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Major Sharif Sabir (Retd) convicted
The reference was filed in Accountability Court No 4 Rawalpindi and the charge was framed on 20.04.2007. It took approximately five years to conclude the reference. On the conclusion of the trial, the accused was found guilty of the said offence and
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:41P
Baird backs Libya's bid to try Gadhafi's son, despite qualms with court system
“There were no political parties, there was no civil society,” said Mr. Latulippe, who has been to Libya four times in recent years. “The system was something [Moammar Gadhafi] invented himself with his Green Book in '75, so you have to build
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:39P
Benazir wasn't part of NRO deal: CJP
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while hearing National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) review petition told Awan that being an experienced lawyer he should know that the court did not allow the submission of additional documents during hearings
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:36P
Shafia sisters asked for help many times, court told
A pair of teenage sisters allegedly killed by their parents and brother were so desperate to escape from their family home that they asked seemingly every authority figure they encountered for help, court heard Thursday. The family murder trial has
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:32P
Alleged shooter says slain brother was his best friend
During Thursday's proceedings, Justice John Mitchell ruled a police interview with Dylan, during which he confessed to shooting Kyle was admissible, despite threats that the police would send his younger brother to jail. Mitchell also ruled only some
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:32P
Baird supports Libya's trial bid for Gadhafi, but envoy questions justice system
OTTAWA - The Harper government is supporting Libya's desire to conduct the war crimes trial of Moammar Gadhafi's son, even though it declared the country's justice system substandard just three months ago. The office of Foreign Affairs Minister John
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:23P
We are on revenge mission, Boko Haram suspect tells court
The suspect, who appeared in court as a prosecution witness in the trial of six other members of the sect, maintained that though their ex-leader, Yusuf, before his death in 2009, taught them against the use of violence as a means of driving home their
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:17P
Lawsuit headed to Supreme Court over judge's plagiarism
Monica Cojocaru successfully sued the BC Women's Hospital and several of its medical staff for negligence three years ago after her son, Eric, was born with permanent brain damage. The judge in the original case, BC Supreme Court Justice Joel Groves,
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:16P
Ottawa exotic dancer convicted of assaulting bus driver/stripper husband
Eric Hagel didn't testify, and wasn't in court for the trial. During her testimony Vanessa Hagel told the court her husband wears his City of Ottawa uniform while moonlighting as a professional stripper. She alleged that her estranged husband Eric's
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:13P
Former Regina teacher to stand trial for sexual assault charges
REGINA — A former Regina substitute teacher will stand trial on charges alleging he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl. A preliminary hearing was held at Regina Provincial Court Thursday for Robert Rhett Burgess following which Judge Anna
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:13P