Word: trialing
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...party won a national vote last December, of being nothing more than a proxy for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a bloodless army coup in 2006 and now faces corruption charges. (Earlier in August, Thaksin fled to England, claiming he will not receive a fair trial back home.) Meanwhile, on Aug. 27th, a Thai court issued arrest warrants for nine PAD leaders, charging them with insurrection, a crime that can carry the death penalty. The court orders followed a confrontational move by the group, who besieged a government-run television station. And yet, despite the high...
...Karadzic, who is representing himself, said he has doubts that his trial can go on at all given what he calls its "errors." Judge Iain Bonomy assured him his concerns - all filed to the court and made public - will be addressed. Friday, though, the judge was interested only in Karadzic's pleas. When Karadzic refused to enter them, Judge Bonomy - bound by the rules of the court - did it for him: not guilty on all 11 counts. "In other words," clarified Judge Bonomy, "your plea is one of not guilty to the indictment as a whole...
...being arrested by Serbian authorities in a Belgrade suburb last month. He's already filed a number of complaints to judges, challenging everything from the way he was arrested to the language of the court documents he receives. He says there's no way he'll get a fair trial given the "lynch atmosphere" in the media. He wants his case dismissed. He's also asked judges to order former Balkans envoy Richard Holbrooke to The Hague to testify about an alleged deal he says the diplomat made with him: immunity from prosecution in return for leaving public life. Holbrooke...
...past and present - are politically motivated. He promises a fresh start, and says he has lured enough defectors from the National Front to bring about the current government's collapse. Nevertheless, Anwar isn't assured a place as Malaysia's next Prime Minister. For one, he still faces trial on the latest sodomy charge, which he denies. And Anwar's political alliance is an unwieldy amalgamation of Chinese patriots, conservative Muslims and reform-minded technocrats. But if Anwar can keep such a disparate miscellany of parties unified, then he might just be the man to rule a new Malaysia...
Oppostion leader Anwar Ibrahim won a seat in Parliament on Aug. 26 by a landslide, cementing his political comeback after spending six years in jail on a sodomy conviction that was later overturned. The former Deputy Prime Minister aims to form a new ruling coalition but must face trial on further sodomy charges, which he says were concocted by the government...