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Dead woman's kin feel cops trying to shield in-laws
He is seeking justice for his deceased cousin, who he alleges was murdered by her in-laws. To add to his sorrow, the Hinjewadi police allegedly intentionally ignored the several injury marks all over his cousin's body and arrested her in-laws for
Updated: 07/27/2011 12:15A
Governments' net for outlaws
Under Chinese law, he could employ lawyers to defend him in court. Lai's crimes are believed to be non-violent, and under the new amendments to China's Criminal Law, which took effect on May 1 this year and eliminated capital punishments for 13
Updated: 07/26/2011 09:13P
RCMP decides to continue releasing names of suspects
Ultimately, Law said the RCMP decided it was best to go back to naming people charged under the Criminal Code. The Yellowknife detachment never gave a formal statement as to why they were implementing the policy change.
Updated: 07/26/2011 07:18P
Mirror owner launches inquiry into phone hacking
Trinity Mirror has insisted that its journalists work within the criminal law and the Press Complaints Commission's code of conduct but the claims led to a sharp drop in the company share price, which fell by 5p two days ago but flatlined at 43.5p
Updated: 07/26/2011 07:02P
Ganesh mandals will now have to step up security
“Unit commanders have been asked to issue warnings or guidelines under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) or the Bombay Police Act to these trusts. They will be told to provide a certain level of security on their premises by way of
Updated: 07/26/2011 06:04P
Religious trusts told to secure premises or face police heat
“Unit commanders have been asked to issue warnings or guidelines under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) or the Bombay Police Act to these trusts. They will be told to provide a certain level of security on their premises by way of
Updated: 07/26/2011 05:50P
Ghana Calls for Arrest of Homosexuals
Currently there aren't any laws in Ghana that extend rights or legal protection based on a person's sexual orientation; however there is a law prohibiting “unnatural carnal knowledge”. It is this criminal code that appears to be the basis for the
Updated: 07/26/2011 04:38P
Reasonable doubts in the Casey Anthony trial?
The accident theory — that Caylee drowned and George orchestrated a cover-up to make it look like a murder, and that Casey knew about it but did nothing because she had been a lifelong victim of child abuse — makes no sense.
Updated: 07/26/2011 03:34P
Federal government says third suspected war criminal caught in Toronto
The success of the program so far means the government might expand it to include people who have been ordered deported for domestic Criminal Code offences and who have gone into hiding, Toews said. "Looking at whether we should expand this particular
Updated: 07/26/2011 03:00P
Children May Lose Religious Rights in Tajikistan
Specifically, the two measures adopted are the Parental Responsibility Law and the Criminal Code amendments. These would affect many religious organizations, including churches in Tajikistan supported by Slavic Gospel Association.
Updated: 07/26/2011 02:36P
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