6 h. ago Labour MP Tulip Siddiq says corruption verdict against her ‘flawed and farcical’

Tulip Siddiq said ‘I refuse to be distracted by the dirty politics of Bangladesh’.

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6 h. ago UK Labour MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to two years in jail but will never serve it

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison by a Dhaka court for her role in a corruption case, but won't serve time due to lack of UK-Bangladesh extradition treaty

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9 h. ago Labour MP sentenced to two years in prison by Bangladeshi court after corruption trial

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced by a court in Bangladesh to two years in prison for corruption involving a government land project. Her aunt, ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to five years.

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11 h. ago Labour MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to two years in prison by Bangladeshi court

Ms Siddiq’s lawyers have called the charges baseless and politically motivated.

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11 h. ago Labour MP sentenced to two years in prison after major corruption scandal

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison by a Dhaka court for her role in a corruption case, but won't serve time due to lack of UK-Bangladesh extradition treaty

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3 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison

Former French president, who said his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence outside pending appealNicolas Sarkozy has said he wants to “prove his innocence” after being released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from Libya.After 20 days in jail that he had earlier described as “gruelling” and a “nightmare”, the former French president was driven away from La Santé prison in Paris on Monday accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison

Sarkozy, who told court his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence at home pending appealEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a judge ruled he could serve the rest of his sentence at home.Sarkozy was driven by car from La Santé prison in Paris accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and arrived at his home in the west of the city without making a public comment. Earlier, he had told a Paris appeals court by video link that his three weeks in jail had been “gruelling” and a “nightmare”. Continue reading...

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