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Prosecution calls for 40-year sentence for Duch in Khmer Rouge trial
Phnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Wednesday for judges to hand down a 40-year jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison known as S-21. Co-prosecutor William Smith sa...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-25 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Malta's former chief justice found guilty of bribery
Valletta, Malta - Malta's former Chief Justice Noel Arrigo was found guilty on Tuesday over his involvement in the biggest judicial scandal in the island's legal history. Arrigo was forced to resign six years ago for accepting bribes to reduce a drug...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Congolese rebels plead not guilty in war crimes trial - Summary
The Hague - Two former rebel leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo pleaded not guilty on Tuesday at the start of their trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Germaine Katanga, 31, an...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Prosecution wants 'lengthy jail term' for Duch in Khmer Rouge trial
Phnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Tuesday for judges to hand down a lengthy jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison. Co-prosecutor Chea Leang said the evidence sho...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

PREVIEW: International court's first murder trial focuses on Congo
The Hague - Two former rebel leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo are set to be the first people ever to stand trial for murder before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Only the second case ever to be tried by the ICC, the...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Final week of hearings starts in trial of Khmer Rouge's Duch - Summary
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's war crimes tribunal heard closing arguments Monday from civil party lawyers in the trial of Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison. Lawyers for four groups of civil parties repeatedly que...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Final week of hearings starts in trial of Khmer Rouge cadre Duch
Phnom Penh - Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of the former Khmer Rouge prison camp commander Duch, who is charged with crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Convention. Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, ran the i...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

EXTRA: Interpol arrested 1,300 suspects in Asia during 2008
Lyon/Hamburg - In their fight against the Asian betting mafia the international police organization Interpol already arrested 1,300 suspects last year and confiscated 16 million dollars, an Interpol report showed. During the Operation SOGA II (Soccer...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Report: No living witnesses left for Demjanjuk trial
Berlin - The trial of alleged war-criminal John Demjanjuk, 89, will likely proceed without any eyewitnesses available to the prosecution, the news magazine Focus reported Sunday. Due to start on November 30, the trial of Demjanjuk, who was extradited...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Report: Fearing death penalty, Berlin to send team to 9-11 trial
Berlin - The German government is to send observers to New York to ensure that evidence it provided in the case against five men accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks does not lead to them receiving the death penalty, news magazine ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Thai shares climb 2.8 per cent on protest cancellation

Indonesian vice-president: Government will weather political storm

Fair play wanted in Italian Serie A - Feature

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Belgian king to appoint Leterme as premier for a second time

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Duch's defence says he is scapegoat in Khmer Rouge trial - Summary

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Two teenage girls guilty of murdering pensioner with walking stick

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Gaga mad for men

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EXTRA: At least 27 journalists among dead in Philippine massacre

Heavy-hearted Wizards win one in honour of owner - Summary

Opposition postpones mass protests out of respect for Thai king

Indonesia demotes chief of detectives amid corruption scandal