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Man Seeks Court Ruling to Prove He is Not Dead
The regional Prosecutor General’s website in the Russian southern Urals region of Tyumen has reported that a man has gone to court to challenge a death certificate issued in his name. The 45-year-old man said that three years ago his estranged...
Moroccan Court Issues Death Sentences to Convicted Murderers
The Moroccan court system has issued the death sentence to three people for premeditated murder against a lawyer and his wife in 2006. The Meknès Appeal Court (120 km north-east of Rabat) has delivered the death penalty against two brothers and their...
15 Prisoners, in Mozambican Jail, Die of Malnutrition
Fifteen prisoners have died of malnutrition and diarrhea-related illnesses in the northern coastal district of Angoche, 3,000 km north of the capital Maputo this month, Television Mozambique (TVM) has reported. TVM, citing the prison head Manuel Masse,...
Police Injured During Crackdown At Unauthorized Goa Beach Party
An Indian police spokesman has said 4 people were arrested on Monday in the Indian resort of Goa on charges of assaulting police who tried to break up an unauthorized beach party. While patrolling Ozran Beach, police discovered an unlicensed party and...
Madoff’s Chutzpah Ploy Fails
Bernard Madoff’s appeal to be released from jail while awaiting sentencing has been denied. The “due course” of the Appeals Court did not take very long. The basis for denial was that he posed a flight risk. Whether or not the...
Seychelles President Announces New Police Internal Affairs Unit
Seychelles President James Michel has announced the setting up of a police internal affairs unit in order to fight corruption. He said the initiative will allay the concerns of the public regarding alleged improper conduct of some members of the police...
King of Morocco Pardons About 600 Detainees in Honor of Mawlud Celebrations
The Moroccan King Mohammed VI has pardoned 567 detainees or people being pursued on the occasion of the religious celebration of Prophet Mohamed’s birthday (Mawlud) set for Tuesday in the country. The King’s pardon benefited 29 detainees who saw the...
Urals Woman Jailed After Biting Infant Son to Death
A court in the Sverdlovsk Region in Russia’s Urals has sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison for killing her three-year-old son in a violent attack, during which she bit the child at least 51 times. Investigators said that Svetlana, aged 31, had...
