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Maldives Ex-President Freed From Jail After Court Overturns Conviction
Jailed former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was freed Thursday after the High Court overturned his conviction and 11-year prison sentence on graft and money-laundering charges.
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Imran Khan's Jail Sentence Suspended In Graft Appeal
A Pakistani court on Monday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his graft conviction and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, his lawyer said, a relief for his embattled party which had won most seats in February's national polls.
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Nawaz Sharif Granted Bail Ahead Of Return To Pakistan
A Pakistan court granted bail Thursday to former prime minister and graft convict Nawaz Sharif, removing the threat of arrest when he returns to the country from self-imposed exile this weekend, his lawyer said.
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Imran Khan Barred From Politics For 5 Years
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, who has been convicted and jailed on graft charges, was barred from politics for five years on Tuesday, an official order said.
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Lawyers To Meet Him In Jail
Lawyers for Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will be allowed to meet him on Monday before they file an appeal against a graft conviction that has landed the former cricket star in jail, one of his lawyers said.
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ally Found Guilty In Extortion Case
A cabinet minister in crisis-hit Sri Lanka was convicted on Monday of extorting money from a businessman over a land deal, a rare guilty verdict in a graft case in the South Asian country.
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Former Samata Party Chief, 2 Others Convicted In Corruption Case
Former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitly and two others have been convicted by a court in New Delhi in a nearly 20-year-old graft case related to a purported defence deal that stemmed from a sensational sting operation by Tehelka news portal.
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Pak Judge Denies Being Blackmailed Into Convicting Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif
A senior Pakistani judge on Sunday denied being blackmailed into convicting ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for graft last year after the main opposition party showed secretly taped video that appeared to show him saying he was threatened over the case.
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Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Challenges His Conviction In Graft Case
Pakistan's jailed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif today filed an appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case, a week after an accountability court sentenced him to seven years in jail in the graft case.
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Bangladesh High Court Gives Split Verdict On Allowing Khaleda Zia To Contest Polls
One of the judges of the two-member High Court bench favoured Khaleda Zia's candidacy while the other ruled that she was disqualified from the polls for being a convicted prisoner serving a 10-year jail term in two graft cases, court officials and lawyers said.
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Bangladesh's Poll Body Rejects Jailed Ex-Prime Minister's Nomination
The candidature of jailed former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who has filed her nomination papers for the upcoming general election in the country, has been by the Election Commission due to her convictions in two graft cases.
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In Rare Reversal, China Court Overturns Magnate's Decade-Old Graft Conviction
China's supreme court overturned the decade-old bribery and fraud conviction of a retail magnate on Thursday, a rare reversal amid a government drive to crack down on corporate misdeeds.
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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 5 Years In Jail For Corruption
A court in Bangladesh sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail on Thursday after convicting the two-time former premier of embezzling money meant for an orphanage.
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Hong Kong Upholds Billionaire Thomas Kwok's Graft Conviction
Hong Kong's top court on Wednesday upheld a corruption conviction against a billionaire property tycoon, putting an end to one of the most high-profile corruption cases in the history of the Asian financial hub. The five-year-long legal battle exposed the cozy ties between government officials and powerful tycoons.
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Governor 'Won't Be Intimidated' By VK Sasikala's Warning, Say Sources: 10 Facts
Tamil Nadu Governor will not be intimidated by Ms Sasikala's reported intentions to undertake a hunger strike and her suggestions that a delay in her oath ceremony is directed at splitting the party, sources have said. The Governor, sources said, believes he has constitutional duty to provide a stable government. He has so far refrained from inviti...
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Maldives Ex-President Freed From Jail After Court Overturns Conviction
Jailed former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was freed Thursday after the High Court overturned his conviction and 11-year prison sentence on graft and money-laundering charges.
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Imran Khan's Jail Sentence Suspended In Graft Appeal
A Pakistani court on Monday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his graft conviction and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, his lawyer said, a relief for his embattled party which had won most seats in February's national polls.
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Nawaz Sharif Granted Bail Ahead Of Return To Pakistan
A Pakistan court granted bail Thursday to former prime minister and graft convict Nawaz Sharif, removing the threat of arrest when he returns to the country from self-imposed exile this weekend, his lawyer said.
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Imran Khan Barred From Politics For 5 Years
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, who has been convicted and jailed on graft charges, was barred from politics for five years on Tuesday, an official order said.
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Lawyers To Meet Him In Jail
Lawyers for Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will be allowed to meet him on Monday before they file an appeal against a graft conviction that has landed the former cricket star in jail, one of his lawyers said.
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ally Found Guilty In Extortion Case
A cabinet minister in crisis-hit Sri Lanka was convicted on Monday of extorting money from a businessman over a land deal, a rare guilty verdict in a graft case in the South Asian country.
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Former Samata Party Chief, 2 Others Convicted In Corruption Case
Former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitly and two others have been convicted by a court in New Delhi in a nearly 20-year-old graft case related to a purported defence deal that stemmed from a sensational sting operation by Tehelka news portal.
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Pak Judge Denies Being Blackmailed Into Convicting Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif
A senior Pakistani judge on Sunday denied being blackmailed into convicting ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for graft last year after the main opposition party showed secretly taped video that appeared to show him saying he was threatened over the case.
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Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Challenges His Conviction In Graft Case
Pakistan's jailed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif today filed an appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case, a week after an accountability court sentenced him to seven years in jail in the graft case.
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Bangladesh High Court Gives Split Verdict On Allowing Khaleda Zia To Contest Polls
One of the judges of the two-member High Court bench favoured Khaleda Zia's candidacy while the other ruled that she was disqualified from the polls for being a convicted prisoner serving a 10-year jail term in two graft cases, court officials and lawyers said.
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Bangladesh's Poll Body Rejects Jailed Ex-Prime Minister's Nomination
The candidature of jailed former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who has filed her nomination papers for the upcoming general election in the country, has been by the Election Commission due to her convictions in two graft cases.
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In Rare Reversal, China Court Overturns Magnate's Decade-Old Graft Conviction
China's supreme court overturned the decade-old bribery and fraud conviction of a retail magnate on Thursday, a rare reversal amid a government drive to crack down on corporate misdeeds.
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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 5 Years In Jail For Corruption
A court in Bangladesh sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail on Thursday after convicting the two-time former premier of embezzling money meant for an orphanage.
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Hong Kong Upholds Billionaire Thomas Kwok's Graft Conviction
Hong Kong's top court on Wednesday upheld a corruption conviction against a billionaire property tycoon, putting an end to one of the most high-profile corruption cases in the history of the Asian financial hub. The five-year-long legal battle exposed the cozy ties between government officials and powerful tycoons.
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Governor 'Won't Be Intimidated' By VK Sasikala's Warning, Say Sources: 10 Facts
Tamil Nadu Governor will not be intimidated by Ms Sasikala's reported intentions to undertake a hunger strike and her suggestions that a delay in her oath ceremony is directed at splitting the party, sources have said. The Governor, sources said, believes he has constitutional duty to provide a stable government. He has so far refrained from inviti...
