First Public Trial for Suspects in the Coastal Sectarian Violence - Syria

First Public Trial for Suspects in the Coastal Sectarian Violence - Syria

Syrian judges open the first public hearing for suspects accused of involvement in the sectarian coastal violence that occurred last March and resulted in hundreds of deaths. Four defendants appeared before the court in an open session attended by families of victims and local media, in Aleppo, Syria, on November 18, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Public Trial for Suspects in the Coastal Sectarian Violence - Syria

First Public Trial for Suspects in the Coastal Sectarian Violence - Syria

Syrian judges open the first public hearing for suspects accused of involvement in the sectarian coastal violence that occurred last March and resulted in hundreds of deaths. Four defendants appeared before the court in an open session attended by families of victims and local media, in Aleppo, Syria, on November 18, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nicolas Sarkozy appeal hearing for corruption - Paris

Nicolas Sarkozy appeal hearing for corruption - Paris

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on December 13, 2022. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Jail Term For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Jail Term For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Maître Louis-Alain Lemaire, lawyer for four defendants in the Mazan rape trial, during a break in the Mazan rape trial at the judicial court in Avignon, France on November 26, 2024. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Jail Term For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Jail Term For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Maître Louis-Alain Lemaire, lawyer for four defendants in the Mazan rape trial, during a break in the Mazan rape trial at the judicial court in Avignon, France on November 26, 2024. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Paul-Albert Iweins, lawyer of Thierry Herzog speaks to the press at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives with his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives with his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Defendant and former magistrate Gilbert Azibert and his lawyer Dominique Allegrini arrive at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Defendant and former magistrate Gilbert Azibert and his lawyer Dominique Allegrini arrive at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Prison, One Of Which Is Closed

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives with his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont at the courthouse for the appeal hearing of a corruption trial at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. A French court of appeals will give its verdict on May 17, 2023, in one of several corruption and illegal campaign financing cases involving ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. A French court on March 1, 2021 convicted former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended. Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and the judge Gilbert Azibert. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trials begin for militants over 2005 Bali bombings

Trials begin for militants over 2005 Bali bombings

DENPASAR, Indonesia - Defendant Mohamad Cholily, one of four Muslim militants allegedly involved in the 2005 bombing attacks on the resort island of Bali attends the opening session of his trial in Denpasar on May 9. The four defendants face death penalty if found guilty of intentionally using violence to create terror, which caused mass casualties.

1 of 3 given death for murders committed as minors

1 of 3 given death for murders committed as minors

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya District Court sentenced one of three defendants to death July 9 for killing four men over 11 days in 1994 in Gifu, Aichi and Osaka prefectures when the defendants were minors, while giving the two others indefinite imprisonment. It was the third time since 1983 that the death penalty was given to a defendant who committed a crime when a minor.

Trials begin for militants over 2005 Bali bombings

Trials begin for militants over 2005 Bali bombings

DENPASAR, Indonesia - Defendant Mohamad Cholily, one of four Muslim militants allegedly involved in the 2005 bombing attacks on the resort island of Bali attends the opening session of his trial in Denpasar on May 9. The four defendants face death penalty if found guilty of intentionally using violence to create terror, which caused mass casualties. (Kyodo)

Ex-Kanagawa police officials plead guilty to cover-up

Ex-Kanagawa police officials plead guilty to cover-up

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Kanagawa police chief Motoo Watanabe walks to the Yokohama District Court on Feb. 24 to appear in a trial. He and four other defendants later pleaded guilty to covering up the use of amphetamines by a policeman in 1996, a case which led to one of Japan's biggest police scandals.