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Once discharged from hospital, the former president will return to a cell in the federal police headquarters to continue serving his sentence.
From BBC
He had spent more than a decade of his life behind bars, including being handed a five-year sentence in December 2021 following a trial that human rights groups said was grossly unfair.
From BBC
The Supreme Court, which sentenced him to 24 years and six months in prison in this case, ordered that Vasques be placed in pretrial detention.
From Barron's
A judge sentenced him to two years in state custody, with a recommendation that his term be served in a state fire camp.
From Los Angeles Times
Mohammadi had been temporarily released on medical grounds from prison, where she was serving a long sentence for alleged propaganda activities.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
