EPA at a 30-year low for referring pollution cases for criminal prosecution

Enlarge / Acting Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA Andrew Wheeler listens as President Donald J. Trump leads a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on July 18, 2018, in Washington, DC. (credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Polluters likely had a good year in 2018. […]

Court slaps Navalny with another 20 days of civil detention, bringing criminal prosecution closer

Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to 20 days of administrative arrest for organizing violent protests that caused damage to police property. One more civil sentence will result in the activist facing a criminal prosecution. The sentence was passed by the Simonovsky court on Monday evening. The judge pronounced Navalny guilty of organizing illegal protests that […]

UN has ‘strong suspicions’ of Myanmar genocide, calls for International Criminal Court prosecution

Paula Bronstein/Getty GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights official called on Friday for alleged atrocities committed against the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecution. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, also urged Myanmar’s government to allow monitors into northern […]

How to prevent a burglary at your home – but steer clear of THIS to avoid prosecution

One thing burglars tend to wear when committing a break in is cheap trainers, according to research carries out by Churchill Home Insurance.  By wearing cheap trainers they can dispose of them easily after their crimes.  Convicted thieves also revealed wearing gloves or socks on their hands avoids leaving fingerprints and donning a hat acts […]

Prosecution of terrorism cases in Germany jumped fourfold this year – report

Published time: 22 Oct, 2017 20:44 German federal prosecutors are overstretched with more than 900 terrorism cases – a fourfold increase from 2016, according the federal prosecutor’s office. Read more So far this year, prosecutors have had to deal with over 900 terrorism-related cases, around 800 of which involve radical Islamists, the federal prosecutor’s office […]

Michael Flynn Refuses To Comply With Senate Subpoena, Citing Fear Of Prosecution

Michael Flynn will invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena seeking records relating to the intelligence committee’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s Russia connections, a source close to Flynn tells BuzzFeed News. The subpoena called for a response by Wednesday, but the source told BuzzFeed News that […]

Three Girls viewers disgusted as prosecution BLAME grooming victim for horrific abuse

The scenes in court were difficult to watch as the youngster was subjected to intense questioning by separate barristers.  They made crude remarks about Holly’s (played by Molly Windsor) abuse and even made a joke about the size of one rapist’s penis.  At the start of the final instalment, viewers were informed that the comments […]

Radicalized man detained near military base in northern France – prosecution sources

Published time: 5 May, 2017 12:24 Edited time: 5 May, 2017 12:25 A man who has been on French police radar for radicalization has been arrested near a military base in northern France, sources close to the investigation told local media. The man was arrested near Évreux-Fauville Air Base 3km east of the town of […]

Kim Dotcom vows to evade remaining extradition charges due to ‘prosecution blunder’

Following a New Zealand judge’s ruling that Kim Dotcom broke no copyright laws with his Megaupload business, the internet mogul now says he has a slam-dunk strategy to get the rest of the charges against him thrown out, owing to a critical error by the prosecution. Several days ago the New Zealand High Court ruled […]