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Friday, December 22, 2006

Online criminal justice degrees - Leaders urge Turkmenistan 'stability' after strongman's death

The international community called for justice and stability in Turkmenistan after the death of Saparmurat Niyazov, authoritarian president and self-styled "Father of all Turkmen".
Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, once charges are served, the accused has the right to an Article 32 hearing, which is the military equivalent of a grand jury investigation.
The Department of Justice said Thursday that Mercedes-Benz USA and parent DaimlerChrysler AG will pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that it failed to report air pollution problems with Mercedes-Benz vehicles to federal regulators.
Some Iraqis said Thursday that U.S. military plans to charge Marines in the shooting deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians were a sham, and that the American troops should face justice in Iraq. In terms of the number slain, the expected U.S. criminal case is the biggest to emerge from the war.
The Government has doubled the length of time garda can detain people for questioning for certain crimes. The Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, announced that he has signed new regulations doubling the detention period from 12 hours to 24 hours.
A Court of Appeals justice has said he suffered discrimination in the hands of a United States consul when he applied for a visa.
UP to 1500 people marched peacefully through the streets of Townsville's CBD yesterday, protesting against the denial of justice in the Mulrunji Doomadgee case.