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Afriani Faces 15 Years For Allegedly Killing 9 in Jakarta Wreck
Afriani Susanti, 29, is guarded by police officers as she enters the West Jakarta District Court on Thursday as her trial begins. (Antara Photo/Reno Esnir) A Jakarta woman accused of killing nine pedestrians while driving under the influence was
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:26A
Charles Taylor is guilty – but what's the verdict on international justice?
Sierra Leoneans have benefited from an extensive outreach programme by the special court, they have been well informed about the trial, and for the victims of this – now proven – collaboration from hell, today's verdict is a kind of justice.
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:25A
Firm Acted in Bad Faith in Not Withdrawing When Conflict Between Two Clients
By Joan C. Rogers A law firm engaged in sanctionable bad faith conduct in refusing to withdraw as counsel for a client that was suing a company the firm was representing in a different matter, the Ohio Court of Appeals, Ninth District, concluded March
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:24A
Tatane not peaceful, court hears
A police video of the service delivery protests and the assault of slain protester Andries Tatane was shown in the Ficksburg Regional Court during the trial of eight Free State policemen accused of murdering Tatane. WATCH Ficksburg - Ficksburg teacher
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:20A
Sierra Leone: Landmark Conviction of Liberian Ex-President
(The Hague) – The conviction on April 26, 2012, of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, for serious international crimes during Sierra Leone's brutal armed conflict provides justice for victims and shows that no one is above the law,
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:20A
Taylor guilty of war crimes
During the trial, prosecutor Brenda Hollis told the court: "Charles Taylor created, armed, supported and controlled the RUF in a 10-year campaign of terror against the civil population of Sierra Leone." As president of neighbouring Liberia,
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:20A
Fenerbahce drop CAS appeal
Fenerbahce have dropped their case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against UEFA for their expulsion from this season's Champions League. Fener were thrown out of the competition due to their alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Turkey
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:20A
Local government chief orders speedy arrest of judge slay suspects
Arles is the presiding judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 61 based in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police investigators are now establishing the motive behind killing of Arles, Robredo said on Thursday during the first of a series of summits
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:18A
Local government chief orders speedy arrest of judge slay suspects
Arles is the presiding judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 61 based in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police investigators are now establishing the motive behind killing of Arles, Robredo said on Thursday during the first of a series of summits
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:18A
Liberia's Taylor Guilty of Aiding War Criminals
The 64-year-old became the first head of state to be convicted in connection with war crimes in an international court -- at a special trial at Leidschendam in The Hague -- since the end of World War II. Presiding Judge Richard Lussick said the
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:16A