Tag: prosecuted
Cardinal Marc Ouellet prosecuted in Quebec but cleared by Pope Francis
Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in 2013. ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP Three days after the name of Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet, 78, prefect of…
US school prosecuted for replicating slave cotton field
A cotton field planted at a Hollywood school to teach the horrors of slavery has traumatized an African-American student, according to lawsuits filed in California. Rashunda Pitts, who claims the…
Greece: a mother prosecuted for triple infanticide
A Greek woman, indicted and imprisoned in April in Athens for the poisoning of her eldest daughter, is now being prosecuted for the murders of her two other children, Athens…
Ex-president Echeverria, prosecuted for the “dirty war” against opponents in Mexico, is dead
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria on July 9, 2002. JORGE UZON / AFP Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria Alvarez (1970-1976), remembered for his “dirty war” against political opponents, died on…
Two men prosecuted in Bordeaux for “insult” and “violence” during the Pride March
Writing with AFP 07/02/2022 at 1:27 PMUpdated 07/02/2022 at 1:24 PM Two men suspected of throwing projectiles and insulting participants in the Bordeaux LGBT+ pride march in mid-June have been…
Essonne: release of four police officers prosecuted for violence during confinement
The Évry Criminal Court on Friday acquitted four police officers prosecuted for violence against a young resident of Ulis (Essonne) during confinement, judging “proportionate” and “required“the blows dealt to this…
Saône-et-Loire Teenage girl killed in Clessé: the suspect will be prosecuted
The 14-year-old teenager who confessed to the murder of his girlfriend of the same age, found stabbed to death on Thursday near Mâcon, did not undergo “abolition of discernment” and…
Harvey Weinstein prosecuted in the UK on suspicion of sexual assault in 1996
The British prosecutor’s office announced on June 8, 2022 that it had authorized the London police to charge the ex-Hollywood movie mogul with sexual assault. JOHANNES EISELE / AFP Disgraced…
Prosecuted for accusing the media RT France of “manipulation”, a researcher was released
Accused of being an instrument of “disinformation” by Moscow in its war against Ukraine, the media RT has been banned from broadcasting in the European Union since March 2. LIONEL…
End of proceedings against Georges Tron, prosecuted for defamation
The Évry court pronounced Tuesday May 24 the end of the procedure against the ex-elected LR Georges Tron, who was sued for defamation by his former chief of staff François-Joseph…
Drôme A nightclub manager prosecuted for selling laughing gas
Gas cartridges were distributed to customers. A large quantity of nitrous oxide – better known as “laughing gas” – was seized in a nightclub in Montélimar, report our colleagues from…
Assault on two veiled women in Montpellier: the defendant prosecuted for “willful violence”
Following the altercation that went viral between a man and two veiled teenage girls on April 12 in Montpellier, the public prosecutor issued a press release this Friday in which…