* World Business Quick Take Sep 1, 2008
The lawyer who brought the case against Khaddam said the First Military Criminal Court convicted him in absentia on Aug. 17. Khaddam was sentenced to life in prison and hard labor. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Prime Minister's address (Read Out in Absentia) at Public Meeting ... Aug 28, 2008
Prime Minister's address (Read Out in Absentia) at Public Meeting, Nagaon ... The speech was read out in absentia. (Press Information Bureau (press release))
Swiss Drop Charges Against Bhutto's Widower Aug 26, 2008
In July 2003, a Geneva magistrate convicted Bhutto and her husband in absentia of money laundering under a Swiss law that empowers high-level investigators to impose penalties without a court hearing. They were handed six-month suspended sentences and ordered to pay $11 million to the Pakistani government. (Law.com)
Ailing Kennedy refuses to miss big event Aug 26, 2008
The convention had planned to honor him in absentia. His 'final gift to the party. (USA Today)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 24, 2008 Aug 25, 2008
Let the man go back on patrol and try, although it won't happen, to ask forgiveness, in absentia, of his four-legged friend and partner. Don't continue the approach of legal means. (North County Times)
Bolt does it again; American wins decathlon Aug 23, 2008
The American women had done the same in the preliminaries, but got a measure of revenge in absentia in the finals when the Jamaican women failed to complete a handoff and did not finish. In their absence, the Russian team of Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina and Yuliya Chermoshanskaya won the gold and an unlikely set of Belgian women grabbed the silver. (International Herald Tribune)
Cook say Thaksin offers to resign from Man City board Aug 23, 2008
Thaksin's flight to London is almost certain to lead to a guilty verdict being handed down in absentia, potentially jeopardising his ownership of Manchester City. "It is very loose," Cook was quoted as saying about the Premier League's "fit and proper person test". (International Herald Tribune)
College Preview - Miami Aug 22, 2008
WORST-CASE SCENARIOThe passing game continues to operate in absentia, as it has since 2005. Defenses jam the line of scrimmage and limit running backs Graig Cooper and Javarris James. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Iraq: Ex-minister sentenced to death Aug 22, 2008
BAGHDAD (AP) (AP) An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence in absentia against a former Sunni culture minister for his role in a 2005 attack against a secular politician that killed his two sons and left him wounded, a judicial spokesman said Friday. A Baghdad criminal court last Wednesday sentenced Asad Kamal al-Hashimi, who has been on the run since he was charged with murder in 2007, according to Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar, a spokesman for the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council. (USA Today -- News)
* Chen brushes off claims in Lafayette defamation lawsuit Aug 21, 2008
Wang has been charged in absentia with murder, corruption, money laundering and fraud. This story has been viewed 575 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Thaksin to seek political asylum in Britain Aug 21, 2008
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Canada Extradites Alleged Mafia Boss to Italy Aug 21, 2008
Giuseppe Coluccio fled Italy in 2005 and was convicted in absentia on drugs, weapons and conspiracy charges. He was arrested in Canada Aug. 7 outside a luxury lakeside apartment building where he had been living in Toronto. (Newsmax)
43 killed in suicide blast Aug 20, 2008
Between January and July, Algerian courts handed down 218 death sentences in absentia to armed Islamists on the run, according to judicial sources. AFP Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2008 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
Senegal doubts over Habre trial Aug 19, 2008
Madicke Niang said Mr Habre, who was sentenced to death in absentia by Chad on Friday for armed rebellion, could not be judged twice on the same facts. Mr Habre, an exile in Senegal, is accused of widespread human rights abuses during his eight years in power. (BBC News -- Africa)
Move over Cannes: head to Nairn for the perfect antidote to film ... Aug 18, 2008
Joel Coen, in absentia, has chosen some of his most beloved movies, including Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley's Dames, which brings whoops and cheers from the audience and an encore of the virtuosic and hilarious scene in which a young laundry girl sings a love song to the washing. ("And when I'm off on Sundays/ I miss all his undies," is a particularly memorable line. (guardian.co.uk)
