Tag: convicts
ICC convicts former Sudan militia leader for war crimes in Darfur
Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, found guilty over atrocities The international criminal court has convicted a leader of the Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudanese region of Darfur more than 20 years ago. It was the first time the court…
New Mexico jury convicts former officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station
By The Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — A former police officer was found guilty Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a 2022 confrontation at a New Mexico gas station. Las Cruces police Officer Brad Lunsford’s verdict in a jury trial is the latest outcome in cases that…
French Court Convicts Director Christophe Ruggia in #MeToo Case
Christophe Ruggia was sentenced to four years and fined for sexually assaulting the actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor. By Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic Reporting from Paris A French court convicted the director Christophe Ruggia on Monday of sexually assaulting the actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor, handing him…