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Army chief upholds lese majeste law
Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday voiced opposition to amending royal insult offence as per Article 112 of the Criminal Code. "Should anyone think the Thai law is unjust or harsh, then they should go and live abroad," he said.
Updated: 12/19/2011 10:42P
Circuit Judge Pulled From Criminal Case After Prosecutors Claim Bias
By Jason Geary LAKELAND | An appellate court has removed Circuit Judge Ernest M. Jones Jr. from one criminal case after prosecutors claimed the judge made comments revealing bias against law enforcement officers. However, the 2nd District Court of
Updated: 12/19/2011 10:37P
FBI Warns Hacktivists: You're Breaking the Law
In fact, hacktivist activity had long been on the FBI's radar, according to Shawn Henry, executive assistant director of the FBI's Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch. He first noticed it in the late 1990s, when he was working as a
Updated: 12/19/2011 08:55P
FBI Warns Hacktivists: You're Breaking the Law
In fact, hacktivist activity had long been on the FBI's radar, according to Shawn Henry, executive assistant director of the FBI's Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch. He first noticed it in the late 1990s, when he was working as a
Updated: 12/19/2011 08:49P
Campbell investigation awaits recommendation from Unauthorized Practice of Law
THOMAS - The 1½-year-old investigation into whether Wilson Campbell practiced law illegally as the chief prosecutor on St. Thomas and St. John from 2009 to 2011 still is unfinished. As the St. Thomas-St. John Criminal Division chief of the VI Attorney
Updated: 12/19/2011 06:09P
The Law Adds to the Harm
an organization called Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, which unequivocally states that people can cure past drug excess, but can never cure the damage of a conviction and a youthful trip into the world of crime and the criminal justice system.
Updated: 12/19/2011 06:06P
Child protection law to be boosted
He hopes to publish a reformed Criminal Justice Bill in the New Year that deals with withholding information on crimes against children and the vulnerable. "The publication this afternoon of the redacted portions of the Cloyne Report yet again details
Updated: 12/19/2011 02:31P
Child protection law to be boosted
He hopes to publish a reformed Criminal Justice Bill in the New Year that deals with withholding information on crimes against children and the vulnerable. "The publication this afternoon of the redacted portions of the Cloyne Report yet again details
Updated: 12/19/2011 02:31P
AP IMPACT: When your criminal past isn't yours
Employers are required by law to tell job applicants when they've been rejected because of negative information in a background check. But many do not. Even the vaunted FBI criminal records database has problems. The FBI database has information on
Updated: 12/19/2011 01:18P
AP IMPACT: When your criminal past isn't yours
Employers are required by law to tell job applicants when they've been rejected because of negative information in a background check. But many do not. Even the vaunted FBI criminal records database has problems. The FBI database has information on
Updated: 12/19/2011 01:18P