Sharing Magazines Online Aug 17, 2008
They also could sue the company in U.S. courts because content is available to Americans, but they would not be able to force Mygazines representatives to show up nor collect any damages for any ruling made in absentia. Repeated attempts to contact representatives of Mygazines. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
* Ex-Chadian leader receives death sentence Aug 17, 2008
IN ABSENTIA: While a court in Chad sentenced Hissene Habre to death for his role in instigating widespread killings, the African Union wants to see him tried in Senegal AGENCIES, NDJAMENA Sunday, Aug 17, 2008, Page 6. A court in Chad sentenced exiled former Chadian president Hissene Habre and leaders of an eastern rebellion to death in absentia at a mass trial on Friday ... Dozens of people accused of crimes against state security were put on trial in absentia on Tuesday, but they had no legal... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chad ex-leader sentenced to death Aug 16, 2008
Mr Habre was sentenced in absentia along with several rebel leaders, who launched an assault on the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, earlier this year ... The court in N'Djamena also tried a number of rebel leaders in absentia, which it heard had been working with Mr Habre to overthrow the government. (BBC News)
Chad sentences former president to death Aug 16, 2008
and leaders of an eastern rebellion to death in absentia at a mass trial on Friday ... Dozens of people accused of crimes against state security were put on trial in absentia on Tuesday, but they had no legal defense in the three-day hearing ... Thirty-two others were sentenced, also in absentia, to hard labor for attempting to "overturn constitutional order.". (International Herald Tribune)
The secret war of Colombia Aug 16, 2008
This would have served Mancuso well, given his 2002 indictment by the US Department of Justice on cocaine trafficking charges and the 40-year sentence he received in absentia from Colombian courts in 2003 for a paramilitary atrocity. The 1997 massacre was one of the crimes Mancuso opened up about last year, testifying how he and his men burned 40 houses in the village of El Aro, stole about 1200 cattle and tortured and killed 15 people, including a 13-year-old boy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Court to try Thaksin in absentia Aug 16, 2008
But the court said the case - related to a Bangkok land sale - should proceed with the couple in absentia. Mr Thaksin flew to the UK last week, saying he feared he would not receive a fair trial in Thailand. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Thai court denies Thaksin bid to stop graft trial Aug 15, 2008
The 59-year-old billionaire's flight to London is almost certain to lead to a guilty verdict being handed down in absentia, potentially jeopardising his ownership of English Premier League soccer club Manchester City. Under league rules, club directors can be dismissed if they are found guilty of corruption by a "competent court" anywhere in the world. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Tiger won't be Tiger for quite some time Aug 14, 2008
Woods seemed like the favorite, even in absentia - four victories, including one major - but Harrington deserves the award after winning the British Open and the PGA.. Ryder Cup quandary: U.S. team captain Paul Azinger has three more weeks before he must decide on his four captain's choices for next month's Ryder Cup. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Thai courts too much for Thaksin Aug 13, 2008
"Their escape will not stop the case from proceeding. The court will try them in absentia. That is what happens in corruption cases," says Somchai Homlaor, a human rights lawyer. "Thaksin has no reasonable grounds to say that the trial will not be fair. His wife's case proved it.". (Asia Times Online)
Mauritania:Coup Leader Remains in Face of Protests Aug 12, 2008
Abdel Nasser Ould Outhman Yessa was arrested in absentia ten years ago, when Ould Taya was still power, for his work as an activist with the Nouakchott-based anti-slavery group, SOS Exclaves. Now based in Dakar, Senegal the human rights lobbyist says while he condemns the military takeover, he understands its roots. (allAfrica.com)
B.C. escaped convict negotiating his return Aug 10, 2008
