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Nanaimo cop charged with assault
An RCMP Internal Code of Conduct and Criminal Code investigations were conducted. Police officers are not above the law," says Nanaimo RCMP Supt. Norm McPhail. "Where there are allegations of excessive force, those allegations will be investigated and
Updated: 02/10/2012 02:33P
Top Venezuelan court sends draft Criminal Code to Parliament
Luisa Estella Morales, the president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), said that the draft Organic Criminal Code was prepared by Venezuela s top court. The new instrument includes new computer and real estate crimes.
Updated: 02/10/2012 01:41P
UN says Spain must lift amnesty for Franco era crimes
The experts recommended specifically that Spain should consider repealing the 1977 amnesty law and reform laws to ensure that domestic courts recognise that the statute of limitations does not apply to crimes against humanity, he said.
Updated: 02/10/2012 01:38P
Suge Knight's Criminal Record: A History of Drugs, Violence and Traffic Violations
The former CEO of Death Row Records and current manager of Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame has had several run-ins with the law over the years, though some of his most infamous rumored criminal activity remains unsubstantiated and unprosecuted.
Updated: 02/10/2012 01:29P
Weighing Calderon's Guilt in Mexico Drug War
According to human rights lawyer Netzai Sandoval, who is spearheading the case, the appeal to international law rather than Mexico's courts was necessary because the Mexican judicial system lacks the “will and ability… to judge crimes against humanity.
Updated: 02/10/2012 01:25P
Carmel schools chief warns of Level 3 sex offender
Lance Smith, 44, is living off Seminary Hill Road less than a mile from Carmel High School and St. James the Apostle School, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services sex offender registry. Smith is on parole following a conviction
Updated: 02/10/2012 01:24P
Anticorruption laws of Russia
Accordingly, if you are doing business in the Russian Federation (RF), it is important to have a strong understanding of the Anticorruption Legislation or risk facing the threat of severe civil and criminal penalties. The Anticorruption Law is intended
Updated: 02/10/2012 12:56P
STOCK Act's expansive jurisdiction could lead to abuse of power
But despite the fact that the amendment would make dramatic changes to the nation's criminal laws and have a profound impact on individual liberties, it passed by voice vote without debate or discussion. If you blinked, you would have missed it.
Updated: 02/10/2012 12:55P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REACHES AGREEMENT TO COMPENSATE SERVICEMEMBERS FOR
The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement
Updated: 02/10/2012 12:44P
EU Calls For Further Judicial Reform In Bulgaria, Romania
Romania needs to continue steps to implement a criminal code, improve judicial accountability and make judicial rulings that deter corruption, according to the EC. The report said Bulgaria needs to pass a comprehensive asset seizure law,
Updated: 02/10/2012 12:33P
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