2007 and convicted in 2008 following a trial, a verdict that was overturned due to newly discovered tips, conflicting evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. George's retrial began Sept. 14 and concluded last week.
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:40A
Ex-Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko guilty
A police officer tries to calm former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (left) as she reacts when Judge Rodion Kireyev reads the verdict to her. A Ukrainian judge sentenced a former prime minister to seven years in prison Tuesday,
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:39A
Wide condemnation of Tymoshenko verdict
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he did not understand the verdict, the White House said it was “disappointed”, and the EU said it smacked of “selective” justice. Her lawyers say she will appeal. Tymoshenko was also fined 147 million euros,
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:33A
Ukraine jails former prime minister
Ms Tymoshenko must also pay a 1,5-billion hryvnia ($187,3m) fine to Naftogaz Ukrainy for damages she caused by signing 10-year gas supply and transit agreements with Russia, Judge Rodion Kiryeev said in his verdict. Ms Ashton said the trial confirmed
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:32A
MEPs deplore seven-year jail term imposed on Yulia Tymoshenko
All MEPs expressed their dissatisfaction and disappointment at the ruling, and many of them condemned the verdict as a clear violation of the rule of law. They underlined the general situation of the rule of law had deteriorated dramatically in Ukraine
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:30A
Death for killer in Fujairah
The court issued its verdict against the 33-year-old man, identified as KD, after the victim's relatives insisted on punishment and refused to pardon the killer. The Arab man, AM, died in hospital of serious wounds after he was stabbed three times by
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:28A
Ukraine's ex-leader gets 7 years in jail
Associated Press Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko seen during her trial at the Pecherskiy District Court in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Tymoshenko was found guilty of abuse of office and sentenced to seven years in jail,
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:27A
Michael George again found guilty in `comic book¿ murder case
George, 51, was arrested in August 2007 and convicted in 2008 following a trial, a verdict that was overturned due to newly discovered tips, conflicting evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. George's retrial began Sept. 14 and concluded last week.
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:26A
Opinion: Conviction of former Ukraine PM irks both Europe and Moscow
President Yanukovych hinted the verdict may be overturned. Show trials are usually aimed at a political or diplomatic gain, but Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has ticked off everyone with the judicial “lynching” of his archrival, former prime
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:25A
EU attacks trial as ex-Ukrainian leader jailed
The court ruled she was not authorised to order the contract signed and that the price she agreed to was too high, causing losses to the state budget. The EU condemned the verdict as politically motivated and urged the Ukrainian authorities to ensure a
Updated: 10/12/2011 01:22A
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