He has been sentenced in absentia to six years in prison. On Friday, Edwin Ticne, the North Fraser prison guard who pleaded guilty in April to helping Mr. Tahvili escape, was sentenced to three years and three months in prison on charges of obstructing justice and accepting a bribe. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Red Brigades woman granted bail Aug 7, 2008
Petrella, 54, was sentenced to life in absentia by a Rome court in 1992 for murder and kidnapping. The former leftwing militant - who is reportedly suicidal - is currently receiving treatment in the psychiatric ward of a Paris hospital. (BBC News -- Europe)
Rwandan report: France responsible in genocide Aug 6, 2008
Under Rwandan law, the French accused could be tried in absentia in Rwanda. Human-rights officials said they strongly disagreed with any dealmaking. (Chicago Tribune)
France Frees Sick Italian Terrorist Aug 6, 2008
In 1992 a Rome court convicted Petrella in absentia for her role in the 1981 murder of a police inspector and the kidnapping of a judge. The following year, Petrella fled to France and an open-ended deal proposed in 1985 by French President Fran;ois Mitterrand: amnesty for Red Brigades members who gave up their battle in Italy to lead law-abiding lives in France. (Time.com)
Solzhenitsyn: Notes from the Underground That Changed the World Aug 5, 2008
He accepted it in absentia because he feared he would not be allowed to return. In a way, that was an improvement over 1960, when Boris Pasternak was refused permission to travel to Sweden to accept his prize for Dr. Zhivago. (Human Events Online)
12 Jordanians Sentenced for Iraq Insurgency Plans Aug 4, 2008
The five men who received the longest jail terms are at large and were tried in absentia. The remaining seven were arrested inside Jordan or at the border with Syria. (Newsmax)
Guilford man aided Mafia, Italian police say Aug 3, 2008
He has been convicted in absentia and sentenced to life in prison for more than a dozen murders of mobsters and investigators. During his years as a fugitive, Provenzano sent handwritten notes - known as "pizzini" - about the administration of Cosa Nostra. (New Haven Register, CT)
Yukos figure 'guilty of murders' Aug 2, 2008
Leonid Nevzlin was tried in absentia as he now lives in Israel. Nevzlin said the "show trial" was mounted as part of the Kremlin's campaign against Yukos. (BBC News -- Europe)
Egyptian dissident sentenced to 2 years in prison Aug 2, 2008
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, who has been living outside of Egypt for a year, was convicted in absentia after writing several opinion columns in mostly U.S. newspapers that criticized Mubarak and called for the Bush administration to cut aid to Egypt. In his ruling, Judge Hisham Bashir said Ibrahim made false claims and tarnished Egypt's image through his writings in the "foreign press.". (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Ex-Yukos shareholder convicted of murder Aug 1, 2008
A Russian court has found a partner of Yukos oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty on four counts of murder at his trial in absentia in Moscow. Leonid Nevzlin, who currently resides in Israel, was found guilty of organising the 1998 murder of the mayor of the Siberian town of Nefteyugansk, a centre of Yukos's operations, and the murder of three others. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Cambodian Prince Ranariddh loses case at Supreme Court Jul 30, 2008
The prince was sentenced in absentia as he has been in overseas political exile for more than a year. "The court is biased and has injustice," said Muth Chantha, spokesman for the prince's Norodom Ranariddh party (NRP). (Xinhuanet, China)
Carla and her sister put Sarkozy on spot in row over terrorist Jul 27, 2008
She was convicted in absentia in 1992. Only after a dispute in 2002, in which Rome accused Paris of harbouring terrorists, were long-standing Italian extradition requests acted on. (guardian.co.uk)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Jul 25, 2008
The judge's attempt to sentence Polanski in absentia was thwarted when the defence attorney charged that the judge was prejudiced and demanded that he be disqualified. The secondary story of Wanted and Desired is a portrait of Polanski as a tortured and vilified artist who draws polar reactions from people. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
* Chen kicked by protester at hearing Jul 22, 2008
Wang was charged in absentia with murder, corruption, money laundering and fraud. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) spokesman Lee Chien-jung (a) urged the public yesterday to remain calm and refrain from saying or doing anything that would cause unrest or incite political confrontation. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Golf | British Open: British Open's Claret Jug stills Padraig Harrington's doubts Jul 22, 2008
