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Libya to Put Gadhafi's Son on Trial - Will This Be For Show Before the Execution?
The Libyan people want to see Seif al-Islam Gadhafi tried at home for the crimes he committed against the Libyan people, said the country's information minister Mahmoud Shammam. Seif al-Islam, captured over the weekend, is wanted by the
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:29A
Saif Gaddafi Will Go On Trial In Libya
Mr Shammam said it would only be fair for Libyans to try Saif at home where he "committed crimes against Libyan people". Earlier, the Libyan fighters who captured the former heir apparent on Saturday said they would not hand over their prisoner unless
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:27A
Defence Force officer charged with assault of female sailor
The spokesman said a court martial was scheduled for November 29 in Canberra. Defence declined to confirm this allegation, saying that ''as this matter is to appear before a court martial, no details will be disclosed at this time''. The trial is
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:26A
Hagad: The anger runs deep
I WILL not dispute the people who speak for former president Gloria M. Arroyo and FG Miguel Arroyo, especially Elena Bautista-Horn, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio and Atty. Raul Lambino, when they claim that the Government cut corners and
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:24A
Aquino promises fair trial for Arroyo
Philippine President Benigno Aquino says the country's former leader, Gloria Arroyo, will be given a fair opportunity to defend herself in court. President Aquino swept to power last year on a platform of tackling corruption, and had vowed to pursue
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:21A
Gaddafi Son to Be Tried in Libya, Not ICC
"It will take time for the trial to happen but this is natural," he said. (See pictures of Gaddafi's tent shelters.) Human Rights Watch called for Saif al-Islam to be promptly turned over to the International Criminal Court in a statement,
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:15A
Teen arguers make their case at trial
“They're basically running the case as if they were lawyers and witnesses,” she said. “It's a way to get out of your comfort zone … and it gives them an appreciation of the legal system and court system.” Students were judged on presenting their
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:13A
All rights are limited by the rights of others
The most common complaint against our justice system is that it is too slow. But when the wheels of justice rolled faster in the case against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, they are still complaining. They say it was too fast, that the case
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:11A
Unfinished legal business
In the current controversy, what is involved is a person's right to travel within or without the country. The right, of course, is not absolute. It can be limited. The Constitution says that the right to travel may not be impaired “except in the
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:11A
Bills to create RTCs gain backing
THE creation of additional Regional Trial Courts (RTC) in Mandaue City and Lapu-lapu City is now probable, after their bills were approved in different committees in the House of Representatives. House Bills 3770 and 3771,
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:11A