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Criminal probe launched into Sukhoi crash
(Sukhoi) Russian investigators have launched a criminal probe into the crash of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 during a demonstration flight in Indonesia on Wednesday. A law enforcement spokesman said the investigation would focus on crew training and the
Updated: 05/11/2012 05:12A
DOJ suit: Sheriff dept. racially profiled Latinos
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's get-tough Sheriff Joe Arpaio has vowed to fight "to the bitter end" against a US Justice Department civil rights lawsuit that accuses his department of racially profiling Latinos during its trademark immigration patrols.
Updated: 05/11/2012 05:05A
Judicial confusion in Tunisia puts press freedom in peril
“Falling back automatically on repressive laws inherited from the Ben Ali era endangers the spirit of the revolution,” the organization said. “Some articles of the criminal code are being used unlawfully to convict journalists and bloggers,
Updated: 05/11/2012 05:03A
SA Govt proposes tough new gun laws
MARK COLVIN: More law changes are being proposed to tackle Australia's bikie crime outbreak - this time in South Australia, with tougher penalties flagged for gun crime. If enacted, the proposals would be unique in Australian law, reversing the onus of
Updated: 05/11/2012 05:02A
Sue school, coach - Childline
The Criminal Law (Sexual and Related Matters) Amendment Bill, signed into law on December 14, 2007, broadened the definition of rape to include forced anal penetration, and penetration with objects, not just body parts. - Sapa raped boy's father.
Updated: 05/11/2012 04:53A
Politicians focus on legalization of fighting
"This bill" is a piece of Senate legislation that will amend the Criminal Code to make mixed martial arts legal under the country's prizefighting laws. Making the sport legal nationwide has been a goal of the UFC for years, lobbying cabinet ministers,
Updated: 05/11/2012 04:45A
Weekly highlights
The sudden death of convicted lese majeste offender “Ah Kong SMS” at a Corrections Department hospital has, once again, spotlighted the contentious issue of lese majeste, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code. The 62-year old man, Ampon Tangnoppakul,
Updated: 05/11/2012 04:43A
Weekly highlights
The sudden death of convicted lese majeste offender “Ah Kong SMS” at a Corrections Department hospital has, once again, spotlighted the contentious issue of lese majeste, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code. The 62-year old man, Ampon Tangnoppakul,
Updated: 05/11/2012 04:43A
Politicians focus on legalization of fighting
"This bill" is a piece of Senate legislation that will amend the Criminal Code to make mixed martial arts legal under the country's prizefighting laws. Making the sport legal nationwide has been a goal of the UFC for years, lobbying cabinet ministers,
Updated: 05/11/2012 04:25A
No change in lese majeste law: PM
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday confirmed her government had no policy to amend the lese majeste law despite the demand from the red shirts. "I confirm once again the government will not amend Article 112 (of the Criminal Code," she said.
Updated: 05/11/2012 04:23A
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