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Tunisia's ousted President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on various charges including incitement to murder.
On Wednesday, Ben Ali, who is exiled in Saudi Arabia, was found guilty of "inciting disorder, murder and looting" by a Tunisian military court, according to the TAP news agency.
The former Tunisian President was sentenced over the deaths of four youths in the town of Ouardaninein in mid-January 2011. The youngsters were shot dead as they tried to prevent the flight of Ben Ali's nephew Kais, a day after the dictator fled the country on January 14.
Several members of the security forces were sentenced over the same incident.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia following a surge of massive popular protests and. He was tried in absentia.
A South Korean court has convicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol of insurrection, handing him a life sentence for his December 2024 martial law declaration
Russian forces launched a series of deadly air and missile strikes across southern Ukraine overnight on July 28–29, targeting civilian infrastructure and causing significant casualties in multiple regions
Former footballer Georgi Semerdzhiev has received a final sentence of 20 years in prison for causing a devastating car crash in Sofia in July 2022 that claimed the lives of two young women
A 36-year-old man, who attacked his wife with a mock knife, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison
An escape attempt at Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulted in at least 129 deaths and 59 injuries
Inmates at a prison in Russia's Volgograd region took hostages on Friday
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A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has formally enacted legislation withdrawing the country from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), marking a decisive step in Chisinau’s gradual disengagement from Russian-led structures
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
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