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Taiwanese Legislature Passes Amendment Allowing Candidates with Suspended Sentences or Community Service to Run for Office
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Politics·3d agoAI summary

Taiwanese Legislature Passes Amendment Allowing Candidates with Suspended Sentences or Community Service to Run for Office

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed an amendment to the Public Officials Election and Recall Act, allowing individuals with suspended sentences or those serving community labor to run for office. Critics, including the Taiwan Youth Democratic Association, argue this "Gao Hongan Clause" grants excessive discretion to prosecutors, potentially creating loopholes and contradicting previous criticisms of the judiciary.

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Germany jails mother for locking up daughter for 7 years
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5/4/2026

Germany jails mother for locking up daughter for 7 years

A German woman convicted of keeping her young daughter locked up at home for years was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday. The woman, who had kept her daughter confined to the home of the girl’s grandparents, was found guilty of kidnapping, abduction of a minor and mistreatment of a vulnerable person, according to a court spokeswoman. The grandmother was given a two-year suspended sentence for the same charges, while the grandfather also received a suspended sentence as an...

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Victim 'lost hope in justice system' after attacker with Nazi flag gets suspended sentence
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Crime·5/1/2026AI summary

Victim 'lost hope in justice system' after attacker with Nazi flag gets suspended sentence

A man in Northern Ireland says he has lost faith in the justice system after his attacker, who wrapped a Nazi flag around his fist during the assault, received a suspended prison sentence. The victim, Qureshi, said he was astonished by the verdict and questioned whether the outcome would have been different had he been a person of colour. The attacker, Taylor, has 23 previous convictions.

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Van driver sentenced over fatal smart motorway crash
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4/24/2026AI summary

Van driver sentenced over fatal smart motorway crash

Barry O'Sullivan, 45, has been sentenced to six months in jail, suspended for 12 months, after being convicted of causing death by careless driving for killing 68-year-old Pulvinder Dhillon on the M4 in Berkshire. The grandmother from London died when O'Sullivan's van hit her daughter's broken-down Nissan Micra, which caught fire. O'Sullivan was driving at 77mph without a seatbelt. The smart motorway's alert system had not been working for days before the crash, though prosecutors said any competent driver should have avoided the stationary vehicle.

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