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The article reports that a former Indonesian official accused of enslaving hundreds under the guise of drug rehabilitation has been acquitted of human trafficking charges, highlighting concerns over regional corruption in the country.

The article focuses on the acquittal of all 28 defendants in a Panama Papers-related money-laundering case by a Panamanian judge, citing issues with evidence handling and authentication, marking a significant development after years of global fallout from the leaked documents.

The article details the acquittal of British tech mogul Mike Lynch, clearing him of fraud charges related to the sale of Autonomy to HP, marking a significant legal victory after years of accusations and a trial in San Francisco federal court.

The article explores the current whereabouts of key figures from the O.J. Simpson trial, including F. Lee Bailey, Marcia Clark, Johnnie Cochran, Alan Dershowitz, Mark Fuhrman, and others, detailing their post-trial lives and careers.

The article focuses on the acquittal of former Connecticut state trooper Brian D. North of manslaughter and other charges in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Black man Mubarak Soulemane after a car chase four years ago.

The article reports that the Texas has voted on September 16, 2023 to acquit state attorney general Ken Paxton after a nine-day impeachment trial for alleged corruption. Cited are the division in the Republican Party caused by the trial, the statement of Paxton regarding his case, and the political pressure faced by the party's conservative wing to support Paxton.

The article focuses on a South Korean court acquitting Lee Jae-yong, Samsung's top executive, of stock price manipulation and accounting fraud charges related to a merger that secured his control over the nation's largest company, citing insufficient evidence to prove the accusations.

The article focuses on the acquittal of Myanmar arms broker U Thn Min Latt, with ties to the military regime, on drug trafficking and money laundering charges in Thailand, concerns about his potential freedom aiding the junta, and his connections with the Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing.

The article reports that actor Kevin Spacey has been acquitted by a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London, England of nine counts of sexual assault. It informs the verdict of the jury that Spacey is not guilty of the allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. It raises the defensive arguments by Spacey during the trial, claiming that he had a consensual relationship with one complainant and sexual consent with another complainant.

The article focuses on the acquittal of the first officer, Nathan Woodyard, who stopped Elijah McClain in 2019 in Colorado and put him in a neck restraint, in charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, stirring national debates on police brutality and race.

The article focuses on the acquittal of a former member of Belarusian security services accused of involvement in the disappearance of three opposition leaders in 1999 by a Swiss court, which ruled his testimony as unreliable, disappointing the victims' relatives and lawyers.

The article reports that despite surviving an impeachment vote in the State Senate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton still faces an ongoing federal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, including allegations of corruption and abuse of office.

The article focuses on the acquittal of three men accused of providing support to a plot to kidnap Michigan's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, marking the likely conclusion of a high-profile domestic terrorism case and a significant defeat for prosecutors.

The article focuses on the public outrage in Italy over a court's decision to acquit a school janitor accused of improper touching, sparking conversations about sexual harassment and abuse in Italy and prompting a social media trend where people touch their own breasts for 10 seconds to protest.

The article focuses on the acquittal of an Israeli police officer charged with manslaughter in the killing of an unarmed Palestinian man with autism, drawing comparisons to the George Floyd case.

The article focuses on Scot Peterson, the former Florida sheriff's deputy who failed to confront the gunman during the Parkland high school shooting, being found not guilty of child neglect and other crimes. Topics include the criticism of Peterson's behavior, the emotional impact of the trial on him and his family, and the legal challenges faced by prosecutors in holding law enforcement officers accountable for inaction during mass shootings.

The article discusses the acquittal on four counts of lying of Russian analyst Igor Danchenko, who provided research of unproven assertions and rumors about former U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Russia, as of October 19, 2022. Topics covered include Trump's view of special counsel John H. Durham's investigation as a conspiracy against him, and the prosecution's failure to produce sufficient evidence on the case. Also noted is its focus on proving crimes instead of whether any occurred.

The article reports on the acquittal of cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann for the charge of allegedly lying to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) when he shared a tip about the possible link between former president Donald J. Trump and Russia. Sussmann is linked to the 2016 presidential campaign of Democrat Hillary Clinton. The acquittal dealt a blow to the probe by special counsel John H. Durham on possible wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia investigation.

The article focuses on the rise of true crime dramas that center around women who commit murder or violence, challenging traditional gender stereotypes and exploring the motivations and psychology behind their actions.

The article reports that Airbus and Air France has been acquitted of manslaughter charges by a French criminal court concerning their role in the 2009 crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which killed all 228 people on board.

The article focuses on the trial of three police officers in Indonesia in connection with the stampede that caused the death of 135 people at a soccer stadium in Malang in Java, Indonesia. The article also discusses the use of tear gas by the police, irregularities in the trial, and the reaction of family members of the victims to the verdicts.

The article reports that Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted of tax evasion on a rare legal victory after numerous setbacks in he r fight to keep publishing her news site Rappler, whose run-ins with the Philippine authorities have become emblematic of the country's declining press freedoms.

The article offers news brief on topic including federal trial of Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a businessman and adviser to former President Donald Trump, hinged on a single, deceptively simple question: What makes someone an agent of a foreign government.

The article presents the discussion on former President Donald J. Trump acquitting on charges. Topics include federal prosecutors struggling to convince juries and judges creeping of influence peddling; and building business opportunities for the private equity firm Colony Capital with the views on the region and work as a businessman.

