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National Assembly Continues the Work of the Four-Day Sittings
Addendum in RA Criminal Code. The Chairman of RA Civil Service Council Manvel Badalyan in the second reading submitted for debate the package of bills on Making Addenda and Amendment to RA Law on Civil Servants' Payment and On Amending the RA Law
Updated: 03/02/2011 03:58A
Lawyers Fight For Sikhala's Release
But on Saturday, Sikhala was advised that he was being charged with kidnapping or unlawful detention as defined in the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, and was taken to CID Minerals Unit for the recording of a warned and cautioned statement
Updated: 03/02/2011 01:54A
Sierra Leone ALERT: Newspaper faces criminal prosecution
According to SLAJ, the use of the seditious criminal libel law is illegal and a threat to media freedom and free expression. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) correspondent reported that SLAJ condemnation followed a complaint that the
Updated: 03/02/2011 01:31A
Regulating Canada's Sex Trade
Passing a Swedish-style law would render the appeal of the Toronto decision moot. But given the current fragmented political scene and rumours of an approaching federal election, it seems unlikely that a new criminal law will emerge any time soon.
Updated: 03/02/2011 12:48A
Ex-police sentenced
People's Court in Bac Giang Province yesterday sentenced former sub-lieutenant of police Nguyen The Nghiep to seven years in prision for his heavy-handedness resulting in the death of a traffic offender, under the Article 97 of the Criminal Law.
Updated: 03/01/2011 11:35P
Thai cop gets six years in sex-for-freedom case
The Bangkok South Criminal Court Tuesday found Police Senior Sergeant Major Phairat Sribuaban guilty of demanding sex from a 27-year-old woman whom he had arrested in July 2009, for working illegally in the kingdom, the Bangkok Post reported.
Updated: 03/01/2011 11:20P
Nawaz for accountability of target killers-Criticises increase in oil prices
legal expert and his opinion regarding the constitution and its interpretations is given due importance by the Supreme Court and the legal experts while Babar Awan has been practicing criminal law and pleading dacoity, theft and kidnapping cases.
Updated: 03/01/2011 11:12P
Ky lawmakers pass bill aimed at cutting prison costs, trimming ranks of repeat
Much of rising prison population is from the state's growing scourge of illegal drugs. After the Senate vote, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Tilley, D-Hopkinsville, predicted the measure's impact "will be felt for years to come.
Updated: 03/01/2011 10:59P
.05 law killing pubs, owners say
Far worse has been the "swift and severe" impact caused by changes to BC's driving laws reducing the threshold for impaired driving enforcement to .05 from the Criminal Code's .08. The changes, announced in September, created increasing penalties for
Updated: 03/01/2011 10:58P
Dr. Helen 2011-03-01 13:33:00
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Updated: 03/01/2011 09:57P
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