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Courts fail to comply with president's amendments, lawyers say
German Lukyanov, an attorney for the Romanov family, agrees that the Criminal Code must include clear instructions as to when suspects must be detained before a trial, which, he believes, will change the present situation in the judicial system.
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:05A
DA case: Jaya appears in Bangalore court
Bangalore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday arrived in the city to appear before a trial court in a decade-old disproportionate assets case. Several security arrangements have been made to ensure that the hearing passes smoothly.
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:03A
UK: MPs urgeGovt to pressure Bahrain over human rights abuses
Officials reportedly claimed that they were enforcing a court order for her arrest though they refused to produce a formal arrest warrant. Last month, she was convicted on charges that included attempting to overthrow the Bahrain regime after a trial
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:03A
Expert witness no-show stalls murder case
THE TRIAL of 24-year-old police constable Rushon Hamilton, who is accused of murdering a 14-year-old schoolgirl, had to be put off on Tuesday because his expert witness was unavailable. Defence lawyers Valerie Neita Robertson and Peter Champagnie told
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:00A
Tight security in Bangalore for Jayalalithaa's court appearance
This will be the first appearance of Jayalalithaa in the Bangalore court to which the case was shifted from Chennai in November 2003 to ensure free and fair trial. Her last minute bid to get exemption from personal appearance citing security concerns
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:58A
Jayalalithaa's trial begins in Bangalore amid tight security
The apex court on Tuesday dismissed a petition questioning her continuance in office of on account of her scheduled appearance in a Bangalore trial court. Jayalalithaa's counsel had earlier contended that venue of the trial court being 65 km away from
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:50A
RELEASE ME - DAVID
He (Simelane) was due to file his appeal before the Supreme Court, which will sit in less than two weeks from now. However, his lawyers were not furnished with the transcript of the court proceedings for his trial. This means he can now file his appeal
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:45A
Witness did not know how much money was taken
Mr Tomarchio is on trial for illegal money lending and evidence has been given that he charged up to 50 per cent interest on loans to Aboriginal people. In the Kalgoorlie Magistrates court today, Mr Tomarchio argued that his clients were financially
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:44A
Bangalore gets its Metro, finally
All eyes are on the IT city today and not just on the trial court for the VVIP visit of neighbour Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Around the time that Ms Jayalalithaa reached court in an impressive 20-car convoy to appear in a disproportionate assets
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:43A
Evidence at ET crime scene 'deliberately ignored'
The defence in the Eugene Terre'Blanche murder trial said evidence at the crime scene was deliberately ignored by police investigators. The former AWB leader was killed on his farm on the outskirts of Ventersdorp last year, allegedly by two of his
Updated: 10/20/2011 01:40A
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