The article reports that Animal Rights Activists are acquitted in Smithfield Piglet Case, and Utah trial highlighted the defendants argued is a lack of transparency for the treatment of animals at large corporate farms.

The article focuses on police officer Shaun Lucas acquitted of murder for shooting black man Jonathan Price in Texas on October 3, 2022, and mentions acquittal of Lucas that goes against evidence and leaves Black Texans exposed to sanctioned violence of the state.

The article reports that Sepp Blatter, the former president of soccer federation. FIFA and his ally Michel Platini were acquitted of fraud in the attempt by Swiss prosecutors to win a conviction in a sprawling.

The article reports that wealthy businessman, Amin Khoury has been accused of bribing his daughter's way into Georgetown University as a tennis player was acquitted on all counts by a federal jury in Boston.

The article reports on the narrow victory by U.S. senators who want to advance the second impeachment against former President Donald J. Trump for inciting the January 2021 Capitol assault by his supporters. Also cited are the efforts by Republican senators to acquit Trump, the need for the Democrats to convince 17 Republicans to convict Trump, and the Republicans who want to convict Trump like Senators Susan Collins, Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski.

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Reports that a top Colombian court has overturned the acquittal of three Irishmen in June 2004 and sentenced them to 17 years in prison on charges of that they were Irish Republican Army (IRA) members who taught Marxist rebels how to make bombs.

Reports that Italians are voicing optimism attention will turn toward reforms in Italy's criminal justice system, after the acquittal of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on bribery charges. Public recognition that the judicial system is flawed and magistrates are overworked; Judges invoked a statute of limitations on a fourth charge of bribery.

Reports on the release of Gloria Trevi from prison following her acquittal on rape, kidnapping and corruption of a minor charges in Mexico. Involvement of her mentor Sergio Andrade in the scandals involving the Mexican singer; Highlights of her singing career; Suggestion that the secret to her success might be her silence until the scandal dies down; Entry into the Latin American music industry.

Reports on the acquittal of the Secret Service ink expert, Larry F. Stewart accused of lying on the stand in the obstruction of justice trial of celebrity Martha Stewart in New York city. Charges against Larry Stewart; Trial proceedings; Administration of justice.

Reports the acquittal of Vernice B. Kuglin of tax evasion in August 2003 by a federal jury in Memphis, Tennessee. Amount of taxes and penalties that Kuglin has to pay.

Comments on the initiatives enacted by the Haiti government which replaced the Jean-Bertrand Aristide adminstration. Criticism against the judicial exoneration of the country's political gangster, Louis-Jodel Chamblain; Recognition of Chamblain's conviction in absentia for politically motivated killings; Violations made by government against the country's laws to facilitate the acquittal of Chamblain.

Reports that Florida-based baseball player Wilfredo Cordero was acquitted of drunk driving charges in a highway accident in December 2003.

Reports that the Jefferson Parish district attorney has dropped murder charges against Ryan Matthews, who was convicted in 1997 at age 17 in the death of a grocer.

Reports on the vow made by Shirin Ebadi, the lawyer for Zahra Kazemi, a slain Iranian-Canadian photojournalist, to continue the struggle to bring her killer to justice, a day after a court cleared Iranian intelligence agent of responsibility in her death. Acquittal of intelligence agent, Muhammad Areza Aghdam Ahmadi, of the semi-intentional murder of Zahra Kazemi, the journalist who died of brain hemorrhage while in detention for having taken photographs outside a prison in Tehran.

Highlights the prosecutors' decision to appeal the acquittal of Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann of Germany and his five co-defendants in the trial that charged them of illegally engineering payments to executives at the mobile phone company Mannesmann after its takeover by Vodafone in 2000.

Reports on the judicial system in Russia. Recognition of law as a set of practices and attitudes that reveal the society's perception of justice, fairness and authority; Concern over the continuous practice of Russian law reminiscent of the times of the Soviet Union; Existence of incidents devoid of legal fundamental rights including the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury and guarantee against double jeopardy; Revelation of the court's prerogative to overturn jury acquittals and requiring the suspects to undergo an alternative trial.

The article discusses the decision by a Japanese court to acquit three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) who had been accused of criminal negligence related to the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The court acquitted Tsunehisa Katsumata, Sakae Muto and Ichiro Takekuro for their roles in the meltdown. The ruling has cleared the company of criminal liability.

The article focuses on the acquittal of American lawyer Gregory B. Craig of a felony charge that he lied to authorities about his previous work for the Ukrainian government. Topics covered include impact of the verdict on the efforts of the U.S. Justice Department to crack down on undisclosed foreign influence, the question of whether he mislead the agency regarding his registration as a foreign agent, and how the case can be a test as to whether a foreign lobbying law should be enforced.

The article reports on the acquittal of three officers from the Police Department of Chicago, Illinois, on charges that they had conspired and lied to protect Officer Jason Van Dyke who fatally shot a black teenager named Laquan McDonald. Associate Judge Domenica Stephenson rejected the prosecutors' arguments against the police officers, David March, Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney. Van Dyke was convicted of the second-degree murder of McDonald.

The article reports on the decision of an Indian court on May 21, 2021 to acquit Tarun J. Tejpal, a journalist who was accused of sexually assaulting a staff reporter for "Tehelka," an investigative magazine that he edited, in 2013.

The article reports that tension arose on former U.S. President Donald Trump's defense team after his adviser Justin Clark's announcement of his decision not to allow lawyer Bruce L. Castor Jr. to appear on television during his second impeachment trial in February 2021.