Court trials

Military seeks prison time for Indonesian soldiers in acid attack

The four soldiers are charged with premeditated assault for the attack that left Andrie Yunus blind in one eye.

Andrew Left found guilty of fraud in case that spooked short-sellers

Andrew Left, founder of Citron Research, used explosive tweets about dozens of companies to illegally influence their shares and make a quick profit.

‘We are in a war,’ Iran-backed militant suspect exclaims in US court

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi man accused of helping Iran-backed militia's plans for attacks in the US and Europe, attending his arraignment in Manhattan federal court in New York City.

Philippine court orders arrest of ex-president Estrada’s senator son over graft scandal

Senator Jinggoy Estrada is the highest-ranking public official to be sued for allegedly siphoning off funds intended for flood-control projects.

Thai court acquits opposition politician accused of royal insult

Mr Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit had been accused of lese majeste and violating the country’s cyber laws during a January 2021 livestream.

Personal assistant who injected actor Matthew Perry with drugs sentenced to 41 months

The Canadian-American actor was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his luxury Los Angeles home in 2023.

Wife granted 33% of matrimonial assets in divorce; homemaker role allowed husband to grow business

Before divorce proceedings began in 2023, the man made a number of financial transactions which he tried to hide from the court at the start of the lawsuit.

Canadian who supplied poison for suicides to plead guilty

Kenneth Law, 60, is a former chef accused of running a number of online forums that offered predominantly young, distressed people advice on how to end their lives.

Cambodian king pardons former opposition leader Kem Sokha

Former Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Kem Sokha has been held under house arrest since he was found guilty of treason in March 2023.

Man who lost job after 19 years at Denso loses lawsuit over alleged bad-faith firing

The former Denso International Asia employee had claimed that the company had terminated his employment in “bad faith” to avoid paying him retrenchment benefits.

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