and daughter after a fatal helicopter crash. and cutting ties. the scottish city returning looted cultural artefacts to india. hello and welcome to bbc news. raso s president vladimir putin has said officials from the united nations will be able to inspect your s largest nuclear power plant, a course for nuclear concern russia. the zaporizhzhia site has been under russian occupation since early march, and recently the area has recently come under heavy fire. stephanie prentice reports. it s the site at the centre of what a lot of ms zelenska calls nuclear terrorism. a nuclear power station call between russian and ukrainian gelling, underfire, and reportedly under fire, and reportedly damaged. underfire, and reportedly damaged. now, afteralmost underfire, and reportedly damaged. now, after almost six months of occupation, there may be hope for the site at zaporizhzhia, as vladimir putin has indicated that un officials can come in and inspect it. it s a leap for diplomatic
and journalism in malta, and all the proceeds from this book go to that foundation. and that s been a really effective and sustainable force for good and change. so we ve seen, as a result of that growth in civil society, more public interest litigation. in short, people have seen that the political process, and the parliamentary process, has failed them. so they ve turned to civil society, and they ve turned to the courts, for some measure ofjustice. but even then, i m just looking at a public inquiry report from 2021, which found that there was an atmosphere of impunity, which was directly connected. to the murder. ..the murder of your mother. which in fact enabled the murder, right? so the judges.my brothers and i campaigned for years for that public inquiry, which was malta s first public inquiry, and chaired by three very senior members of the judiciary, who wrote in theirfinal report that the country was on its way
the same jury found that he was eligible for the death penalty. and today they unanimously voted that he should indeed be sentenced to death. now, the prosecution said that he had planned the attacks and he carried them out in the heart of thejewish community in order to instill fear in it. the defence said that he had a severe, untreated mental illness and cited evidence of a childhood marked by trauma and neglect. well, the jury found that he should be sentenced to the death penalty. there has been mixed reaction. there is no consensus amongst the victim s families on this sentence. one family of rose mallinger who died in the attack. she was 97 years old and her daughter, andrea wedner, who survived after being shot and wounded. they had said that a measure ofjustice has been served and they said returning a sentence of death is not a decision that comes easy, but we must hold accountable those who wish to commit such terrible acts of anti semitism, hate and violence.
finally, justice has been served. - and even though nothing will bring my dad back, l i feel like a weight has been lifted and i can breathe - a sigh of relief. although we will never attain closure from the loss of our beloved rose mellinger, we now feel a measure ofjustice has been served. this sentence is a testament to ourjustice system and a message to all that this type of heinous act will not be tolerated. the bbc s sophie long has been following developments. 50 year old robert bowers carried out the deadliest attack on a jewish community in united states history. his guilt was never in doubt, but his defence team had hoped to spare his life and that he would be sentenced to a life behind bars. well, injune, he was convicted of all 63 charges against him the following month, injuly.
on death row for decades, he is separated from others. finally, justice has been served. and even though nothing will bring my dad back, i feel like a weight has been lifted and i can breathe a sigh of relief. although we will never attain closure from the loss - of our beloved rose mellinger, we now feel a measure - ofjustice has been served. this sentence is a testament to ourjustice system - and a message to all that this type of heinous act will not be tolerated. the bbc s sophie long has been following developments. 50 year old robert bowers carried out the deadliest attack on a jewish community in united states history. his guilt was never in doubt, but his defence team had hoped to spare his life and that he would be sentenced