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Phone Hacking: 61-Year-Old Male Arrested In Connection With News Of The World
"He was arrested on suspicion of unlawful interception of communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977.
Updated: 08/10/2011 09:40A
Why Sue DSK?
The criminal and civil justice systems usually operate at more-or-less complete remove from one another. People sue for damages under the civil laws of the state. The state prosecutes for violations of the criminal law of the state.
Updated: 08/10/2011 09:08A
Adultery law faces constitutional review
Clause 24 of the nation's criminal law stipulates that criminal conversation, the legal term for the offense of adultery, carries a penalty of up to two years in prison. In requesting a ruling on the constitutionality of the clause Monday,
Updated: 08/10/2011 06:55A
NMC Promises Tougher Sanctions against Recalcitrant Media Practitioners
Mr Amihere said this at a programme to mark the tenth anniversary of the repeal of the criminal libel law in Accra. Mr Amihere also discarded the notion that the NMC is a toothless bulldog. Speaking on the same platform, the President of the Ghana
Updated: 08/10/2011 05:15A
Twenty arrested in Essex for violent disorder since riots began
He also "vowed to take a robust approach to anyone who uses social networking sites to stimulate fictitious rumours". He said: “What we have got though is a plan that involves putting additional resources in place so that if individuals commit offences
Updated: 08/10/2011 04:53A
Crime legislation 'flawed'
According to Judge Rosenberg, the justice system has fallen into a state of disrepair as a result of punitive federal legislation and a legion of accused criminals who languish behind bars awaiting trial. These concerns come at a time when the Harper
Updated: 08/10/2011 04:03A
Media must ensure self-regulation to enhance standards – Kufuor
Mr Kufuor was speaking at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law in Accra. The programme, which was organized by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), with sponsorship from MTN, was on the theme: “A decade of
Updated: 08/10/2011 03:48A
Security flaw found in feds' digital radios
The traffic we monitored routinely disclosed some of the most sensitive law enforcement information that the government holds, including: Names and locations of criminal investigative targets, including those involved in organized crime.
Updated: 08/10/2011 03:03A
'Common purpose' challenge fails
An attempt to challenge the 'common purpose' rule in criminal law on constitutional grounds has failed, says a Beeld report. It notes Benjamin Baloyi argued in his Constitutional Court application that the rule was unconstitutional because it infringed
Updated: 08/10/2011 02:43A
The media must ensure self-regulation to enhance standards – Kufuor
Mr Kufuor was speaking at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law in Accra. The programme, which was organized by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), with sponsorship from MTN, was on the theme: “A decade of
Updated: 08/10/2011 02:04A
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