FRANCE: French prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for Panama’s Noriega
French prosecutors demanded Wednesday that former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega serve the maximum 10-year jail sentence over charges of laundering drug profits through France. A verdict is expected as early as next month. Read More
FRANCE: Prosecutors seek suspended sentence for ex-Concorde chief
French prosecutors called for a two-year suspended jail term Friday for Henri Perrier, the former head of the Concorde programme, over the deadly crash of the supersonic jet near Paris in July 2000. Read More
FRANCE: Prosecutors reject US request to extradite Iranian engineer
French prosecutors have turned down a US request to extradite Iranian engineer Majid Kakavand after French armament experts concluded that equipment allegedly exported to Iran by the defendant could not be considered a threat. Read More