Ex-Guantanamo prisoners on trial in France

BBC Indonesia, 03 Juli, 2006

A group of six French prisoners released from the United States' detention centre at Guantanamo Bay are to go on trial in Paris today (Monday) on terrorist-related charges. They were originally arrested in Afghanistan following the September-the-eleventh attacks. It's alleged they were recruited to fight alongside the Taleban. A BBC correspondent in Paris says the trial is likely once again to focus attention on conditions at the Guantanamo prison. One of those accused Khaled Ben Mustapha told a French newspaper he was regularly beaten and tortured by his American captors. He says he only went to Afghanistan out of curiosity, not to fight. The prisoners were returned to France over the past two years as a result of negotiations between the French government and the United States.

Mantan tawanan Guantanamo diadili di Perancis

Kelompok 6 tawanan berkewarganegaraan Perancis yang dibebaskan dari kamp tahanan Guantanamo akan diadili di Paris hari ini (Senin) atas dakwaan-dakwaan yang berkaitan dengan terorisme. Mereka awalya ditangkap di Afganistan setelah serangan sebelas September. Mereka dituduh direkrut untuk bertempur bersama-sama Taleban. Wartawan BBC di Paris mengatakan, pengadilan ini mungkin kembali berfokus pada kondisi di penjara Guantanamo. Salah seorang tertuduh, Khaled Ben Mustapha mengatakan kepada salah satu koran Perancis, dia secara berkala dipukuli dan disiksa oleh aparat Amerika. Dia mengatakan, dia pergi ke Afghanistan hanya terdorong oleh rasa ingin, bukannya untuk bertempur. Para tawanan itu dipulangkan ke Perancis dalam rentang waktu 2 tahun terakhir, berkat perundingan antara pemerintah Perancis dan Amerika Serikat.

Football scandal tribunal in Italy

An Italian tribunal hearing allegations of match-fixing against leading football clubs and officials resumes work today (Monday). Lawyers representing those accused asked for more time last week to study the case against them. The tribunal is expected to deliver its findings within a week. Four Italian clubs -- Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina -- all face relegation if the case against them is upheld. The twenty-six referees, linesmen club directors and others face lifetime bans from football. They've denied the charges.

Sidang skandal sepakbola di Italia

Pengadilan yang menyidangkan tuduhan rekayasa hasil pertandingan yang ditujukan terhadap empat klub sepak bola utama di Italia kembali bersidang hari ini (Senin). Para pengacara yang mewakili para tertuduh meminta tambahan waktu pekan lalu untuk mempelajari tuduhan terhadap klien mereka. Pengadilan diperkirakan diperkirakan akan menyampaikan temuannya dalam waktu satu pekan. Keempat klub Italia itu, Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio dan Fiorentina bisa didegradasi jika tuduhan terhadap mereka bisa dibuktikan. Sebanyak 26 wasit, hakim garis, direktur klub, dan sejumlah ofisial lain terancam dilarang terlibat dalam persepakbolaan. Mereka membantah tuduhan.