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<B>M J Antony:</B> A case of triple jeopardy
The drawer of the cheque was convicted under the bank law, though an appeal is pending. Then he moved the high court for quashing the criminal complaints under the penal code since he has already been prosecuted under the bank law.
Updated: 05/08/2012 01:30P
Death of 'Uncle SMS' puts govt in focus
"End the ordeals now," she said, referring to the 11 other people detained under the lese majeste law. Suda also led a group of people opposed to the law to the Criminal Court yesterday evening to mourn Amphon's death and call on the government to take
Updated: 05/08/2012 01:26P
CAT men to face NACC over 3G deal with True
Methee Klongkaew, chairman of the NACC subcommittee in charge of the probe into the deals, said they may have breached the 1992 Public-Private Joint Venture Act, the 2010 Frequency Allocation Law, and Article 157 of the Criminal Code.
Updated: 05/08/2012 01:26P
Man Jailed for Insulting Thai Monarchs Dies
Critics of the laws, formally known as Article 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code, say they have sometimes been used to stifle political activists, particularly those supporting former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup in 2006.
Updated: 05/08/2012 01:24P
Letter to Parliament - Incitement of Hatred in Our Body Politic
It is true that section 49A(1)and (2) of the criminal code deals with the offence of genocide. Unfortunately, that provision deals with the intention to destroy and the actual physical act to kill or harm members of society.
Updated: 05/08/2012 01:12P
EEOC issues enforcement guidance on employers' consideration of arrest and
recognizing that many more employers utilize criminal background checks now than when the first policy statement was issued 25 years ago. Yet, the Guidance takes some positions that are more expansive than are required under current law.
Updated: 05/08/2012 12:59P
No Immunity to Italian Mariners: Centre tells SC
In an affidavit, the Ministry of External Affairs told a bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir that the Kerala government had acted within the law in initiating criminal action against the Italian mariners. Maintaining that the Italian government had
Updated: 05/08/2012 12:53P
Guaman sentenced to 25 years for Brockton murders
By Maria Sacchetti and Maria Cramer An Ecuadoran court has sentenced Luis Guaman to 25 years in prison, the maximum penalty under their criminal code, for the beating deaths of a young mother and her 2-year-old son last year in Brockton.
Updated: 05/08/2012 12:12P
Thai man imprisoned over anti-royal family texts dies in prison
As news of his death spread, about 40 demonstrators gathered outside Bangkok's Central Criminal Court holding signs denouncing the royal defamation law and holding leaflets saying “Uncle is dead. Who killed him?” His wife, Rosmalin Tangnoppakul,
Updated: 05/08/2012 12:11P
Senate ratifies treaties with China, UK
By Marvin Sy (The Philippine Star) Updated May 09, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - The Senate has given its concurrence to ratify three treaties, two of which involve mutual legal assistance on criminal matters. With an identical vote of 18-0,
Updated: 05/08/2012 12:10P
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