Appeals court dismisses Indira Gandhi’s appeal for leave to cite IGP for contempt

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal on Friday (April 5) dismissed an appeal by kindergarten teacher M. Indira Gandhi over a High Court’s dismissal of her bid for leave to initiate contempt proceedings against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for failing to comply with a recovery order to locate her daughter, Prasana Diksa, who was taken … Read more

Liberia: French court upholds guilty verdict for Liberian warlord

An appeal court here has upheld the 2022 conviction of Kunti Kamara, a former commander of the Ulimo rebel group, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Lofa County during Liberia’s first civil war. The court of three judges and nine jurors, delivered the final verdict Wednesday evening following more than eight hours … Read more

Indians get consular access in Qatar: MEA

Indian ambassador to Qatar and embassy officials met the eight detained veteran Navy officials and a legal team is looking into the appeal aspect as 60 days have been provided to file an appeal, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. “Our ambassador, along with our embassy officials, met the eight detained. As we … Read more