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France's Sarkozy says Prison a 'Nightmare' as Prosecutors Seek his Release

This is Beirut, 10/11 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

France Sarkozy Jail Court Ruling Appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called his imprisonment a "nightmare" as prosecutors requested the former French president be released from jail pending an appeals trial over Libyan funding. A lower court in September found the right-winger -- who was head of state from 2007 to 2012 -- guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moammar ...

Jailed Istanbul Mayor Hit by New Charge of Espionage

This is Beirut, 24/10 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Turkey Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu Jail Spy

Istanbul prosecutors have opened a new investigation into the city's jailed opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on charges of espionage, state news agency Anadolu said on Friday. The probe is the latest targeting Imamoglu, who was arrested in March as part of a corruption investigation and has remained behind bars ever since. His jailing, which ...

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