$2.8bn bank scam trial to begin soon

Iranian Prosecutor General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei during a press conference in Tehran on January 30 Iranian Prosecutor General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei says a number of people involved in the country’s biggest embezzlement case will be put on trial in the near future. “Twenty-four people have been indicted, the judge has been appointed, and he has been studying

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Haiti won’t try Baby Doc for rights abuses

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier (cente) leaves the Hotel Kinam after lunch with his lawyers and friends in Port-au-Prince on May 20, 2011. A Haitian judge has recommended that former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier face trial for corruption but not for human rights violations. Investigative Magistrate Jean Carves said on Monday that Duvalier should not face

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Russia rejects UN resolution on Syria

Syrians hold almost daily demonstrations in support of President Assad and his reform program. Russia says it will not support a Western-backed UN resolution against Syria, describing the new proposal similar to the one Moscow vetoed in October. Russian deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov said on Monday that Moscow will oppose any Security Council resolution

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