Far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced she will run for the French presidency next year after an appeals court cleared her path by shortening a ban on seeking public office. Despite being sentenced to wear an electronic monitor for embezzlement, Le Pen plans to appeal, stating the process will suspend the sentence.
Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra is eligible for royal clemency as he had less than a year left on his sentence, Justice Minister Rutthapon Naowarat announced. He will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device upon release.
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on parole on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight. The 76-year-old telecoms billionaire has been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September. He is required to wear an electronic monitor until his probation ends in four months. His hair closely cropped and in a simple white shirt, Thaksin walked out of prison around 7.40am and was immediately...
Chiara Balistreri, a 23-year-old from Bologna and former participant of 'Isola dei Famosi', has voiced her distress on social media after her ex-boyfriend, Gabriel Costantin, was granted house arrest with electronic monitoring. She criticizes the Italian justice system for what she perceives as a lack of protection for victims of domestic violence.
