News with and about 'prosecution'

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Bug hospital avoids prosecution

added on 2007-11-15 12:30:05 (BBC News - News Front Page)

A hospital where 33 patients died in a Clostridium difficile outbreak will face no criminal proceedings. ...more.

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Army death immunity 'must end'

added on 2007-11-04 02:30:03 (BBC News - News Front Page)

The MoD should not be immune from prosecution for non-combat deaths or injuries, families say. ...more.

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Iraq to end contractor immunity

added on 2007-10-30 15:30:04 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Iraq's government approves a draft law revoking private security contractors' immunity from prosecution. ...more.

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Police chief faces speeding case

added on 2007-10-30 16:00:03 (BBC News - News Front Page)

A senior police officer in charge of road policing for chief constables is facing prosecution for speeding. ...more.

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Immunity Jeopardizes Iraq Probe

added on 2007-10-30 06:00:06 (Washington Post - Politics)

Potential prosecution of Blackwater guards allegedly involved in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians last month may have been compromised because the guards received immunity for statements they made to State Department officials investigating the incident, federal law enforcement officials... ...more.

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Immunity Jeopardizes Iraq Probe

added on 2007-10-30 15:00:07 (Washington Post - Politics)

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Ex-Attorney General Says Politics Drove Federal Prosecution

added on 2007-10-24 16:30:06 (Washington Post - Politics)

Richard L. Thornburgh, who served as attorney general under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, accused the Justice Department yesterday of prosecuting a prominent Pennsylvania Democrat for political reasons, one of a series of cases singled out by House Democrats as examples of alleged... ...more.

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Blow for defiant Zimbabwe farmers

added on 2007-10-11 21:30:03 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Eleven of Zimbabwe's remaining white farmers face prosecution after defying orders to vacate their land. ...more.

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US tightens law on security firms

added on 2007-10-05 01:00:03 (BBC News - News Front Page)

Private security contractors in Iraq accused of wrongdoing could face prosecution in the US, under a new law. ...more.

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House OKs Bill to Prosecute Contractors

added on 2007-10-04 19:30:08 (Washington Post - Politics)

WASHINGTON -- The House passed a bill on Wednesday that would make all private contractors working in Iraq and other combat zones subject to prosecution by U.S. courts. It was the first major legislation of its kind to pass since a deadly shootout last month involving Blackwater employees. ...more.

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