Considering that Tiger Woods, the world No. 1 in absentia, won the United States Open essentially on one leg, perhaps there is a lesson in this for aspiring champions. As one American journalist phrased it to Harrington, "Are we going to have 155 guys out, slamming their heads in car doors now to do this injured golfer thing?". (International Herald Tribune)
Nepal assembly members begin voting to elect first president Jul 19, 2008
"The candidate we have voted for is going to be the president,'' party leader Prachanda told reporters after casting his vote. His rivals are Ram Baran Yadav from the Nepali Congress party and Ram Prit Rawan of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist), the second and third largest parties respectively. Singh was an anti-monarchy activist when he was convicted of bombing the palace and Parliament building in Katmandu in 1985. Several people were injured, and Singh acknowledged his... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Career criminal Zandstra sentenced to 9 years Jul 19, 2008
Zandstra was convicted of theft in absentia in 2006. He was caught in Colorado last year. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Ill. Judge: Drew Peterson May Leave State on Vacation Jul 17, 2008
Peterson waived his extradition rights and agreed to be tried in absentia should he miss any legal proceedings to win the judge's approval to travel to Florida to vacation with his children. Share. (Fox News)
Tiger Woods is out of sight, but not out of mind at British Open Jul 16, 2008
Even in absentia, Woods remains the talk of the tournament, with nearly every interview session featuring at least one, and usually several, queries about the meaning of life after Woods. "I just hope they taught the engraver how to put an asterisk on the trophy," cracked Geoff Ogilvy, the talented, agile-minded Australian, who is ranked third in the world. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Convenient "Suicide" Removes Key Witness In Kazakh Scandal Jul 13, 2008
Earlier this year, during Aliev s trial in absentia in which former KNB chief Alnur Musaev was also a defendant, 12 KNB officials were convicted of crimes tied to Aliev s alleged activities, including kidnapping and plotting to topple Nazarbaev. All 12 were immediate subordinates of Mazhrenov, who retired last year and last month was arrested, charged with abuse of office and dereliction of duty, and placed in KNB custody. (EurasiaNet.org)
Cousins tried over Bosnia horrors Jul 13, 2008
Milan Lukic was sentenced in absentia in Belgrade in 2003 to 20 years in prison for the murder of 16 Muslims in Serbia in 1992. In 2005, Milan and Sredoje Lukic were two of the tribunal's top fugitives. (BBC News -- Europe)
Kevin ArmstrongINSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Jul 13, 2008
In absentia, Jennings, who currently lives in the New York area after graduating from Oak Hill Academy (Va. in May, still casts a shadow over the event. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Mann sings in E Guinea coup trial Jul 8, 2008
He has already been tried in absentia and given a 62-year sentence. Mann said installing Mr Moto in power was part of the plan. (BBC News -- Africa)
Quotables by Ajami, Bush, Osama, etc. Jul 4, 2008
Imprisoned Cuban physician and dissident Oscar Elias Biscet, awarded the Medal of Freedom in absentia, in a letter to his wife explaining why he will not accept freedom (as offered by the Castro regime) if he will agree to leave Cuba: My suffering is much, much less since I began to seek after my dream of being free, but not only for me personally. If I thought only of myself, you know that I would have been free a long time ago, and I would have been rid of these unsettling anxieties. (Townhall.com)
Convicted child rapist captured in Caribbean Jul 2, 2008
Authorities are now trying to extradite the 46-year-old former Lawrence and Methuen man, who was convicted in absentia of raping a child, indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, incest, and three counts each of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or under. "This criminal may have thought he escaped justice, but he thought wrong," said Colonel Mark F. Delaney, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police. (Boston Globe)
Equatorial Guinea: Country Issues Arrest Warrant for Ely Calil Jul 2, 2008
