Africa
Poor Kenyans likely to end up on death row - Study
Kenya's death penalty disproportionately affects people from low-income households, many of whom lack proper legal representation.
DW
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General
Five scenarios that warrant legal help
A lawyer’s expertise is an invaluable asset when it comes to certain life scenarios.
Lawyer Monthly
Europe
UK police officer, exposed as serial rapist, jailed for life
Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 48, admitted last month he was a serial rapist in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving a serving police officer.
AP News
Africa
Ex-policeman gets death penalty for lawyer’s murder
Kenya does not carry out death sentences, even though the death verdict is allowed by law.
BBC
Others
Iran dancing couple given 10-year jail sentence
They were reportedly convicted for promoting corruption, prostitution, and propaganda.
BBC
Africa
Uganda: Woman sentenced to seven years for injecting step-son with HIV virus
The 27-year-old Colline Odyek appeared before the chief magistrate court to answer a charge of intentionally infecting a 5-year-old boy with HIV/Aids,
AllAfrica
Courts
Pensioner sentenced 10 years to prison for defilement
Kuanyawu, who appeared in the Court presided over by Mr Michael Johnson Abbey on December 19, pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea.
GNA
Europe
UK: Lawyer jailed for 12 years after private prosecution for fraud
Stephen Jones, 63, senior partner at London firm Jirehouse Partners, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to two counts of fraud by abuse of his position of trust as a solicitor
Law Society Gazette
Europe
Glencore ordered to pay millions over Africa oil bribes
The company paid $26m (£23m) through agents and employees to officials of crude oil firms in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast between 2011 and 2016.
BBC
Africa
Two Nigerian TikTokers remanded in prison for calling Kano Governor corrupt
According to the First Information Report, the duo, in a video posted on Facebook, said the governor sells people’s land and oversleeps.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Europe
UK: Woman jailed for injecting child with faeces has sentence increased
Elizabeth Faragher had her sentence extended from five years and 10 months to eight years after judges ruled the earlier jail term "unduly lenient".
Sky News
Crime
Nigerian extradited from Ghana over alleged role in bank fraud scheme convicted by US Court
Ghana on June 28, 2022, extradited Blessing Adeleke to the United States following his arrest on March 14, 2022.
DL News
Courts
Eastern Region: 187 ‘galamseyers’ jailed since 2017- Attorney General
The convicts include Twenty-nine Nigeriens, Seven Nigerians, and three Chinese nationals.
DL News
Others
Myanmar junta sentences Australian Economist to 3 years prison
Sean Turnell was sentenced alongside Aung San Suu Kyi, whom he served as an economic adviser prior to her overthrow last year.
The Diplomat
Africa
South Korea accuses Liberian maritime officials of rape
The two senior employees of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), who were accused by South Korean police, have had testimony taken while awaiting a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for prosecution.
Daily Observer
Africa
Nigerian woman sentenced to prison for serving as 'money mule' in financial fraud schemes
30-year-old Deborah Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in June 2022, a US Department of Justice statement said.
DL News
US
US House Speaker's husband, Paul Pelosi gets 5 days in jail, 3 years of probation in DUI
Paul Pelosi was arrested following a May 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco, after a DUI test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .082%, just over the legal limit.
AP News
US
Thomas Lane: Ex-policeman jailed for role in George Floyd killing
Lane, a white man, was found guilty of showing "deliberate indifference" to the medical needs of Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man.
BBC
Africa
Nigerian-American Fintech founders jailed over failure to maintain anti-money laundering rules
Citing part of the company’s plea documents, the US government said the company admitted it allowed more than “1,500 customers” to violate its anti-money laundering policy.
DL News
Europe
UK: Crime Commissioner banned from driving after being caught speeding five times in 12 weeks
Henry was captured speeding twice near a primary school in Daybrook, Nottingham; on the A610, and in Chilwell and Beeston.
Sky News