Rawalpindi court adjourns trial of 26/11 accused till Oct 10October 3rd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - An anti-terrorism court on Saturday adjourned the hearing into the trial of seven Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including the outfit's operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, till October 10. The trial, which is being conducted inside the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi for security reasons, has so far been adjourned six times in the past two months.
UK ringleader of plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jets gets 40 years in jailSeptember 14th, 2009 Airline bomb plot ringleader gets 40 years in UKLONDON — A British judge on Monday sentenced the ringleader of a plot to bring down trans-Atlantic planes with liquid explosives to at least 40 years in jail and three fellow British Muslims to long prison sentences. The sentences for the planned suicide bombings were among the longest ever handed out by a British court in a terrorism case.
British man sentenced to jail on terrorism charges for plan to launch racist attacksSeptember 8th, 2009 UK man sent to jail for planning racist attacksLONDON — A judge has sentenced a racist who planned to attack people he considered "non-British" to at least six years in jail for terrorist offenses. Neil Lewington was convicted in July of possessing explosives and preparing for acts of terrorism.
'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs moving to London nursing homeAugust 17th, 2009 UK train robber Ronnie Biggs goes to nursing homeLONDON — The lawyer for "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs says the ailing ex-convict is being transferred from a hospital to a London nursing home. Earlier this month, 80-year-old Biggs was freed from jail on compassionate grounds.
Former Samsung chief found guilty over bond dealAugust 14th, 2009 SEOUL - A Seoul court Friday found Samsung Group's former chairman Lee Kun Hee guilty of breach of trust over a bond deal and sentenced him to a suspended three-year prison term and a fine of 110 billion won ($89.2 million). The Seoul High Court ruled that Lee caused damage to a Samsung company because he betrayed his duty over illegal sales of bonds in 1999 by Samsung SDS, an unlisted technology company, aimed at passing control of Samsung to his son Lee Jae Yong.
'Devil in dog collar' priest faces jail for sex abuse over 36 yearsAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - A priest, tagged as "the devil in a dog collar" by one of his victims, is facing jail for sexual assault on schoolboys over 36 years. Father David Pearce, who was a headmaster at a school, confessed indecent assaults on five Roman Catholic pupils.
Malay court orders caning of Singapore model for having beerJuly 21st, 2009 KUANTAN - A religious court in Malaysia has sentenced a Singaporean Muslim model to six strokes of the cane after she drank beer at a nightclub. The 32-year-old part-time model from Singapore was charged with having a beer at a nightclub last year and a Shariah High Court ordered that she should receive six strokes of the rotan.
Multi-billion dollar fraudster Madoff's request for soft-touch prison rejectedJuly 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - Wall Street's biggest fraudster Bernard Madoff will serve his jail term along with an Israeli spy and an Islamic terrorist at a North Carolina prison, where he was transferred on Monday after the US Bureau of Prisons rejected his request to spend the rest of his life at the Otisville Correctional Institute, an easygoing prison. Now Prisoner No 61727-054, Madoff, 71, is serving his 150-year sentence for running a 65 billion dollar ponzi scheme at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex, 480 miles from New York, where Madoff's wife and two sons.
Judge rules 'serious flight risk' Stanford must stay in jail pending trialJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - Texas billionaire businessman and alleged fraudster, Sir Allen Stanford, is a "serious flight risk" and must stay in jail pending trial, a judge has ruled. The cricket entrepreneur has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, ten counts of mail fraud and conspiracy to launder money.
US prosecutors propose 150-year-jail term for Ponzi king MadoffJune 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors in the United States recommended Friday that Ponzi king Bernard L. Madoff be sentenced to 150 years in prison for defrauding the public of 65 billion dollars.
Pak jail officials sew inmate's lips over failure to pay bribeJune 4th, 2009 LAHORE - A robbery case accused languishing in a Pakistan jail has alleged that the District Jail officials allegedly sewed his lips after torturing him. During a hearing of his robbery case on Wednesday, Muhammad Asif told the Judicial Magistrate that the jail officials tortured him for not bribing them, the Daily Times reports.
British adultery couple sentenced to two months in Dubai jailJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A British couple has been jailed in Dubai for committing adultery. Sally Antia and her lover Mark Hawkins were arrested May 2 after leaving the 5-star Radisson Creek Hotel in Dubai.
British judge spares drug dealer prison for chatting session!May 24th, 2009 LONDON - A British judge has sparked fury for sparing a teenage drug dealer from a prison sentence in lieu of a monthly chat. Judge Philip Statman decided on the community sentence with the meetings to be held in judge's chambers at Maidstone Crown Court after he was told the 16-year-old had promised to turn over a new leaf.
Macca labels Pirate Bay verdict 'fair'April 21st, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has said that last week's verdict on those accused in the Pirate Bay copyright case was "fair". A Swedish court found four men guilty of breaking copyright rules and ordered to repay damages to entertainment companies on April 17.
Gibson wants new judge to hear divorce caseApril 18th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is looking for a new judge to hear his divorce case. Gibson's wife Robyn has sought to end the couple's 28-year marriage.
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