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12:56pm, 2nd August, 2019

Swedish prosecutor calls for six-month jail term for rapper A$AP Rocky

U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two of his entourage should each face six-month jail terms for throwing a 19-year-old man to the ground and kicking and punching him after an argument in Stockholm, the prosecutor in the assault case said on Friday.

Attorney General Barr taps Connecticut prosecutor to investigate origins of Mueller probe

10:08am, 14th May, 2019

Politics

Attorney General Barr taps Connecticut prosecutor to investigate origins of Mueller probe

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has appointed Connecticut's top federal prosecutor to review the steps the Justice Department took in launching an investigation into whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia, accordi...

Attorney General Barr taps Connecticut prosecutor to probe origins of Mueller probe

9:51am, 14th May, 2019

US

Attorney General Barr taps Connecticut prosecutor to probe origins of Mueller probe

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has appointed Connecticut's top federal prosecutor to review the steps the Justice Department took in launching an investigation into whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia, accordi...

Swedish prosecutor receives request to reopen Assange investigation

2:06pm, 11th April, 2019

World

Swedish prosecutor receives request to reopen Assange investigation

Swedish prosecutors said on Thursday they have received a formal request to reopen the rape investigation closed in 2017 involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, from the legal counsel representing the alleged victim.

U.S. revokes ICC prosecutor's entry visa over Afghanistan investigation

3:13pm, 4th April, 2019

World

U.S. revokes ICC prosecutor's entry visa over Afghanistan investigation

The United States has revoked the entry visa of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, her office said on Thursday, a response to her inquiry into possible war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Brazil ex-president Temer hit with new corruption charges: prosecutor

12:52pm, 29th March, 2019

World

Brazil ex-president Temer hit with new corruption charges: prosecutor

Brazil's former president Michel Temer was hit with corruption charges on Friday, just a day after being charged in a separate graft case, the federal prosecutors office in Rio de Janeiro said.

Chicago prosecutor defends dropping charges in Jussie Smollett case

9:41pm, 27th March, 2019

Entertainment

Chicago prosecutor defends dropping charges in Jussie Smollett case

Chicago's top prosecutor said on Wednesday that her office believed actor Jussie Smollett "culpable" in the criminal case where police say he staged being the victim of a hate crime attack but said her office never intended to seal the court rec...

Spanish prosecutor to investigate Catalan leader for disobedience

8:15am, 27th March, 2019

World

Spanish prosecutor to investigate Catalan leader for disobedience

The Spanish prosecutor for Catalonia will investigate regional president Quim Torra for disobedience over his failure to remove pro-independence symbols on Catalan government buildings, a court said on Wednesday.

Miner Vale quashed dam safety audit efforts before Brazil disaster: prosecutor

4:30pm, 20th March, 2019

World

Miner Vale quashed dam safety audit efforts before Brazil disaster: prosecutor

Executives at Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, quashed efforts by Brazilian authorities to audit one of the company's mining dams months before it collapsed and killed over 300 people, a state prosecutor was quoted as saying by...

Pennsylvania prosecutor focuses on officer's motive in murder trial

2:34pm, 19th March, 2019

US

Pennsylvania prosecutor focuses on officer's motive in murder trial

A Pennsylvania prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors in the racially-charged trial of a white police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Antwon Rose in June 2018 to focus on what motivated him to pull the trigger.

Senior prosecutor departs U.S. special counsel's team: media

1:24am, 19th March, 2019

Politics

Senior prosecutor departs U.S. special counsel's team: media

A senior prosecutor has departed special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's team, the latest to exiting the investigation, media reports said.

Justice Department taps Mueller prosecutor to enforce foreign lobbying disclosure

7:56pm, 6th March, 2019

Politics

Justice Department taps Mueller prosecutor to enforce foreign lobbying disclosure

A former prosecutor for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation has been tapped to step up the U.S. government's enforcement of a rarely prosecuted law on foreign lobbying, a senior Justice Department official said on Wednesda...

Trump to nominate federal prosecutor Jessie Liu for No. 3 Justice Department post

8:52pm, 5th March, 2019

Politics

Trump to nominate federal prosecutor Jessie Liu for No. 3 Justice Department post

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jessie Liu, the current U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, to serve in the third-ranking post at the Justice Department, the department said on Tuesday.

House panel taps veteran prosecutor to lead Trump probe

4:41pm, 5th March, 2019

Politics

House panel taps veteran prosecutor to lead Trump probe

The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday it had hired a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan with experience investigating Russian mobsters and white-collar crime to lead its probe into the Trump administration.

House Intelligence panel hires veteran prosecutor to lead Trump probe

2:35pm, 5th March, 2019

Politics

House Intelligence panel hires veteran prosecutor to lead Trump probe

The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday it has hired a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan with experience investigating Russian mobsters and white-collar crime to lead its probe into the Trump administration.

Spain prosecutor seeks long jail terms for Catalan pro-independence leaders

7:08am, 2nd November, 2018

World

Spain prosecutor seeks long jail terms for Catalan pro-independence leaders

Spain's public prosecutor on Friday sought jail terms of up to 25 years for nine leaders of Catalonia's independence movement, filing charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds over a failed secession bid that they spearheaded last yea...

Istanbul prosecutor says Khashoggi was suffocated in Saudi consulate

2:55pm, 31st October, 2018

World

Istanbul prosecutor says Khashoggi was suffocated in Saudi consulate

Istanbul's chief prosecutor's office said on Wednesday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was suffocated in a premeditated killing as soon as he entered Saudi Arabia's consulate four weeks ago, and his body was then dismembered and dispos...

Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence: Demiroren agency

2:33am, 31st October, 2018

World

Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence: Demiroren agency

Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor held talks overnight with Turkish intelligence officials over the investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Demiroren news agency said.

Saudi prosecutor in Khashoggi case meets Istanbul chief prosecutor: Anadolu

4:06am, 29th October, 2018

World

Saudi prosecutor in Khashoggi case meets Istanbul chief prosecutor: Anadolu

The Saudi public prosecutor heading the investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi met Istanbul's chief prosecutor on Monday, state-owned Anadolu news agency said.