Congo death sentence overturned
A Congolese judge accepted defence arguments that procedures at their military tribunal hearing were flawed. A re-trial with different judges has now been ordered. The two men, Former soldiers Joshua French, who holds joint British-Norwegian nationality, and Tjostolv Moland, were convicted murder charges and also of spying for Norway in September 2009 and lost an appeal on 3 December. They and the Norwegian state had also been ordered to pay US$500 million in damages. According to NRK, the re-trial may be held earlier than expected, possibly already in May-June. (NRK)
Friday, 23 April 2010 07:41
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A court in the DR of Congo has overturned the death sentences passed on two Norwegians who in September last year were convicted of murdering their driver. A retrial has been ordered.
Since the 1970s, Norway has received and placed just under 24,000 transferred refugees, according to a new report from Statistics Norway.
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