Chinese authorities are investigating reports that a hospital employee in Shanxi province has been involved in selling newborns. The city of Datong has launched a team to investigate and vowed to “seriously deal with any illegal or disciplinary issues”, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. The case was first reported to the police by an … Read more
A report by prosecutors in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang has shed light on how entrepreneurs and private businesses can fall prey to the abuse of power by police. The report highlights a case dating back to May of last year, when two officials from the public security bureau of an unnamed province began extorting … Read more
Aimed at community safety, Northern Territory Country Liberal Party’s Chief Minister-elect Lia Finocchiaro announced an overhaul of criminal law, including a tightened bail law and lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years. After winning a landslide victory in Saturday’s election, Finocchiaro stressed her government’s priority will be drafting a suite of tough legal … Read more
Now legal professionals say the criminal procedure law, which is expected to undergo revisions in the coming years, should be changed to abolish or modify how RSDL is used to avoid abuse, human rights violations and false convictions. In April, the story of Beijing tech company manager Xing Yanjun went viral. He had died after … Read more
“Afterwards, we accidentally found the criminal court judge of the Haixi intermediate court and the director of the Tianjun county court were remotely giving instructions in a WeChat group,” the letter said, referring to a messaging and social media platform. According to liberal-leaning newspaper Southern Weekly, one of the lawyers involved in the trial, Liu … Read more
China’s top police, prosecutors and judges have vowed to enforce tougher new penalties against people who offer bribes – a new front in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive. Under amendments to the criminal law that took effect on Friday, representatives from companies or other entities found guilty of paying bribes now face 10 years … Read more
As the story unfolds, the two prosecutors race to collect evidence, redefining the case as a right to self-defence. China’s big holiday films spark social media debate about body issues and justice In a scene near the end of the movie, the Han delivers a passionate speech in defence of the suspect. Han tells the … Read more
Canadian customs officers could soon be posted to U.S. border posts on American soil for the first time in history, and American officers could be assigned to work from border posts in Canada, CBC News has learned. “It’s a fundamental shift,” said Mark Weber, president of the union that represents Canadian border officers. “You’re working … Read more
The debate generated so much heat that Xu’s sentence was reduced to seven years with a fine of 300,000 yuan on appeal, and authorities eventually punished officials who were previously untouched in the scandal. The case was one of several in the past decade in which Chinese members of the public used the transparency in … Read more
New Delhi: As the winter session of Parliament enters the last leg beginning Monday, three bills seeking to amend criminal laws and the appropriation bill will be in focus amid the divide between the Treasury and Opposition benches over the issue of security breach in the Lok Sabha. The government has listed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, … Read more
