Hassa bint Salman, the half sister of the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was accused of ordering her bodyguard to hit a contractor working in her Paris apartment in 2016.
Tag: Decisions and Verdicts
Dutch Court Clears Doctor in Euthanasia of Dementia Patient
Euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands, but prosecutors said they had filed charges in an effort to clarify ambiguities in the law.
Rooster ‘Was Just Being Himself’: Court Rules He Can Keep Crowing
A judge in France dismissed a couple’s lawsuit that a rooster was a nuisance and said the bird had a right to crow in his rural habitat.
Canada Deports Chinese Dissident, Brushing Off Concerns He Faces Jail
The dissident was accused of violent attacks, but his supporters say he faces jail time at home and is in need of psychiatric help.
Ex-President of Panama Is Cleared of Political Espionage
Ricardo Martinelli was found not guilty of spying on 150 people, including politicians, union leaders and journalists.
Ugandan Academic Jailed for Insulting President on Facebook
Stella Nyanzi, a researcher and activist, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a post including sexually explicit criticism of President Yoweri Museveni.
Vincent Lambert, Frenchman at Center of Right-to-Die Case, Dies at 42
Mr. Lambert, a nurse who was left in a vegetative state after a 2008 accident, had been taken off life support. The case bitterly divided his family.
Brazil Judge Holds Mining Company Liable for Damages of Deadly Dam Breach
The ruling represented the first time the mining giant Vale has been formally held responsible for a disaster that unleashed a wave of toxic mud and killed at least 247 people.
Judge Orders Madrid to Keep Fining Polluting Drivers
The ruling reversed the conservative mayor’s suspension of fines for older car models that enter the center of Madrid, saying the low-emissions zone was “essential” in order to improve the quality of air.
Man Who Posed as Girl to Lure Hundreds of Boys Online Gets 16 Years
A soccer referee in Norway was convicted of raping some victims after tricking hundreds of them into sending him sexually explicit material.