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Discussing Outcome of Studies of Committee Formed to Study Lifting Emergency Law
In a round table meeting with members of the committee broadcast by the Syrian TV, Head of the committee Dr. Abboud Sarraj, the Professor of criminal law at Damascus University said the committee raised the question of the relationship between the
Updated: 04/10/2011 02:30A
Why the State Might Fail in The Ya Na Appeal
The Ya-Na Verdict: A Death of a Local Justice or a Photocopy of the 1888 “Jack the Ripper” Killings in East London? It is not sufficient for a prosecution to argue for murder for the sake of it where an investigation was not conclusive of the *identity
Updated: 04/10/2011 12:13A
Major scandal hits BISP
Official documents show Shamim termed it a criminal conspiracy and warned the concerned director headquarter, Sindh, Pervaiz Iqbal, of proceeding against him under criminal law. But the BISP head office in Islamabad, instead of inquiring into the
Updated: 04/09/2011 08:57P
New strangulation law gets 31 by throat in county
A report by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services revealed that 17 counties responded to 15 or more strangulation attacks between when the law went into effect on Nov. 11, and when the research was complied on Feb. 22.
Updated: 04/09/2011 08:06P
Briefly northwest
GRANTS PASS — Conservation groups have refiled a lawsuit challenging the Bush administration plan to double logging on some federal lands in Western Oregon. Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles said the lawsuit filed in US District Court in Portland on
Updated: 04/09/2011 03:15P
Right-winger + hard time = compassion?
That said, the politics are still tough. It's awfully hard for a legislator or president or governor to say, "It's important to change the way we deal with crack dealers or sex offenders or violent criminals." While it's as hopeful a moment as we've
Updated: 04/09/2011 02:06P
CBB files 5 criminal charges against Maan Al Sanea
The Central Bank of Bahrain stated that the charges include violating the laws of CBB, the penal code and the law of commercial companies. It is worth noting that Mr. Al Sanea was also charged of assisting in the commitment of crime by helping the
Updated: 04/09/2011 12:46P
LETTERS: No on to blame for OWIs
They scapegoat the courts and especially criminal defense attorneys. However, as with most such chaos, the fault lies in ourselves. The current drunk driving laws take up a full seven pages, single spaced, in our criminal code.
Updated: 04/09/2011 11:46A
Interior Ministry and Prosecution General's Office inform about missed person
The Nasimi District Prosecution's Office filed the criminal case upon the article 120.1 of the Criminal Code as there was enough evidence, the Interior Ministry and the Prosecution General's Office told Trend. As a result of the joint operations,
Updated: 04/09/2011 08:53A
Correspondent of Polish newspaper charged with insulting, libeling Belarusian
The Belarusian criminal law stipulates that a person found guilty of insulting the president may be imprisoned for up to two years and for libeling the president for up to four years. Poczobut is currently being held in custody for violating his travel
Updated: 04/09/2011 08:10A
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