Tag: the courts
The arrest of the South Korean president was continued | News in brief
The court feared that President Yoon Suk-yeol would destroy evidence related to his investigation while he was free. In South Korea, the court decided early on Sunday local time to…
Lawyer: South Korea’s Yoon will not attend the first impeachment hearing | News in brief
However, the trial will proceed despite the absence of the president. President of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol will not participate in the first hearing of his impeachment to be held…
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay controversial Tiktok ban | News in brief
In April, Biden signed a law according to which the Chinese owner of the app, Bytedance, must sell Tiktok within a year or else the app will be banned in…
Former head of China’s central bank sentenced to death | News in brief
Fan Yifei is the highest-ranking executive in China’s financial sector who has been arrested during an anti-corruption program launched by President Xi Jinping. Former Vice Governor of the People’s Bank…
Singapore convicted a minister for the first time in decades | News in brief
Corruption convictions are rare in Singapore. On Thursday, Singapore’s court sentenced the country’s former transport minister, 62 years old By Subramaniam Iswaran for one year in prison for corruption crimes,…
Australia is debating whether the women’s lounge of an art gallery discriminates against men | News in brief
An Australian state court overturned a controversial ban on a women’s space at an art gallery. In Australia, the Tasmanian State Court reversed on Friday a ban on a women-only…