The case focused on the law firm at the heart of the 2016 scandal, in which leaked documents revealed a vast network of offshore tax havens.
Tag: Decisions and Verdicts
I.C.C. Convicts Senior Jihadist Police Leader of Atrocities in Timbuktu
The court said his crimes had involved overseeing public floggings, torture and arbitrary arrests during a jihadist takeover in northern Mali in 2012.
Julian Assange Pleads Guilty to Espionage, Securing His Freedom
The WikiLeaks founder, who entered the plea in a U.S. courtroom in Saipan in the Western Pacific, arrived home in Australia on Wednesday night.
Israel’s Supreme Court Rules Ultra-Orthodox Jews Must Be Drafted Into Military
The court ruled there was no legal justification for the ultra-Orthodox exemption from service, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime government.
Death Sentence Reversed for Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi, Lawyer Says
Toomaj Salehi had been sentenced to death in April after releasing music in support of antigovernment demonstrations two years ago.
Philippines Drops Charges Against Leila de Lima, Prominent Duterte Critic
Ms. de Lima, a former senator, was detained for six years on drug charges after fiercely criticizing then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.
The Man Softening the Ground for an Extremist Germany
Björn Höcke has done more than take the far right into the mainstream. He is tilting the mainstream toward the far right.
Oil Projects Must Consider Full Climate Impact, Top U.K. Court Rules
Previously, local council and planning groups in Britain had to weigh only the planet-warming emissions from their own operations.
Swiss Court Convicts U.K.’s Richest Family of Exploiting Domestic Staff
A Swiss criminal court handed prison sentences to members of the Hinduja family for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in Geneva.
Qaeda Commander at Guantánamo Bay Is Sentenced for War Crimes
A U.S. military jury decided on a 30-year prison term. But under a plea deal, the prisoner’s sentence will end in 2032.