Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban
Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s travel ban, a judge has ruled. The order, by District Judge Derrick Watson in...
Tag: Law_Crime
Two Bodies Found In Suitcases In Japan Woods
Two bodies found stuffed inside suitcases abandoned in mountainous forest near Tokyo are suspected to be missing Chinese sisters, local media reported Friday. Police officers reportedly found the...
Robbers Kill Cop
Two suspected armed robbers yesterday shot and killed a police officer who led a team to stop their robbery operations at Lapaz, near a popular restaurant, Las Pamas, in Accra. According to reports,...
Man Murders Wife, Dumps Body In Pond
Joshua Ababaio, a coconut seller in Sokode Bagble in the Ho Municipality has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and dumping the body in a pond. Madam Mercy Nfodjoh, mother of the...
MP Calls For Calm Over Lapaz Shooting
The Member of Parliament for Okai Koi Central, in whose constituency a shooting incident occurred, Patrick Yaw Boamah is urging calm among residents. The shooting, by some unknown assailants, led to...
Singapore Hangs Malaysian Drug Trafficker
Singapore on Friday executed a Malaysian drug trafficker despite a plea for clemency from the United Nations and concerns expressed by rights groups over alleged flaws in his trial. Prabagaran...
Australia To Compel Chat Apps To Hand Over Encrypted Messages
Social media giants like Facebook and WhatsApp will be compelled to share encrypted messages of suspected terrorists and other criminals with Australian police under new laws unveiled Friday. It...
Rapper DMX Arrested, Charged With Evading $1.7mn In Taxes
Rapper DMX turned himself in to authorities on federal charges of tax fraud, according to New York prosecutors. The recording artist, whose real name is Earl Simmons, allegedly engaged in a...
Accused Marwako Supervisor Speaks English In Court To Judge’s Surprise; Judgement Set For July 26
There was laughter in court on Thursday when accused Abelenkpe Branch Supervisor of Marwako Fast Food Limited Jihad Chabaan spoke English to the surprise of presiding Abeka District Court. “Can you...
Lapaz Broad Day Robbery: Armed Men Shoot Two Police Officers
The Police Service is on a manhunt for two armed men who shot two officers in broad daylight at Lapaz in Accra. The criminals were said to be on a robbery mission in the area but aimed and shot at...
Trader In Court For Fraud
A Trader, Cecelia Nyame was on Wednesday put before an Accra Circuit Court for defrauding by false pretense. Cecelia was said to have defrauded one Francis Sarpong Dakudze of an amount of...
US Charges 412 People For Health Fraud, Opioid Scams
US authorities announced charges Thursday against more than 400 people, many of them doctors and nurses, over health care scams worth $1.3 billion including the wrongful prescription and distribution...
Armed Men Shoot Two Police Officers, Steal Car In Broad Daylight
The Police Service is on a manhunt for two armed men who shot two officers in broad daylight at Lapaz in Accra. The criminals were said to be on a robbery mission in the area but aimed and shot at...
Court Shoots Down Law Graduates Over Ghana School of Law Entrance Exam
An attempt by some law graduates to stop the General Legal Council from administering entrance examination and interview before admitting qualified students into the Ghana School of Law has failed....
Sri Lanka Opens Landmark Inquiry Into 2012 Jail Massacre
Sri Lanka announced Thursday a long-awaited investigation into the massacre of 27 prisoners that became a symbol of the rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by the war-era regime. Inspector-General of...
Prosecutor’s Absence Forces Judge To Adjourn Case of Delta Force 13
The absence of a police officer prosecuting the assault case against 13 members of Delta Force has caused the Kumasi Circuit Court to adjourned the case to August 8. The court presided over by Ms....
Man Arrested Over Brutal Rape, Murder of Indian Schoolgirl
Indian police Thursday arrested a key suspect in the gang rape and murder of a teenage girl near the hill resort of Shimla, shocking a small community where such brutal violence is rare. The...
Court Throws Out Injunction Against Law School Entrance Exam
A Human Rights division of the High Court has dismissed an application seeking to stop the General Legal Council from organizing entrance exams and interviews for potential law students seeking...
Police Charged With Philippine Mayor’s Murder Back On Duty
Philippine policemen accused of killing a town mayor when he was in jail on drugs charges are back on duty, an official said Thursday, in a case cited as a sign of growing impunity under President...
S.Korean Diplomat Recalled From Ethiopia Over Alleged Rape
A senior South Korean diplomat has been recalled from Ethiopia after he allegedly raped a female colleague, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday, as it issued a public apology. The incident came...