Mumbai Custodial Death Case: Special CBI Court Convicts 2 Policemen For Torturing Detainee, Sentences Them To 7 Years In Jail

In a rare instance, the special CBI court on Tuesday convicted two police officials for custodial torture following which a detainee died on September 11, 2009. The two have been sentenced to seven years in jail with a fine of Rs 62,000 each, of which Rs 1 lakh will be paid to deceased Altaf Shaikh’s mother.

Sarkozy jailing reignites debate over French political justice ahead of Le Pen appeal

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison sentence has deepened divisions in France over judges’ handling of political wrongdoing, months before far-right chief Marine Le Pen attempts to overturn an embezzlement conviction and run for top office. A Paris court jolted the political sphere on Thursday when it handed Mr Sarkozy a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya.