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Law enforcement Sunday
North Sixth Street and Pine Street, non-injury accident reported Saturday afternoon. Biehn Street, 2600 block, non-injury accident reported Saturday evening. North 10th Street, 600 block, hit and run reported Sunday afternoon. 7:51 pm, brush fire,
Updated: 10/23/2011 06:02P
The DPP can stop Kayihura from undermining criminal justice system
The Constitution provides that the DPP must act in the interests of the administration of justice and the need to prevent abuse of the legal process. Article 120(6) provides that the DPP shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or
Updated: 10/23/2011 05:29P
European Commission seeks criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market
This is why, as a complement to effective supervision of the markets, the Commission proposes today to strengthen the enforcement of EU rules against insider trading and market manipulation by means of criminal law. Criminal behaviour should have no
Updated: 10/23/2011 05:26P
Proposals for a Regulation on Market Abuse and for a Directive on Criminal
It clarifies that regulators can obtain existing telephone and data traffic records from telecoms operators where there is a reasonable suspicion of insider dealing or market manipulation (as defined in the proposal for a Directive) in violation of the
Updated: 10/23/2011 05:22P
Tapu Misa: Decline in criminal offending has many causes
California is now facing bankruptcy, and has been ordered by the Supreme Court to release 30000 inmates to relieve dangerous overcrowding. We don't have to go there. The prison population in June this year was 8708; by June 2021 it's projected to fall
Updated: 10/23/2011 05:15P
UN - Secretary-General pays tribute to late renowned jurist Antonio Cassese
He was the first President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the first President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He stepped down from the latter post recently due to illness. Also, as independent expert he
Updated: 10/23/2011 04:15P
Criminal breach of trust by Raja, Behura: court
in violation of law and which resulted into unlawful gain to the accused companies and receipt of a bribe of Rs. 200 crore by accused A. Raja, which was received by Kalaignar TV on his behalf and accordingly, charge of conspiracy to commit criminal
Updated: 10/23/2011 03:37P
Court: Can't flout law to bring in pvt investment
Affordability of mobile phones does not mean that a public servant would start subverting the law and fill their own pockets by taking bribes,” the court said. “One cannot claim to achieve the objectives of a policy, however laudable the same may be,
Updated: 10/23/2011 01:30P
UN Chief Ban Praises Antonio Cassese
He was the first President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the first President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He stepped down from the latter post recently due to illness. Also, as independent expert he
Updated: 10/23/2011 12:09P
Op-Ed: Why passers-by ignored Chinese girl dying in the street
While the case of Peng explains the reluctance of people to get directly involved it does not explain why none of the 18 people that saw the toddler, didn't at least attempt to block oncoming traffic or call the authorities. Under China's criminal laws
Updated: 10/23/2011 10:58A
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