Supreme Court hears sentencing, gun law, testimonial evidence cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases. In Chambers v. United States , the Court will consider whether failure to report to...
Supreme Court hears sentencing, gun law, testimonial evidence cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases. In Chambers v. United States , the Court will consider whether failure to report to...
Canadian ad executive sentenced to prison for fraud in sponsorship scandal
A Quebec court Wednesday sentenced former Canadian advertising executive Jean LaFleur to 42 months in prison for his role in the Canadian federal sponsorship scandal . Lafleur pleaded guilty in April to billing...
Canada ad executive pleads guilty to fraud in sponsorship scandal
Former Canadian advertising executive Jean LaFleur plead guilty Friday to 28 counts of fraud for his alleged role in the federal sponsorship scandal . Lafleur is accused of billing the Canadian federal government for work...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has pardoned former President Pasteur Bizimungu , freeing him Friday from a 15-year prison sentence handed down in 2004 for inciting violence, embezzlement, organizing a militia, and associating with criminals....
Dutch prosecutors have charged a Rwandan immigrant arrested in Amsterdam with committing war crimes and torture in Rwanda, officials said Thursday. Specifically, prosecutors alleged that "Joseph M." ordered the killing of several Tutsis that were dragged out of an...
Rwanda president blasts ICTR for inefficiency, conflicts of interest
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has criticized the UN-funded International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as inefficient, and said that several ICTR employees should be testifying before the court for their...
Former Rwanda president loses appeal against incitement conviction
The Rwandan Supreme Court on Friday rejected the appeal of former Rwandan President Pasteur Bizimungu , who had asked the court to overturn his 15-year criminal sentence for inciting violence, embezzlement, and associating with...
Former Rwanda president appeals criminal sentence to high court
Former Rwandan president Pasteur Bizimungu has asked that country's high court to overturn his 15-year criminal sentence for inciting violence, embezzlement, and associating with criminals. On appeal, Bizimungu argues he was tried on charges different...