Saturday, January 25, 2014

Daily News: Crime and Trials News Headlines - China activist sentenced to 4 years' jail

Saturday, Jan 25, 2014 06:50 PM PST
China activist sentenced to 4 years' jail 
Saturday, Jan 25, 2014 06:50 PM PST
 Barricades are set up outside the No. 1 Intermediate court in Beijing, on January 22, 2014, as strict security was imposed outside a courthouse ahead of the trial of Xu Zhiyong, one of China's most prominent dissidentsProminent Chinese legal activist Xu Zhiyong was sentenced to four years' jail on Sunday for his role in anti-graft protests, a court said, furthering a crackdown on a rights movement he championed. The Beijing intermediate court "sentenced Xu Zhiyong to four years in jail" after finding him guilty of "gathering crowds to disrupt public order", it announced on an official account on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter. Lawyer Xu, 40, was a central figure in the New Citizens Movement, a loose network of activists who organised sporadic street protests and dinner discussions on causes from education equality to official corruption. New leaders under President Xi Jinping have also carried out a high-profile campaign against corruption, warning it could destroy the ruling Communist party.
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Suspected intruder arrested at Selena Gomez's home 
Saturday, Jan 25, 2014 06:07 PM PST
 FILE - This Nov. 20, 2011 file photo shows Selena Gomez during arrivals to the 2011 American Music Awards, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of trespassing at the home of singer-actress Selena Gomez. Officials said a family member called 911 Saturday Jan. 25, 2014, after seeing an intruder on the property in the Tarzana area. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of trespassing at the home of singer-actress Selena Gomez.
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Cuban dissident arrested after meeting with European leaders 
Saturday, Jan 25, 2014 12:10 PM PST
 Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer speaks during a press conference on February 27, 2013 in HavanaLeading Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer has been arrested after meeting with European diplomats in Havana, activists said Saturday. Elizardo Sanchez, founder and leader of the illegal but tolerated Cuban Human Rights and National Reconciliation Commission, said Ferrer was arrested late Friday and that it was unclear where he had been taken. Ferrer lives in Santiago de Cuba, some 900 kilometers (560 miles) southeast of Havana, where he leads the Patriotic Cuban Union dissident group.
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Former Va. Gov. McDonnell, wife plead not guilty 
Saturday, Jan 25, 2014 12:00 AM PST
 Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen arrive at the U.S. District Court in Richmond on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, for his and his wife Maureen's bond hearing and arraignment on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 on federal corruption charges. Federal prosecutors allege that the McDonnells accepted more than $165,000 worth of loans and gifts from Jonnie Williams, the former head of Star Scientific Inc. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) MAGS OUTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, the judges overseeing the case had a message for the lawyers: no talking out of turn.
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