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The incident also revived the controversy over the lese majeste law, Article 112 of the Criminal Code, and the Nitirat group's campaign to have it amended. The Thammasat law professor was punched in the face, but was not seriously injured,
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:40A
KPD begins drunk driving initiative
According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, alcoholic beverages continue to be the primary factor in more than one-third of alcohol-related collisions in the state of Indiana. The campaign is a statewide enforcement effort supported by federal
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:22A
SRI LANKA: The casual approach to murder investigations
What this indicates is that the officers who made these notes in the immigration file and those who pursued him were not following any procedure on the basis of the Criminal Procedure Code for the investigation of a crime. As has become usual now they
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:12A
2011 law enforcement report presented to city council
Group A crimes include homicide, assault, sex offenses, fraud, extortion, etc. Group B crimes include violations such as curfew, DUI, liquor law offenses, trespass, etc. “Our officers take a great deal of pride in their job and they work very hard to
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:05A
He just can't let it go... Obama's birth certificate COULD be forged, says
Arpaio's probe comes amid a federal grand jury investigation into the sheriff's office on criminal abuse-of-power allegations since at least December 2009, focusing on the sheriff's anti-public corruption squad. Separately, the US Justice Department
Updated: 03/02/2012 01:51A
Guardian Crimes get 'Cover' from Government Agencies
The PFB was so embarrassed by the attention given this misstatement of law by their analyst, Angela Bigelow, that they reopened Schock's complaint. And shortly thereafter, closed it again. Schock was actually fortunate. Most complainants to the PFB
Updated: 03/02/2012 01:49A
Bid to end death penalty headed t oballot in California
Kent Scheidegger, legal director of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, said the cost estimates are based on needlessly protracted appeals. He said future cases should take less time and money because of recent restrictions on federal court review
Updated: 03/02/2012 01:43A
Govt must act to stop mob justice
There are those who try to justify such acts by citing what they argue are the frustrations of the general public with perceived law enforcement failings of the justice system. A major frustration that they point out is seeing suspected criminals freed
Updated: 03/02/2012 01:16A
Crime package announced
The governor also is focusing on street gangs and human trafficking in his crime package for the upcoming session. His office did not provide bill numbers for the proposals. Broadening a law that allows prosecutors to enhance the prison sentences of
Updated: 03/02/2012 01:16A
Putnamville troopers begin 'Operation Pull Over' efforts
According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI), alcoholic beverages continue to be considered the primary factor in more than a third of alcohol-related collisions in the state. The crackdown on impaired and dangerous driving known will
Updated: 03/02/2012 12:44A
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