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BEV BUTULA: Tracking criminal activity through the Crime Alert Network
The website indicates that the network “allows law enforcement agencies to send out crime alert bulletins to businesses and the public about crime which may affect them. The program assists businesses in preventing and deterring crime,
Updated: 02/16/2012 02:28P
Govt to act against 'obstructors'
Dhaka, Feb 16 (bdnews24.com) — Not convinced by the junior law minister's assurance, ruling coalition MPs on Thursday pushed a resolution through parliament to take legal measures against those obstructing war crimes trial.
Updated: 02/16/2012 02:26P
Criminals Hide Out on RIA Highway
Mr. Brown called on concerned security authorities to take measures aimed at bringing relief to the law-abiding residents, who now live in fear of criminal attacks. Another resident of the community, Mr. R. Webster Nyian, told the Daily Observer that
Updated: 02/16/2012 02:25P
Court sets date to decide webmaster Chiranuch's fate
Ms Chiranuch, webmaster of the independent prachatai.com news website, was charged under the Computer Crime Act (CCA) and the Criminal Code's Section 112, better known as the lese majeste law, following postings of messages found on the website's web
Updated: 02/16/2012 02:10P
Court sets date to decide webmaster Chiranuch's fate
Ms Chiranuch, webmaster of the independent prachatai.com news website, was charged under the Computer Crime Act (CCA) and the Criminal Code's Section 112, better known as the lese majeste law, following postings of messages found on the website's web
Updated: 02/16/2012 02:10P
KC bishop seeks dismissal of criminal charges
“If he guts the state law requiring many adults to report suspected child sex crimes, that will no doubt lead to more child sex crimes and more child molesters going undetected.” Attorneys for the diocese said they were joining in the dismissal motions
Updated: 02/16/2012 02:03P
The Iron Laws of the Earth Sciences
As he told the Hindustan Times (October 31, 2007): “Committing suicide is an offence under the Indian Penal Code. But did we book any farmer for this offence? Have you reported that?” He went down to Vidarbha to soothe the offended peasants,
Updated: 02/16/2012 02:00P
Panitan's experiment with truth
"To demonstrate that the right to bail is more important than my suffering, I declared a 112-hour hunger strike," the Thammasat law student said before starting his fast. The 112 hours is a symbolic reference to Section 112 of the Criminal Code under
Updated: 02/16/2012 02:00P
S.C. bill seeks to keep some crime details from public
He described his bill as “narrowly tailored” to allow law enforcement to more easily deny an FOI request to make public sensitive pretrial information about crime victims, witnesses and ongoing investigations. The specific language in Murphy's bill
Updated: 02/16/2012 01:58P
Gaming Legal News: February 15, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 4
As last reported in the October 5, 2011, edition of the Gaming Legal News, Mr. Comartin had reintroduced his private member's bill that would amend the Criminal Code (the “Code”) to allow the provincial governments to offer betting on single sporting
Updated: 02/16/2012 01:56P