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Tag Archives: Criminal procedure

17Sep/17

St. Louis protest turns violent after earlier peaceful march over police acquittal

September 17, 2017CrimeBlack Lives Matter, Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Disaster/Accident, Human Interest, Law/Crime, Police brutality in the United States, Shooting of Philando Castile, Shooting of Terence Crutcher, Social Issues, United Statessmbale

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 16, 2017) (NBC) – Clashes between demonstrators and riot-clad police marred the end of what had been a largely peaceful second day of protest rallies in St. Louis following the acquittal of a white police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man. Continue reading →

12Jan/16

Steve Lawrie was asked to smuggle Bahar Ahmadi into Britain

Briton seeks acquittal for trying to take migrant girl to UK, lawyer says

January 12, 2016WorldAcquittal, Crimes, Criminal procedure, Human migration, Illegal immigrationsmbale

A British ex-soldier who tried to smuggle a four-year old Afghani girl from Calais into Britain will go on trial in France, facing a charge of aiding illegal immigration. Saying French law protects those who help people in danger from being punished, his lawyer says she will seek acquittal.

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21Oct/15

Ex-U.N. General Assembly head, four others indicted by U.S. in bribery scheme

October 21, 2015UncategorizedAntigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Criminal procedure, Global Sustainability Foundation, Grand jury, JOHN ASHE, Juries, Local government, Local government in Ireland, Macau, Ng Lap Seng, real estate developer, United Nations, United Nations General Assemblysmbale

Former president of the United Nations General Assembly, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and three others are formally indicted by a U.S. grand jury.
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