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All About Hunter Biden's Case History, Reactions To Presidential Pardon
Reversing his past promises to not use the powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family, US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, sparing him a possible prison sentence for two criminal cases.
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister's Jail Term Halved To 6 Years
Malaysia's pardons board said on Friday it had halved the jail term for former prime minister Najib Razak, currently in prison for corruption, to six years.
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Jair Bolsonaro Pardons Brazilian Officers Convicted In Prison Massacre
Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has pardoned security forces convicted of crimes committed more than 30 years ago, which legal experts say applies to agents found guilty of an infamous prison massacre in 1992.
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Sri Lanka Releases Tamil Prisoners Who Tried To Assassinate Ex President
Three Tamil rebels imprisoned for trying to assassinate Sri Lanka's first woman head of state were pardoned and released on Monday, according to the president's office.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Recruitment Of Thieves And Killers From Prisons To Fight Russia's War In Ukraine: Report
The recruitments were made from a prison where the inmates were promised a presidential pardon and a salary of 1,400 pounds a month, a report said.
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Belarus Critic's Girlfriend Asks President Alexander Lukashenko For Pardon
The Russian girlfriend of a Belarusian dissident sentenced to six years in prison has asked strongman Alexander Lukashenko for a pardon, state media said on Monday.
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Ecuador To Pardon Thousands Of Inmates After 118 Die In Worst-Ever Prison Riot
Ecuador is planning to pardon up to 2,000 inmates in order to relieve overcrowding at its detention centers after 118 inmates died and a further 79 were injured in the country's worst-ever prison riot earlier this week, an official said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka Releases 93 Prisoners, Including 16 LTTE Terror Suspects
Sri Lanka on Thursday released 93 prisoners, including 16 LTTE terror suspects held without charges, after they were pardoned by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Former US President Donald Trump Pardons Anthony Levandowski, the ex-Waymo And Uber Engineer
He was sentenced to 18 months in prison at the time, though his sentence was deferred till the COVID19 pandemic eased.
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Sri Lanka Frees 267 Prisoners After Row Over Releasing Teen Killer From Jail
More than 250 Sri Lankan convicts aged over 65 have been given amnesty just days after the president sparked outrage by pardoning the well-connected killer of a Swedish teen, officials said Thursday.
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Outrage In Sri Lanka After President Pardons Man Who Killed Swedish Teen
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Man Who Smashed Swedish Teen's Skull Into 64 Pieces, Sparks Outrage
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Hardline Buddhist Monk Serving Jail Term
Sri Lanka's president granted an amnesty to a firebrand Buddhist monk on Wednesday, four days after holding talks with him at the country's main prison, officials said.
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Donald Trump Pardons Disgraced Media Mogul Conrad Black: White House
President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned disgraced media mogul Conrad Black, who served more than three years in prison in the US for fraud and obstruction of justice.
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Myanmar Pardons More Than 9,000 Prisoners In New Year Amnesty
Myanmar began releasing more than 9,000 prisoners from jails on Wednesday, after the president announced an amnesty on the first day of the traditional New Year.
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All About Hunter Biden's Case History, Reactions To Presidential Pardon
Reversing his past promises to not use the powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family, US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, sparing him a possible prison sentence for two criminal cases.
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister's Jail Term Halved To 6 Years
Malaysia's pardons board said on Friday it had halved the jail term for former prime minister Najib Razak, currently in prison for corruption, to six years.
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Jair Bolsonaro Pardons Brazilian Officers Convicted In Prison Massacre
Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has pardoned security forces convicted of crimes committed more than 30 years ago, which legal experts say applies to agents found guilty of an infamous prison massacre in 1992.
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Sri Lanka Releases Tamil Prisoners Who Tried To Assassinate Ex President
Three Tamil rebels imprisoned for trying to assassinate Sri Lanka's first woman head of state were pardoned and released on Monday, according to the president's office.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Recruitment Of Thieves And Killers From Prisons To Fight Russia's War In Ukraine: Report
The recruitments were made from a prison where the inmates were promised a presidential pardon and a salary of 1,400 pounds a month, a report said.
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Belarus Critic's Girlfriend Asks President Alexander Lukashenko For Pardon
The Russian girlfriend of a Belarusian dissident sentenced to six years in prison has asked strongman Alexander Lukashenko for a pardon, state media said on Monday.
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Ecuador To Pardon Thousands Of Inmates After 118 Die In Worst-Ever Prison Riot
Ecuador is planning to pardon up to 2,000 inmates in order to relieve overcrowding at its detention centers after 118 inmates died and a further 79 were injured in the country's worst-ever prison riot earlier this week, an official said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka Releases 93 Prisoners, Including 16 LTTE Terror Suspects
Sri Lanka on Thursday released 93 prisoners, including 16 LTTE terror suspects held without charges, after they were pardoned by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Former US President Donald Trump Pardons Anthony Levandowski, the ex-Waymo And Uber Engineer
He was sentenced to 18 months in prison at the time, though his sentence was deferred till the COVID19 pandemic eased.
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Sri Lanka Frees 267 Prisoners After Row Over Releasing Teen Killer From Jail
More than 250 Sri Lankan convicts aged over 65 have been given amnesty just days after the president sparked outrage by pardoning the well-connected killer of a Swedish teen, officials said Thursday.
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Outrage In Sri Lanka After President Pardons Man Who Killed Swedish Teen
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Man Who Smashed Swedish Teen's Skull Into 64 Pieces, Sparks Outrage
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Hardline Buddhist Monk Serving Jail Term
Sri Lanka's president granted an amnesty to a firebrand Buddhist monk on Wednesday, four days after holding talks with him at the country's main prison, officials said.
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Donald Trump Pardons Disgraced Media Mogul Conrad Black: White House
President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned disgraced media mogul Conrad Black, who served more than three years in prison in the US for fraud and obstruction of justice.
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Myanmar Pardons More Than 9,000 Prisoners In New Year Amnesty
Myanmar began releasing more than 9,000 prisoners from jails on Wednesday, after the president announced an amnesty on the first day of the traditional New Year.
