Court trials

South Korean court acquits defector over money transfers to relatives in the North

About 34,000 North Korean defectors live in South Korea, according to Seoul’s official data.

Nepal court jails 2 former ministers, 14 others over refugee scam

Two former ministers were found guilty of forging documents to enable Nepali nationals to be resettled in the US as Bhutanese refugees.

Meta used AI to target employees with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims

Twenty-six former employees have sued Meta for allegedly targeting them for retrenchment.

Ex-Malaysia minister Syed Saddiq remains free man after court upholds his graft acquittal

The Malaysian Federal Court upheld former minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s acquittal on graft charges involving Armada funds.

Thai court rules government’s $15 billion emergency loan is lawful

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s administration in May approved the borrowing decree in a bid to cushion a flagging economy from higher oil prices.

Argentine ex-navy commander convicted over 2017 sub disaster in which 44 sailors died

A cenotaph bearing the names of the 44 sailors who died during the sinking of the ARA San Juan submarine on Nov 15, 2017.

Chinese doctor jailed over ‘driving school’ rape network in Germany

Eight men – all but one of them Chinese – have been implicated in the “Driving School” sexual abuse network in Germany.

‘Serial killer’ German doctor given life sentence for 15 murders

The court in Berlin convicted the man of killing 12 women and three men during home visits between September 2021 and July 2024.

Insulting referees is a right, rules European court

Referees participating in high‑ranking football competitions are indeed subject to a degree of public exposure, said the court.

French court opens door to possible Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag

The court ordered Marine Le Pen to wear an electronic ankle tag for one year, making a presidential campaign politically and logistically difficult.

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