Pakistan court indictment hits ex-PM Imran Khan’s election ambitions
Islamabad Reuters Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan pleaded not guilty to charges of leaking state secrets under an indictment on Wednesday that dealt a new blow to his chances of contesting Pakistan’s general election in February. The charges are related to a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington last year, […]
Georgia charges Trump, former advisers in 2020 election case
Updated: 2:45pm (AEST)Reuters Former US President Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The charges, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, add to the […]
Essay: The most serious Trump indictment yet – a criminal law scholar explains the charges of using “dishonesty, fraud and deceit” to cling to power
In an article first published on The Conversation, GABRIEL J CHIN, a scholar of criminal law and procedure, explains the latest charges…
Trump faces US criminal charges for mishandling documents, obstruction – lawyer
Reuters Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury for retaining classified government documents and obstruction of justice, according to a lawyer for the former US president and another source familiar with the matter. The criminal case, brought by the US Department of Justice, amounts to another legal setback for Trump as he […]
Pakistan calls in army to stop protest violence after ex-PM Khan’s arrest
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan’s government called in the army on Wednesday to help end deadly unrest in the wake of the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, warning protesters against any further attacks on state installations. At least five people have died in violence that has aggravated instability in the South Asian country of […]
Updated: Trump criminally charged in New York, a first for a US ex-president
Updated: 3pm (AEDT)New York, USReuters Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House. The specific charges are not yet known, as […]
Essay: Trump indictment won’t keep him from presidential race, but will make his reelection bid much harder
STEFANIE LINDQUIST, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science at Arizona State University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the ramifications of news former US President Donald Trump has been indicted…