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Judge gets request for grand jury investigation
Ken Ard after an ethics investigation showed he used campaign cash for personal shopping sprees. State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel signed a petition calling for the grand jury to decide whether a criminal indictment is warranted,
Updated: 07/26/2011 12:01A
'Misuse' Of Instant Messaging Services Punishable in UAE
Recently, Abu Dhabi Police warned against spreading malicious rumours through BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), and said offenders could be jailed for up to three years as per the UAE criminal code. Mohammad Al Ganem, Director General of UAE's
Updated: 07/25/2011 11:58P
Misuse of instant messaging services punishable by law
Recently, Abu Dhabi Police warned against spreading malicious rumours through BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), and said offenders could be jailed for up to three years as per the UAE criminal code. Mohammad Al Ganem, Director General of UAE's
Updated: 07/25/2011 11:56P
FBI inquiry of Murdoch's empire: reliance on UK
He said that the journalists asked him to access records showing the calls that had been made to and from the mobile phones belonging to the victims and their relatives." "His presumption was that they wanted the information so they could hack into the
Updated: 07/25/2011 11:27P
Analysis: Security agencies across Europe must beware enemy within
Breivik was charged under criminal law for acts of terrorism, causing serious fear in the population and destabilising vital functions of society including government. The judge said there was "concrete information that a public hearing could quickly
Updated: 07/25/2011 07:05P
SLED chief signs grand jury request
It has subpoena power and SLED agents aid its investigations as it determines whether to issue a criminal indictment. Under state law a criminal indictment could bring a suspension from office if Gov. Nikki Haley gives an OK. Haley is also a Republican
Updated: 07/25/2011 06:31P
SLED chief signs grand jury request for Ard
Ken Ard after an ethics investigation showed he used campaign cash for personal shopping sprees. State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel signed a petition calling for the grand jury to decide whether a criminal indictment is warranted,
Updated: 07/25/2011 06:08P
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Accuser Goes Public
Jim Cohen is a professor of criminal law at Fordham Law School in New York. Professor JIM COHEN (Criminal Law, Fordham University School of Law): On this particular matter, she came across, and intended to come across as a truth teller.
Updated: 07/25/2011 04:51P
Murder suspect fit for trial
The Nova Scotia Criminal Code Review Board concluded last week that Wayne Paul Eisnor is well enough to face trial on a charge of first-degree murder. He is accused of shooting Tina Mae Eisnor outside Barry's Fresh Mart on June 30, 2010.
Updated: 07/25/2011 04:09P
CPJ concerned about secret arrests in Turkey
We are also concerned by the large number of criminal cases opened against reporters under the sweeping provisions of the Turkish Criminal Code and Anti-Terrorism Act. This year, the authorities have intensified a crackdown on journalists under the
Updated: 07/25/2011 04:05P
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