Moto, who was tried in absentia in 2004 and sentenced to 62 years for crimes against the state of Equatorial Guinea, has been recently charged with smuggling weapons to Equatorial Guinea in Spain. The government of Equatorial Guinea also says it has clear evidence of Calil's support of the failed 2004 coup and will continue to pursue him until justice is served. (allAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: West Can 'Go Hang,' Says Mugabe Aide Jul 2, 2008
com: Zimbabwe: West Can Go Hang, Says Charamba (Page 1 of 1). Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)
Memory of horrors propels determined Sudanese runner Jul 2, 2008
His parents futilely searched the area, then held a funeral in absentia. Lomong presumed his father and mother were dead, too, along with two brothers. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Former KRouge minister claims royal amnesty Jul 2, 2008
Ieng Sary was convicted of genocide in a 1979 trial in absentia conducted by the government installed after Vietnam occupied the country and ended the Khmer Rouge's bloody reign. But he received a pardon in 1996 upon surrendering to the government. (Yahoo! Asia News)
USS Cole attack 'plotter' charged Jul 1, 2008
In 2004, a Yemeni court tried Mr Nashiri in absentia over the USS Cole attack and sentenced him to death. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Africa)
Former Khmer Rouge appeals detention Jul 1, 2008
Ieng Sary was condemned to death in absentia for crimes against humanity in a tribunal by a communist government that was installed in Cambodia by Vietnamese troops after they toppled the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979. The tribunal was conducted as a classic Soviet-style show trial, with no real effort to present a defense. (AL.com)
Top Khmer Rouge diplomat in court Jun 30, 2008
The Vietnamese-backed forces which ousted the Khmer Rouge in 1979 tried Ieng Sary in absentia and found him guilty of genocide. That verdict was overturned by the pardon. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Constitution Center explains, showcases, elaborates its history Jun 29, 2008
In Constitution Hall life-size bronze statues of the 42 delegates (from among the original 55) to the Constitutional Convention who were there, one in absentia, for the signing on Sept. 17, 1787, are arranged in clusters as if engaged in conversation, making visitors feel as if they are part of a milling crowd. Plaques at the delegates' feet identify them by name and state. (Boston Globe)
Statehouse roundup: Bringing it all back home Jun 27, 2008
Story of the week: With Beacon Hill s lever-pullers in absentia, unrest aplenty back home. Number of the week: $1. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Algerians on trial for spreading Christianity Jun 26, 2008
The defendants had been convicted in absentia for illegal practice of a non-Muslim religion in 2007 but asked for a new trial, as Algerian law allows, their lawyer said. Rachid Mohammed Seghir, 40, and Jammal Dahmani, 36, both converted from Islam to Christianity and are charged with praying in a building that had not been granted a religious permit by authorities, the court said. (MSNBC -- International)
Skwatsha stabber expelled Jun 24, 2008
The Western Cape ANC said in a statement on Monday evening that a provincial disciplinary committee had found the two men guilty in absentia on the charges against them "with regard to the attempted murder" of Skwatsha. These charges included flagrant violation of the moral integrity expected of members, deliberately disrupting an ANC meeting, fighting in a "grossly disorderly way" and prejudicing the integrity and repute of the organisation. (iAfrica.com)
Buffalo RB Lynch Reaches Agreement In Hit-and-run Case Jun 21, 2008
Clark said he expects Lynch in court next week because the running back will not plead in absentia. However, Clark refused to discuss the details of the agreement or the charges Lynch is facing. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Cambodia Using `Subtle' Intimidation Before Poll, Opposition's Rainsy Says Jun 20, 2008
He spent most of 2005 in exile in France and was sentenced to jail for 18 months in absentia for defaming Hun Sen. Victory Forecast. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Court: Italycan't try U.S. soldier for Iraq slaying Jun 20, 2008
Lozano was being tried in absentia on charges of murder and attempted murder. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
* US, Spain, S Africa tied to coup: UK mercenary Jun 20, 2008
Mann, 55, said the coup was aimed at installing Severo Moto as president X Moto being a political opponent of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has been sentenced in absentia to several years in jail. Moto is now behind bars in Madrid for trafficking arms to Malabo. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
