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The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
Дата публікації:
08/11/2019 04:56
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http://www.vsinovyny.com/6392320
Lula: former Brazil president could be freed from jail after court ruling
08/11/2019 04:56 // The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
Court says people, including former president convicted in Car Wash scandal, can’t be jailed until all appeals are exhausted
Brazil’s supreme court has reached a narrow decision that could release almost 5,000 inmates who are still appealing their convictions, including jailed former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The court decided in a 6-5 vote on Thursday that a person can be imprisoned only after all appeals to higher courts have been exhausted. The tie-breaking vote was cast by chief justice, José Dias Toffoli.
Related: Operation Car Wash: The biggest corruption scandal ever?
This article was amended on 8 November 2019. An earlier version said the case Lula was appealing against related to the alleged purchase of an apartment. In fact it related to bribes he allegedly received in the form of an apartment that prosecutors said was renovated for him and his wife. This has been clarified.
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