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AG calls for criminal investigation against Rabbi Eliyahu
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein decided to launch a criminal investigation against Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu over suspicions of advertising incitement to racism for various statements he made in reference to the Arab public.
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:27A
Libya: ICC's Luis Moreno-Ocampo visits over Gaddafi son
The late Libyan leader's son is wanted for alleged war crimes by the ICC. The ICC team is to discuss whether he will be tried at The Hague or in Libya - the justice minister has reportedly said he will not be handed over.
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:22A
Prosecutor “Sets Record Straight” On Jail Issue
Many of the people in our jail committed crimes to help pay for drugs. These people are potentially very dangerous. Early this year in Decatur county a mother tortured her 12 year old son to death because he wouldn't tell her where he hid her drugs.
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:21A
A jurisprudence of conscience
My argument seeks to make two main points: first, double standards pervade the application of international criminal law eroding its authority and legitimacy; and secondly, those geopolitical hierarchies embedded in the UN framework lose their
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:09A
Ex-cop convicted on drug charges 'not mentally ill'
Former top crime investigator Mark Standen may have felt trapped by family problems but was not mentally ill when he committed drug crimes, a psychiatrist says. Dr Bruce Westmore said that as Standen still maintained his innocence, the psychiatrist
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:09A
Swiss Fed Prosecutor: Criminal Proceedings Vs Alstom Brought To A Close
In July 2009, the proceedings were extended to include the entities and acts of Alstom Network Schweiz AG and Alstom SA, France, for suspected offences under Art. 102 SCC. This was done upon an initial analysis of the extensive documents seized for
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:02A
Malaysia To Ban Street Protests Under New Law
Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said in a statement Tuesday that both men “must face justice.” Seif and al-Senoussi have been charged with crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in the brutal crackdown on dissent that started in February.
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:59A
Bill strands common sense at roadside
Alberta has introduced harsh changes to the province's impaired-driving legislation that would empower police to suspend licences and seize vehicles of drivers whose blood-alcohol level is
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:28A
No criminal record for mom who failed to protect son
"I know slapping my son was a cruel offence," she told Queen's Bench Justice Jeffrey Oliphant through tears. The woman also admits she didn't prevent her common-law partner from repeatedly beating and molesting the young boy while living inside their
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:18A
Sex escapade ends in death
Dzikiriro was not asked to plead when he was brought before magistrate Takawira Mugabe, facing murder charges as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23. It is the State's case that on September 22,
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:11A
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