Man jailed for record 50 years for criticising Thai monarchy | Thailand
A Thai man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for criticizing the monarchy, a legal rights group said, making it the longest sentence ever handed down under the country's strict lese majeste laws. The record-breaking ruling comes after Thailand has tightened its use of the law against pro-democracy protesters over the years, which […]
US woman jailed for 26 years over mother’s suitcase murder in Bali | Chicago
An American woman has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to helping kill her own mother and stuffing her body into a suitcase during a luxury holiday in Bali. Judge Matthew Kennelly acknowledged that Mack was detained in Chicago for about two years after returning to the United States in 2021 […]
British brothers jailed for stealing Ming Dynasty artifacts from Swiss museum
Two British brothers have been sentenced to prison for breaking into a Swiss museum and stealing millions of dollars worth of Chinese Ming dynasty artefacts. The stolen items, two Ming Dynasty vases and a cup, valued at about $3.8 million, were stolen from the Far Eastern Museum in Geneva in 2019. The Metropolitan Police and […]