Opponents and supporters of ousted Tunisian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife have dismissed their trial in absentia Monday as a "charade" and a disappointment, saying that the trial, which lasted only six hours, was not taken seriously.
A Tunisian court has sentenced ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife in absentia to 35 years in prison after finding them guilty of theft and misappropriating public funds.
Will ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali get a fair day in court? Tunisians regret that the first trial of a toppled Arab dictator is taking place in absentia, but hold out hope for a fair case in a country where some fear it may prove a convenient distraction on the rocky road to a new constitution.
Will ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali get a fair day in court? Tunisians regret that the first trial of a toppled Arab dictator is taking place in absentia, but hold out hope for a fair case in a country where some fear it may prove a convenient distraction on the rocky road to a new constitution.
Sylvain Attal speaks to Akram Azoury, lawyer for former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. On the first day of Ben Ali’s trial in absentia, he says the trial will not be fair and denies the charges against his client.
Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna has been convicted for a third time of the 1998 murder of senior French official Claude Erignac and sentenced to life in prison.
Ousted Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali did not flee the country in January but was tricked into leaving by his own security team, his lawyers said on Monday during the deposed president’s trial on theft, drugs and weapons offences.
Dominique Strauss Kahn pleads not guilty to charges he attempted to rape a new york hotel maid.
French police investigate claims that a former government minister abused young boys at an orgy in Morocco.
And there are mixed feelings over a summer art exhibition at Versailles palace.
Dominique Strauss-Khan goes to court but protesting New York City hotel maids steal the show, as the former IMF boss pleads not guilty. François Picard's panel explains how attorneys on both sides are playing their cards close to their chests.
Dominique Strauss-Khan goes to court but protesting New York City hotel maids steal the show, as the former IMF boss pleads not guilty. François Picard's panel explains how attorneys on both sides are playing their cards close to their chests.
