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South Africa's highest court ruled on Monday that former president Jacob Zuma cannot stand as a candidate in next week's general election on the grounds that a 2021 conviction for contempt of court has disqualified him. The Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma's sentence of more than 12 months in prison had made him ineligible to stand. His former party, the ruling African National Congress (ANC), suspended Zuma, 82, in January. He has since founded a new party, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and intended to stand as chairman of the party in the May 29 elections. The Constitutional Court ruling revers...
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The climate activists who temporarily paralysed Munich Airport with a protest action on Saturday have been released following their temporary arrest. A police spokesman told dpa on Sunday that an investigating judge saw no reason to remand them in custody. The police detained eight activists on Saturday. The personal details of two others who did not enter the airport grounds were established and a connection with the protest action was investigated. The climate activists have been charged, the spokesman added. The police are assuming dangerous interference with air traffic. On Saturday, eight...
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Israel on Friday rejected accusations of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, while arguing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that its military operations in the city of Rafah are self-defence. The case brought by South Africa was a "distortion of reality," the head of Israel's delegation, Gilad Noam, said in the courtroom in the Peace Palace in The Hague. South Africa was abusing international law in a "despicable and cynical manner," according to Noam. At the end of the hearing, one of Israel's legal representatives was interrupted as a woman shouted "Liar" before being led o...
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The German government must tighten up its climate protection programme because the measures agreed to so far are insufficient to achieve the country's climate goals, the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court ruled on Thursday. The decision upholds two lawsuits filed by Environmental Action Germany or Deutsche Umwelthilfe. The ruling said the federal government's measures in their current form do not meet the legal requirements. The federal government can appeal to the Federal Administrative Court, thereby postponing the judgement. The group had already taken legal action against the G...
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Turkey is joining South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the announcement in Ankara on Wednesday. He said the legal details of taking part in the lawsuit were still be worked out. At the end of December, South Africa took Israel to the top UN court in The Hague for alleged violations of the Genocide Convention. South Africa contends that Israel is committing "systematic" acts of genocide in Gaza, citing examples of military violence and st...
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A German football fan has appealed his sentence of three years in jail for throwing a firecracker which injured around a dozen people at a Bundesliga match. According to the Augsburg regional court on Tuesday, the 28-year-old has launched an appeal at the Federal Court of Justice despite admitting guilt. The Hoffenheim fan was sentenced last week for causing the explosion at the Augsburg v Hoffenheim game in November 2023. Three of the man's acquaintances, who were given suspended sentences for aiding and abetting grievous bodily harm, have accepted the judgements.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that FIFA's rules on players transfer may prove to be contrary to European Union's law in view of a dispute between former French player Lassana Diarra and the football governing body. Advocate general Maciej Szpunar emitted an opinion on Tuesday, saying that FIFA rules "governing contractual relations between players and clubs may prove to be contrary to the European rules on competition and freedom of movement of persons." Diarra signed for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow in 2013, only to have that contract terminated by the club one y...
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Those convicted of belonging to organized crime groups in France will face up to 20 years in prison under new criminal statutes being introduced by the government, French Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti said in an interview with the Tribune Dimanche newspaper published on Sunday. A new specialized national public prosecutor's office will also be created to better coordinate the fight against organized crime, Dupond-Moretti said. He said France should introduce protections and benefits for criminals who turn on their former associates and provide key evidence to help dismantle a criminal n...
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A German conservative opposition lawmaker is challenging the coalition government's plans to pass a major overhaul of C02 emissions targets through parliament on Friday, seeking an injunction to force a delay to the vote. Thomas Heilmann, a lawmaker with the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU), is arguing that the legislative process has been rushed. He asked Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday to delay the scheduled vote. The proposed changes from Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left coalition government would introduce fundamental changes to how Germany's legally binding climate e...
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Juventus will have to play former player Cristiano Ronaldo almost €10 million ($10.6 million), an Italian court ruled on Wednesday. Ronaldo, who now plays at Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, won a lawsuit against his former club over a salary dispute during the Covid-19 pandemic. The case concerns payments that were deferred during the 2020-2021 season. Due to the pandemic, several football teams had financial losses. Ronaldo was among players who had salaries deferred, but he later went to court and demanded almost €20 million. Juventus insisted that Ronaldo had waived his salary voluntarily at the ...
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