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Over 5,000 Cases of Alleged Post Election Violence Still Remain to be Investigated in Kenya
More than four years after Kenya’s post-election violence, over 5,000 cases have still not been investigated according to the Attorney General Githu Muigai.
Criminal Justice Systems of Samoa And Other Pacific Island States Should be Strengthened
The Attorney General of Samoa, Ming C. Leung Wai has urged the United Nations (UN) Congress, that serious consideration should be given towards strengthening the criminal justice systems of Samoa and other Pacific Island States. He warned the UN Congress...
Alaska Seafood Company to Pay Over $500,000 to Resolve Alleged Environmental Violations
Westward Seafoods Inc., the operator of a seafood processing plant in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, will pay a $570,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement agreement to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community...
Zimbabwe Prosecutors Drop Maize-hoarding Charges Against Minister-designate
Zimbabwe’s prosecution agency has dropped maize-hoarding charges against a senior member of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party who is also on trial for plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe four years ago. The Attorney General’s Office...
Tennessee Man Receives 183 Months in Prison for Burning Islamic Center
Senior Judge Robert L. Echols of the Middle District of Tennessee has sentenced Eric Ian Baker to 183 months in prison for vandalizing and burning down the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn.. Baker pleaded guilty on Sept. 18, 2009, to destruction of religious...
Gambian Leader Reshuffles Cabinet
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has effected another cabinet reshuffle, replacing the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Marie Saine Firdaus, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Abdou Kolley and the Minister of Trade and Employment, Baboucarr...
Texas Couple Convicted of Forced Labor And Other Crimes for Holding Woman in Domestic Servitude
A federal jury has convicted an Arlington, Texas, husband and wife, Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji, of engaging in a nine-year scheme to compel the labor of a Nigerian victim as their domestic servant. The jury found the defendants guilty of conspiracy, forced...
Nigerian High Court Gives Government a 14 Day Ultimatum to Prove Yar’Adua Fit to Rule
The Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has given the Executive Council of the Federation (ECF) 14 days to prove medically that Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua is capable of performing his presidential duties. The Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Abutu...
