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...Prosecutors are not challenging Osman's acquittal for allegedly planning the attack. Rather, they question the judges' ruling on the charge that he belonged to a terrorist organization. Lead judge Javier Gómez Bermúdez, writing for the court, grounded that acquittal on the principle of non bis in idem, or double jeopardy, arguing that because Osman has already been convicted for membership in a terrorist organization by an Italian court, he cannot be found guilty for the same crime by the Spanish...
...Much also depends on how you define "firm." To be enacted, the principle of non bis in idem requires that the sentence in the first case be "firm" - that is, that it can no longer be appealed through normal judicial routes. In his sentence, Bermúdez referred twice to the firmness of the Italian conviction, justifying the acquittal in part on the assertion that the sentence that Osman received - 10 years in prison - could not be changed. However, two days before Bermúdez presented that verdict, an appeals court in Milan did just that, reducing Osman's sentence...
...Endika Zulueta, Osman's lawyer, sides with Queralt. In an e-mail, he writes, "I will contest the appeal because I think the law supports Rabei Osman's acquittal. Even if the sentence is written in such a way that could lead to a mistake, the principle of non bis in idem clearly applies to his case...
...make sure that every one of our 16 brands has a voice and a very differentiated model." Their slew of brands includes BCBGirls, BCBG Attitude (men's ready-to-wear), Max & Cleo (dresses), Noun (tops and sweaters), Maxime (pants) and young contemporary labels To the Max, Dorothée Bis and Parallel...
...seeming weird. If you like clichEd Chinese heroines and a hackneyed love story, all set against the now-too-familiar backdrop of the Cultural Revolution, this is a book for you. For me, I think I'll be reading Helen Fielding while getting my hair dyed at Le Salon Bis...