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News Malawi court rules ex-president can be investigated for corruption
Malawi court rules ex-president can be investigated for corruption
Jake Oresick
January 28, 2009 01:02:00 pm

Former Malawi President Bakili Muluzi will likely be tried for corruption after the country's Supreme Court of Appeal Tuesday struck down an injunction that had stalled the investigation into his alleged theft of international aid money. Muluzi...

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Senate committee approves AG nominee Holder
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 28, 2009 12:07:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 Wednesday to approve the nomination of Eric Holder to serve as Attorney General. Holder won the approval of all the Democrats on the committee, as well as some...

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News ICTY begins war crimes trial of former Serbian general Djordjevic
ICTY begins war crimes trial of former Serbian general Djordjevic
Kayleigh Shebs
January 28, 2009 12:00:00 pm

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)  Tuesday began the war crimes trial of former Serbian general Vlastimir Djordjevic . Djordjevic was arrested in 2007 and formally...

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News Peru court frees alleged death squad members detained for 6 years without trial
Peru court frees alleged death squad members detained for 6 years without trial
Ximena Marinero
January 28, 2009 09:45:00 am

A Peruvian court on Tuesday ruled that two alleged members of the Colina Group must be released without charge after six years in custody. Douglas Arteaga Pascual and Angel Pino Diaz were never convicted during the 72...

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News Sudan man imprisoned for aiding ICC war crimes probe
Sudan man imprisoned for aiding ICC war crimes probe
Lucas Tanglen
January 28, 2009 09:19:00 am

Sudan's Khartoum North Court on Wednesday sentenced a Sudanese man to 17 years in prison on charges of spying, criminal conspiracy and passing on confidential military documents after he attempted to share information with the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

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News UK tribunal orders release of Cabinet minutes on Iraq war
UK tribunal orders release of Cabinet minutes on Iraq war
Lucas Tanglen
January 28, 2009 08:07:00 am

The British Information Tribunal has ruled that the government must release redacted minutes of two Cabinet discussions from the months preceding the war in Iraq . The discussions of March 13...

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News Russia president ordering review of new treason law
Russia president ordering review of new treason law
Ximena Marinero
January 28, 2009 07:54:00 am

A spokesperson for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday announced that Medvedev's administration will modify a legislative proposal that would change the definition of treason, state secrets, and espionage, amid criticisms that the current text could limit...

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News France court postpones ruling on former Guantanamo detainees
France court postpones ruling on former Guantanamo detainees
Andrew Gilmore
January 28, 2009 07:08:00 am

A French court on Tuesday postponed a ruling on whether to overturn the sentences of five French citizens who were released from US custody at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in July 2004 and March 2005 [BBC...

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News SEC officials pledge new commitment to enforcement in Madoff hearing
SEC officials pledge new commitment to enforcement in Madoff hearing
Andrew Gilmore
January 28, 2009 06:02:00 am

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials on Tuesday said that the SEC is committed to greater enforcement in the wake of the recently-revealed fraud scheme allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff , at a hearing...

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News Indonesia to seek access to Guantanamo detainee suspected of Bali bombing
Indonesia to seek access to Guantanamo detainee suspected of Bali bombing
Andrew Morgan
January 27, 2009 04:54:00 pm

Indonesian police plan to request access to suspected al Qaeda bomber Ridhuan Isammudin (a.k.a. Hambali), currently held at Guantanamo Bay . A spokesman for the Indonesian National Police said that they...

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