The UK government is appealing the September 2025 decision to dismiss the case against Liam Og O hAnnaidh, which was thrown out on technical grounds relating to how the charge against him was brought. He was charged in May after allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London, in November 2024.
Victims and witnesses to the deadly Santana High School shooting in Santee nearly 25 years ago expressed disappointment and frustration Wednesday after a judge agreed to recall the shooter's sentence a ruling that sets him up to be released from prison. Charles Andrew Andy Williams was 15 years old when he opened fire between classes on the Santee campus on March 5, 2001. Students Bryan Zuckor, 14, and Randy Gordon, 17, died. Eleven other students and two staffers were wounded.
'Williams committed an appalling crime and yet his prison sentence is paltry. 'A five year sentence, reduced further under the early release scheme, is not justice. I am writing to the Attorney General asking that it is reconsidered.'
The former conservative president, 70, was jailed on October 21 after a court found him guilty in September of criminal conspiracy over efforts by close aides to procure funds for his 2007 presidential bid from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He was acquitted of all other charges, including corruption and receiving illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy's prison sentence had been enforced swiftly because of the "extraordinary seriousness" of the crime, judge Nathalie Gavarino told the court.
Aleksanteri Kivimäki, convicted of thousands of cybercrimes linked to the Vastaamo data breach, has been released from custody by the Helsinki Court of Appeal. The decision followed two days of testimony from Kivimäki, who denied all charges. The court cited his prolonged pretrial detention as the reason for release. He has been in custody since February 2023. His trial will continue through November.
Menendez’s sentencing marks the culmination of an extensive investigation into his dealings, with claims of accepting bribes while serving in office.
