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Trial

# trial - Sunday 5 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Dissent

Pussy Riot supporters hope Madonna will back campaign

Madonna is due to perform in Moscow next week and supporters of the guerrilla protest group hope she will speak out against the trial.

# trial - Saturday 4 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Russia

Pussy Riot trial: Putin calls for lenience

Meanwhile, protests took place opposite the Moscow courthouse in support of the three women on trial in Russia.

# trial - Friday 3 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Murder Trial

Shafilea Ahmed parents convicted of ‘honour killing’ murder

The 17-year-old’s sibling told the court she saw their parents suffocate the girl with a plastic bag.

# trial - Wednesday 1 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie London

Tetra Pak millionaire admits delaying wife’s burial for two months

Hans Kristian Rausing said he had been unable to accept his wife’s death and left her body in their London mansion for two months.

From TheJournal.ie Libya

Gaddafi’s son: ‘no justice’ in trial if evidence from torture is used

Eldest son of the late dictator says he cannot get a fair trial in Libya.

# trial - Monday 30 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot

Punk protest ‘Pussy Riot’ trial begins in Moscow

Three members of the punk protest group are on trial for singing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in Moscow’s main cathedral.

# trial - Tuesday 17 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Gas Altogether

Bus Eireann introduces first natural gas-powered bus

The trial bus will operate across a number of city routes in Cork until August, in partnership with Bord Gáis Networks.

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Irish investigation into Michaela murder not ruled out

The Tánaiste said the government will convey a ‘strong protest’ to the Mauritian government about what appears to be the leaking of the photographs.

# trial - Saturday 14 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Mcareavey Trial

Michaela McAreavey: New trial “a possibility”

The Director of Public Prosecutions in Mauritius said he was surprised at the verdict and that he was not discarding the possibility of a new trial.

# trial - Friday 13 July, 2012

From The Score On Trial

Cleared: John Terry found not guilty of racial abuse

The Chelsea captain will not face charges after this afternoon’s verdict.

From TheJournal.ie Michaela This post contains images

Michaela McAreavey trial: Accused may sue police

The lawyer for Avinash Treebhoowoon also expressed sympathy for the Irish honeymooner’s family.

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Not guilty: Ireland reacts to Michaela McAreavey trial verdict

A ‘boycott Mauritius’ campaign was spontaneously started on Twitter last night.

# trial - Thursday 12 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Not Guilty

“The truth has triumphed” – accused respond to Michaela verdict

“I suffered a lot. I was brutalised by police. I was beaten so much,” Avinash Treebhoowon said outside the courtroom.

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

From TheJournal.ie Verdict

Michaela McAreavey trial verdict: two accused found not guilty

Sandip Moonea and Avinash Treebhoowoon were acquited by the nine-member jury of killing the 27-year-old on her honeymoon in Mauritius.

€5m investment for Galway company

Neuravi has secured the investment which will help it to hire more staff and start clinical trials on its device.

# trial - Wednesday 11 July, 2012

From The Score Courts

John Terry trial: England defender tells court he had done nothing wrong

The England defender also denied that he had made a remark about having sex with Anton Ferdinand’s girlfriend.

# trial - Monday 9 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Michaela murder trial: defence says ‘real culprits’ are still at large

One of the defence lawyers said that the investigation in Michaela McAreavey’s murder should be reopened.

From TheJournal.ie Ratko Mladic

Mladic trial set to resume today

The former Bosnian Serb military chief is accused of genocide and crimes against humanity.

# trial - Friday 6 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Michaela murder trial told the 27-year-old died by a ‘barbaric act’

On the closing day of prosecution arguments, the lead prosecutor told the jury it had been “one of the most difficult trials” he had ever faced.

# trial - Monday 2 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Michaela murder trial: Witness denies lying to protect his son

The 52-year-old father of one of the accused denied that his son told him “Forgive me. I have made a mistake” when he saw him the day after the murder of Michaela McAreavey.

# trial - Thursday 28 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Michaela McAreavey trial: Prime suspect ‘only confessed because of police torture’

Avinash Treebhoowon said he had “never seen, never talked to, and never knew” Tyrone teacher Michaela McAreavey.

# trial - Tuesday 26 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Accused in Michaela trial breaks down giving evidence

Avinash Treebhoowon took to the witness stand for the first time today and told the court that he had been insulted, threatened and beaten by police officers.

# trial - Monday 25 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Defence opens case in Michaela trial with focus on alleged torture of suspect

One of the accused, Avinash Treebhowon, is expected to be called to the stand tomorrow.

# trial - Saturday 23 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Child Abuse This post contains videos

Former US football coach convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse

Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of child abuse.

# trial - Friday 22 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Killing

Defence argues that Breivik was sane when he carried out killings

The prosecution is calling for Breivik to be declared insane, but Breivik has said he will appeal the verdict if he is found criminally insane.

# trial - Monday 18 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie War Crimes

Ratko Mladic trial suspended by court – again

The trial had originally been suspended on 17 May and was due to resume next week.

# trial - Thursday 7 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

Witness claims one of accused men was with him on day of Michaela killing

The court heard evidence from a number of people who worked at the Legends hotel where Michaela McAreavey was strangled to death last year while on honeymoon.

# trial - Wednesday 6 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela

John McAreavey breaks down as he testifies in Michaela murder trial

The husband of Michaela McAreavey told a court in Mauritius how his wife was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

# trial - Tuesday 5 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Breivik

Verdict of Norway’s Breivik trial expected later this summer

Court says verdict won’t be out for at least a month after the hearings end in late June.

# trial - Friday 25 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Friday

Your essential evening round-up of the day’s biggest news, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed.

From TheJournal.ie Mauritius

Heated exchanges at Michaela McAreavey murder trial

Day four of the trial saw lawyers argue over a book found in the hotel room where the Tyrone woman was killed.

# trial - Thursday 24 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela McAreavey

Michaela McAreavey accused says his confession was forced by police brutality

Today was the third day of the murder trial of two hotel workers accused of killing the Tyrone woman during her honeymoon.

# trial - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michaela McAreavey

Michaela McAreavey murder trial opens in Mauritius

Two former employees of the hotel where Michaela and her husband were on honeymoon are accused of killing her in her hotel room.

# trial - Friday 18 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Corruption

Jury to begin deliberations in John Edwards case

The former US presidential candidate is on trial for six corruption charges related to his White House run in 2008.

# trial - Friday 11 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Breivik

Breivik trial interrupted by shoe-thrower

The brother of one of the victims of the Norway massacre hurled his shoe and told Breivik to “go to hell”.

# trial - Saturday 5 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 9/11

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appears on 2,976 murder charges over 9/11

Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators appeared in public for the first time in more than three years today.

From TheJournal.ie Fergie

Duchess of York trial begins in Turkey – but she won’t be attending

Sarah Ferguson is being tried by a Turkish court for allegedly secretly filming two orphanages in Turkey for a tv documentary.

# trial - Friday 4 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie America

Designer testifies at John Edwards trial over donations from 101-year-old

The former US presidential candidate denies using campaign donations from the elderly millionaire to cover up his pregnant mistress.

# trial - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

Ex-Iceland PM says trial ‘is not an example’ for other countries

Geir Haarde was found not guilty on all but one of the five charges brought against him by authorities in Iceland. He was the first world leader to go on trial over the global financial crisis.