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New York state creates databank of domestic violence reports
The reports, formerly relegated to each agency's files, now are scanned with additional information input manually for the databank maintained by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. New York set up the system with a federal grant but
Updated: 12/15/2011 05:17A
Kyrgyzstan: Whos Gonna Rescue the Victims of Ethnic Tortures?
A review of cases conducted by the Association of Human rights in the Central Asia has shown that many of the tortured victims have been convicted pursuant to the following articles of the Kyrgyzstans Criminal Code: Article 97, entitled Murder
Updated: 12/15/2011 05:02A
California unveils cyber crime unit
"I am creating the eCrime Unit so that California can be a leader in using innovative law enforcement techniques to target these criminals." Crimes targeted include email scams, online fraud, piracy, child porn, and real-world heists of computer gear
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:50A
In Lagos, Bigamy Is No Longer a Crime
Ipaye did not however say under what law such marriage would be dissolved since bigamy, technically, no longer exists and there is no prescription for remedy. "Yes, bigamy was expunged from the amended criminal code. It was necessitated by the need to
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:34A
Thai activist jailed for 15 years for royal slur
“The Criminal Court convicted her on three counts as she committed offences on three different occasions, and sentenced her to five years for each,” her lawyer Prawais Prapannugool told AFP. “She said she will not appeal her sentence because she lost
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:28A
Romania's Executive Committee approves draft law amending and supplementing
The third stage of written examination is made of the following tests – according to specialization, one of the following groups of study fields– civil law, family or private international law - criminal law, the third group, administrative law,
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:27A
Testimony asks state to abolish death penalty, it creates 'more victims'
"We need certainty, we need healing," Chris Stout told the House's criminal justice committee. "We need to not be hauled into court again and again for 27 years and ... traumatized over and over." He added, "I need this system to stop, period.
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:20A
Pollution case sees sentencing under Alaska law
The sentencing wraps up the first successful criminal prosecution under the relatively new state law that makes it a misdemeanor to negligently fail to have underground tanks inspected. Although the criminal case is completed, a decade-long conflict
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:09A
Thai woman gets 15 years in prison for insulting monarchy
Under the criminal code it is illegal to insult or defame the king, queen or heir to the throne. 'I will not appeal the verdict because I have no faith in the judicial system,' Daranee, 51, said after the ruling. Nor would she seek a royal amnesty,
Updated: 12/15/2011 04:01A
Thai activist gets 15 years in prison for insulting monarchy
The Criminal Court on Thursday found Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul guilty of violating Thailand's lese majeste law, which mandates a jail term of three to 15 years for anyone who 'defames, insults, or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent,
Updated: 12/15/2011 03:39A
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