KENYA POLITICS: 300 Lawsuits Distract IEBC as Election Looms
Paul Mwangi, head of Odinga’s legal team, said he had lost count of cases they had filed against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
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UK POLITICS: Court Ruling May Stop UK Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
The court has been studying the case lodged with it by UK-based Campaign Against the Arms Trade NGO since February, and is due to issue its ruling on Monday, The Guardian reported.
NIGERIA POLITICS: Court Rejects Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky’s Lawsuit Against Army
Zakzaky was seeking 5.6 million dollars in damages over 2015 attacks by army troopers killing of 350 of his followers in Zaria including his three children.
SINGAPORE POLITICS: Lee Hsien Loong Siblings to Privately Settle Dispute Over Lee Kuan Yew’s House, Or Go to Court
“We therefore welcome Hsien Loong’s stated desire on 4 July 2017 to manage his disagreement with us in private … without the involvement of lawyers or government agencies,” they said in the statement
CANADA POLITICS: Trudeau Brushes Off Criticism to Pay C$10m Compensate to Omar Khadr Ex-Guantanamo Inmate
Trudeau’s Liberal government would pay Omar Khadr around C$10 million ($7.7 million) and offer a formal apology to compensate him for abuses he suffered as an inmate at the U.S. military prison in Cuba.
NIGERIA POLITICS: Court Refuses To Dismiss $1.6b Fraud Charges Against Jide Omokore
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba refused to strike out additional proof of evidence exhibiting the statement made to EFCC by additional proposed prosecution witness on June 7, 2017.
USA POLITICS: Supreme Court to Hear Major Wisconsin Case on Electoral Maps
“I am thrilled the Supreme Court has granted our request to review the redistricting decision,” said Wisconsin Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel.
PAKISTAN POLITICS: Counter-Terrorism Court Sentences Taimoor Raza to Death for Blasphemy on Facebook
The conviction of Taimoor Raza, 30, follows a high-profile crackdown against blasphemy on social media by the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
BRAZIL POLITICS: Court Votes Not to Oust Michel Temer
Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) — considering charges that Temer’s election in 2014 should be annulled because of the role of corruption money — voted 4-3 to acquit the embattled center-right president.
IRELAND POLITICS: Ban on Asylum Seekers Working in Ireland Unconstitutional: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court gave lawmakers six months to consider how to address a law it said damages the self-worth of those seeking refugee status.
SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Ordered to Die: 14 Shia Activists Sentenced By Saudi Court to Die Because of Peaceful Protest
The tough verdicts were issued amid wave of unrest in Shia town of Awamiyah in Qatif, which has come under attack by regime forces over the past weeks.
SOUTH AFRICA POLITICS: ANC Dismisses Zuma Removal Report as ‘Fabrication’
Zuma, 75, whose term ends in 2019, survived an internal bid to remove him in 2016 following a Constitutional Court ruling that he had violated his oath of office by refusing to reimburse the state for upgrades to his personal residence.
BRAZIL POLITICS: Supreme Court Authorizes Investigation into Temer
Temer strongly denied allegations of wrongdoing and told allied lawmakers in a morning meeting that he would not be driven from office.
SOUTH AFRICA POLITICS: Baleka Mbete Cannot Remain Fair, Impartial
Speaker of parliament Baleka Mbete cannot fulfil her obligation to remain fair and impartial because her position as ANC national chairman creates “irreconcilable conflict of interest”.
USA POLITICS: Ledell Lee Death Row Inmate Executed Without Making Final Statement
Ledell Lee, 51, was pronounced dead at 11:56 p.m. CDT at the state’s death chamber in its Cummins Unit prison, a Department of Corrections spokesman said.
BANGLADESH POLITICS: Bangladesh Executes Islamists Over Deadly Attack
The Supreme Court last month upheld death sentences for the three militants, who included Mufti Abdul Hannan, the head of the Harkat-ul Jihad Islami group.
USA POLITICS: Official! Gorsuch Confirmed Supreme Court Justice
US Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch as the ninth justice on US Supreme Court. Senator Rand Paul cast the decisive 51st vote in favor of the nomination.
BRAZIL POLITICS: Temer Faces Perfect Storm in April
Temer’s reform of Brazil’s social security system – key to his plans to restore fiscal discipline – also faces a first vote in committee by mid-April.
BAHRAIN POLITICS: Court Reduces Sheikh Ali Salman Jail Term
Salman, 51, is considered a moderate who has pushed for constitutional reforms in Bahrain, unlike hardline groups who have demanded the toppling of the ruling dynasty in a string of protests that go back to 2011.
EGYPT POLITICS: Court Overturns Block On Red Sea Islands Transfer to Saudi Arabia
Egyptian court ruled on Sunday that a judicial decision to block the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia is void, judicial sources said, potentially reviving a deal that triggered protests in Egypt.
