Tag: defendants
three months to three years in prison for 25 defendants
In Senegal, it was one of the incidents which particularly marred the legislative campaign last November. Several dozen people were arrested, accused of intentional injury after clashes in Saint-Louis, in…
while Dominique Pelicot accepts his conviction, around fifteen defendants appeal
Dominique Pelicot, “conductor” of the Mazan rapes, will not appeal his sentence to twenty years’ imprisonment. Fifteen of his co-defendants are requesting a new trial. He will therefore not appeal.…
Dominique Pelicot does not appeal unlike other defendants
Dominique Pelicot is not appealing but a new trial will take place, with several co-defendants contesting the verdict. Dominique Pelicot is sentenced to twenty years in prison for having drugged…
Pogba trial: one year in prison for Mathias Pogba, very heavy sentences for the defendants
The Pogba affair ended on Thursday December 19 with very heavy sentences. After several days of hearing at the beginning of December, the sanctions officially fell this Thursday, December 19…
The defendants’ lawyer has an argument that infuriates the victim’s family
A defense attorney’s argument about the definition of “rape” is not going down well with the victim’s family. For several days, Dominique Pélicot, the main accused, has been expected to…
The defendants’ deal in the Matthew Perry case
The main defendants in the trial regarding the death of actor Matthew Perry have told investigators everything they know.– The authorities have got hold of text messages between doctors and…
Prosecutors appeal acquittal of 28 defendants in Panama Papers case
The Panamanian prosecutor’s office announced on Friday, July 5, that it is appealing the acquittal handed down a week ago to twenty-eight defendants accused of money laundering in the “Panama…
five years after the death of Steve Maia Caniço in Nantes, opening of the defendant’s trial
During the 2019 music festival, Steve Maia Caniço drowned in the Loire in Nantes. His death sparked a lot of emotion and indignation. Five years after the tragedy, the trial…
opening of the appeal trial of Ziad Takieddine and five other defendants
In France, the appeal trial of the financial aspect concerning the Karachi affair will open early in the afternoon this Monday, June 3, in Paris. In 2020, six people were…
13 defendants in vast case sentenced to 10 years in prison
In Ivory Coast, 18 of the 19 accused in an international cocaine trafficking case were sentenced on May 7, 2024 in Abidjan. Thirteen of them received 10 years in prison,…