An advisor to the Syrian Ministry of Information said Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad will refuse a request for an interview made Monday by the UN commission investigating the death of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri . A member of parliament said that such requests violate the Syrian constitution, which provides sovereign immunity to [...]
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US v. Jack A. Abramoff, Plea Agreement, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, January 3, 2006 . Read the full text of the plea agreement . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
US v. Jack A. Abramoff, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, January 3, 2006 . Read the full text of the criminal information . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) filed a complaint Tuesday against Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly , seeking to overturn Reilly's September decision to allow a ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage to proceed. GLAD argues that according to the state constitution, ballot initiatives cannot overturn a previous court decision, a power delegated exclusively to [...]
Egypt plans to deport 654 Sudanese refugees who were recently removed from a protest refugee camp, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. The announcement follows reports that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) received assurances from the Egyptian government that the refugees would be allowed to remain in the country. The deportation orders follow [...]
AP is reporting that, as anticipated , Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud charges. The US Department filed a criminal information Tuesday morning in federal court in Washington, DC and a hearing in front of Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle followed. 1:22 PM ET – In addition to [...]
Swedish prosecutor Christer Van der Kwast will investigate several well-known Swedish companies, including the bus and truck manufacturer Volvo and tool manufacturer Atlas Copco , for allegedly making payments to the Iraqi government in exchange for favorable oil-for-food bargains, according to a report Tuesday from Radio Sweden. Van der Kwast plans on investigating every company [...]
The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled in State v. McAuliffe , where the court upheld by a 4-1 vote the constitutionality of probation orders allowing police to randomly search the subject of the order. The decision relied heavily on the Supreme Court's 2001 unanimous decision in United States v. Knights , where the Court held [...]
Peru formally requested the extradition of former president Alberto Fujimori from Chile Tuesday so that he can face 12 charges including authorizing an illegal death squad, abuse of power and corruption. The extradition request follows a failed attempt by Peruvian prosecutors to request extradition. Peru's Supreme Court refused to authorize the first request because prosecutors [...]
Turkish state prosecutors charged nine journalists and human rights activists with promoting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Monday. According to the indictment, the defendants used a Reuters reporter's observation of a PKK handover of an abducted soldier to representatives of a human rights group to create propaganda in support of the Kurdish separatists. The reporter, [...]
