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Third suspect charged in Copland Community School fraud investigation
Police have today charged Michele McKenzie, 52, of Shaldon Drive with conspiracy to defraud (contrary to Common Law) and conspiracy to commit false accounting (contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977). Earlier today, Dr Richard Evans of
Updated: 05/23/2012 11:22A
Double killer may now launch legal fight for freedom
By Ken Foy, Crime correspondent THERE are fears that one of the State's most notorious double killers will launch a legal bid for freedom in the next few weeks after giving himself up yesterday. JOHN Gallagher (46) had been on the run from the Central
Updated: 05/23/2012 11:11A
Laws weaken privacy protection
"The definition recognises that the limited use and disclosure of personal information for criminal law enforcement purposes is in the public interest when balanced with the interest in protecting an individual's privacy," it said.
Updated: 05/23/2012 10:03A
Private Member's Bill Seeks to Legalize Betting on Single Sporting Events
This bill seeks to legalize wagering on a single sport event or athletic contest, which would repeal paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code. On May 16th, bill C-290 passed the second reading in Senate, and is expected to become law as early as this
Updated: 05/23/2012 09:41A
Cases under Stay Orders
Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha recently, Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Salman Khurshid, said that no day-to-day records of court proceedings are possible to maintain at different stages centrally.
Updated: 05/23/2012 09:22A
New chief prosecutor defends international criminal court
To be effective, to be just and to have a lasting impact, justice has to be guided solely by the law and the evidence. Our focus is on individual criminal behaviour against innocent victims. My focus is on Joseph Kony, on Bosco Ntaganda, on Ahmad Harun
Updated: 05/23/2012 09:13A
HRW Reports Abuses By Unaccountable 'Chengguan' Para-Police Forces In China
(RTTNews) - China's "Chengguan," the para-police agency tasked with enforcing non-criminal urban administrative regulations, is in some circumstances a threat to, rather than a guarantor of, public safety due to the agency's lack of effective official
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:46A
Drunken driving law not consistently applied
The recommendation was made at a seminar on May 11 organized by the Ministry of Public Security and the China Law Society to review the effect of stipulations in the amended Criminal Law and Road Traffic Safety Law, which both took effect May 1, 2011.
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:45A
Police Commissioner laments dispersal of laws
"In the past we knew where to find the laws, now, sometimes, I need a torch" he said. He mentioned various examples, saying laws had been dispersed to the White Slave Traffic Act, Mepa, the Wines and Spirits Ordinance, the Malta Tourism Authority Act,
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:31A
Police Commissioner John Rizzo
"In the past we knew where to find the laws, now, sometimes, I need a torch" he said. He mentioned various examples, saying laws had been dispersed to the White Slave Traffic Act, Mepa, the Wines and Spirits Ordinance, the Malta Tourism Authority Act,
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:31A
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