http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: In absentia) en-us Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:54:00 -0800 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/chad-orphan-groups-kid-snatch-case-goes-to-trial?start=0 The bizarre case of French charity workers arrested in Chad in 2007 as they tried to put 103 local children on a plane is finally going to trial in Paris. Zoe's Ark members claimed the children were orphans, but that wasn't the case. The group's founder and his girlfriend, living in South Africa, are being tried in absentia, while four others are in court. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:54:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/chad-orphan-groups-kid-snatch-case-goes-to-trial Zoé's Ark, Chad, Trial, Africa, France, In absentia, Paris, South Africa, Euronews The bizarre case of French charity workers arrested in Chad in 2007 as they tried to put 103 local children on a plane is finally going to trial in Paris. Zoe's Ark members claimed the children were orphans, but that wasn't the case. The group's founder and his girlfriend, living in South Africa, are being tried in absentia, while four others are in court. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110612?start=514 <p>Russia and Qatar compete over ownership of Syrian people's voice, Britain's Cameron slammed for acting as weapons dealer to Arab despots, Kuwaiti emir vows tough measures against "illegal" protestors, and more.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110612 Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Politics of Israel, Palestinians, United Nations, Syrian Civil War, Mahmoud Abbas, Gaza, Bashar al-Assad, David Cameron Anti-Israeli protestors demonstrate in the Turkish city of Istanbul, demanding that Israel be punished for its attack on a Gaza-bound Turkish aid ship that killed nine Turkish activists in 2010. Turkish authorities put four former Israeli military commanders on trial in absentia for their role in the attack. If convicted, the Turkish court could issue arrest warrants for them. http://news.linktv.org/videos/tunisias-former-leader-sentenced-to-life-in-prison?start=0 A Tunisian military court sentenced ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to life in prison over his role in the killing of protesters in the towns where the Arab Spring began. But many other high-ranking officials escaped with light or no sentences. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:43:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/tunisias-former-leader-sentenced-to-life-in-prison Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian revolution, Tunisia, Kasserine, Life imprisonment, Salafi, Curfew, In absentia, Trial, Military justice A Tunisian military court sentenced ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to life in prison Wednesday over his role in the killing of protesters in the towns where the Arab Spring began. Earlier he was given a 20-year sentence for inciting violence. Ben Ali is currently living in exile in Saudi Arabia, and many other high-ranking officials escaped with light or no sentences. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-050312?start=507 <p>Egypt's military rulers renew pledge to step down after Abbasiyah "massacre," Syrian security forces raid Aleppo University following anti-government protests, former Libyan PM confirms Gaddafi funded Sarkozy's 2007 campaign, and more.</p> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-050312 Syrian Civil War, Politics of Israel, Iraq, Bashar al-Assad, Politics of Iran, Mauritania, Abbasiyah, Bahrain Uprising, Tariq al-Hashemi, Mohammad-Reza Rahimi The trial of Iraq's fugitive vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, has been adjourned until May 10. The first session of the trial was held in absentia on Thursday. Al-Hashemi is accused of running death squads against political and security officials across Iraq. He is now in Turkey after touring Qatar and Saudi Arabia. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-072811?start=687 African Union peacekeepers capture three sites in Mogadishu, Bahrain's opposition figures reject outcome of "national dialogue," Libyan revolutionaries seize strategic town of Ghazaya, and more.<br /> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-072811 Israel, Suicide attack, Iraq, Histadrut, Protest, Trial, Political reform, Tunisia, Libya, Afghanistan In Tunisia, the country's former president and two of his relatives have been tried in absentia on fraud and corruption charges. Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife and son in law went on trial for seizing public land in the capital Tunis. They are accused of unlawful acquiring of plots of land which were initially intended for public use. The indictment says they bought the land well below the real value and have sold them at a much higher price. Prosecutors want Ben Ali and his relatives to receive maximum sentences for what they call loss of public property.