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The exhibition saw the likes of the Dubai Crime Scene Investigation Department, the Dubai Drug Enforcement Agency, the Public Prosecution and Dubai Airport Security come together under one roof. "We want to raise general awareness about criminology and
Updated: 04/28/2012 04:02P
Sensitivities force China to cancel law confab
Bo is also accused by legal scholars of violating human rights and ignoring legal procedure in ordering a crackdown on organized crime that targeted property developers and other private businessmen. The lawyers for some of those convicted in the
Updated: 04/28/2012 03:10P
Freed Moroccan journalist remains defiant
A top Moroccan newspaper editor, convicted and jailed under the penal code for his writings, was has been freed after serving a year in prison. "I denounce my imprisonment and conviction under the penal code, and I hope I am the last journalist to be
Updated: 04/28/2012 03:07P
Exhibition turns spotlight on lese majeste defendant Somyos
Mr Somyos has been denied bail eight times in the past year during both his detention and trial. The "365 Days of Being Incarcerated" exhibition is being held at the October 14 Monument even as the trial of Mr Somyos continues in Bangkok Criminal Court
Updated: 04/28/2012 02:49P
New Brunswick libel case upgraded to rare criminal charge
Rick Mooney, a spokesman for the Fredericton Police Force, acknowledged that defamatory libel is a section of the Criminal Code that is "not commonly used." But, he said, "when we receive a complaint from a citizen within our jurisdiction,
Updated: 04/28/2012 02:15P
Opening the Other Eye
Taylor was then President of Liberia, and did his best to encourage violent uprisings against the governments in neighboring countries so as to finance his own bloody schemes and extend his regional influence. It was in Sierra Leone that 'blood
Updated: 04/28/2012 01:52P
Freed Moroccan editor says stop jailing journalists
"I hope that I will be the last journalist to be imprisoned and tried under the criminal law," Nini told reporters and supporters who gathered at his home near Casablanca, Morocco's commercial capital, on Saturday. "We want a press law to try
Updated: 04/28/2012 01:43P
New Brunswick case hinges on rare criminal libel charge
Police have recommended that LeBlanc be charged with libel under a Criminal Code provision. Libel cases are normally tried in civil court, but are there some defamatory statements that are so vicious and hurtful that they warrant criminal prosecution?
Updated: 04/28/2012 01:41P
Jealous Wife Kills Husband With Frying Pan
An investigation is under way. A criminal case has been opened under Part 4, Article 111, of the Russian Criminal Code: "intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm to a spouse, resulting in the death of the victim," the Investigative Committee said.
Updated: 04/28/2012 01:24P
Moroccan news editor convicted of disrespecting judiciary leaves prison, still
AP | 53 minutes ago in A top Moroccan newspaper editor, convicted and jailed under the penal code for his writings, was freed Saturday after serving a year in prison. Rachid Nini, editor of the country's most popular daily, al-Massae, was convicted for
Updated: 04/28/2012 01:15P
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