Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Judge: Defendant in Charleston Church Shooting Competent to Stand Trial

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A judge has ruled that Dylann Roof is competent to stand trial for the killing of nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church. Judge Richard Gergel made the ruling Friday after a two-day hearing behind closed doors earlier this week. The hearing was needed after Roof's attorneys questioned earlier this month whether he could help them on the eve of jury selection in his death penalty trial. Gergel says jury selection will begin Monday. Gergel sealed his reasons for finding...

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