Latest Trial Court News
: Cambodia: UN-backed court rules former Khmer Rouge leader unfit to stand trial
In its ruling, the trial chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said it has found that Ms. Thirith suffers from "a progressive, degenerative condition" and that her condition is unlikely to improve even with treatment.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:52A
Court Rejects Stay on Gulburg Society Riot Case Trial
PTI | Ahmedabad | Nov 18, 2011 A special court here today rejected the application of 2002 Gulburg society riot victims seeking stay on the trial till the special investigation team (SIT) submits its final report, relevant to the case in the court.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:52A
Tweets: Pasay RTC issues warrant out for Arroyo's arrest
Justice secretary Leila de Lima said during a press conference that, “In light of this recent development, the issues surrounding the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from the Supreme Court have become moot and academic. Thus, Mrs. Arroyo is compelled
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:51A
Trial continues in Illinois redistricting lawsuit
CHICAGO (AP) - A trial that will decide a Republican lawsuit over the state's new Democrat-drawn congressional map is continuing in federal court in Chicago. The 2-day trial before a three-judge panel is scheduled to end Friday.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:43A
Arrest warrant issued for Philippines' Arroyo
She has denied any wrongdoing and says she does not intend to flee justice.. The supreme court had found the government's travel ban unconstitutional because Arroyo and her husband had not yet been charged with any crime. But the government defied the
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:37A
Gloria Arroyo cancels travel plans
A Pasay Regional Trial Court judge has issued an arrest warrant against Arroyo after she was charged with electoral sabotage by the Commission Elections earlier in the day. - report from Ryan Chua, ABS-CBN News.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:08A
Imprisoned Sri Lanka War Hero Gets 3-Year Sentence
Two judges of a three-member High Court bench ruled Sarath Fonseka's reported comments to a newspaper in 2009 breached the harsh emergency law in place during and after the 26-year civil war. He claimed at his trial he was misquoted.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:08A
Electoral sabotage case filed vs Arroyo, Ampatuan, Bedol
In the information filed at the Pasay City regional trial court Brach 112 presided over by Judge Jesus Mupas, the committee named Arroyo, Ampatuan, and Bedol as accused in electoral sabotage committed on or before May 14, 2007 where the three allegedly
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:07A
Alleged TF Hostage Taker Pleads Not Guilty
A man accused of taking an ex-girlfriend hostage in her Twin Falls residence pleaded not guilty to five felony charges this week in Twin Falls County 5th District Court. Edward Hanes, 35, is scheduled for a Jan. 24 jury trial for criminal complaints of
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:06A
Croatian Ex-Premier's Trial Delayed Over Bomb Threat, HINA Says
The trial of Croatia's former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was adjourned due to an anonymous bomb threat, the national news agency HINA reported, citing sources at the court it didn't identify.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:06A