October 2016 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Two Men Face Jail Over UK Horse Meat Scandal

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Ulrik Nielsen, 57, from Gentofte near Copenhagen in Denmark, and Alex Beech, 44, of Highfield Close, Hull, today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud after horse flesh was mixed with beef but it was labelled […]

Mayor Testifies at his Theft Trial

October 27, 2016 World Justice News 0

Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi told jurors during his felony theft trial that he used his government-issued credit card for personal purchases, but denied that he tried to steal public funds. Kenoi faces five criminal […]

World wildlife ‘falls by 58% in 40 years’

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

An assessment by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and WWF ‘The Living Planet’, suggests that if the trend continues that decline could reach two-thirds among vertebrates by 2020. Lake, river and wetland animals are […]

Bundy Juror Dismissed

October 27, 2016 World Justice News 0

The federal trial of Ammon Bundy and six other people involved in the winter takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon took a tumultuous turn Wednesday as a judge dismissed one juror who had […]

Man admits slaying ex-girlfriend after promising police to stop stalking her

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

JAPAN – A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of discarding the dismembered corpse of his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend, who vanished last month after telling police she was being stalked. Keitaro Saga, 50, unemployed and […]

Sakharov prize: Yazidi Women Win EU Freedom Prize

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Two Yazidi women who escaped sexual enslavement by so-called Islamic State (IS) in Iraq have won Europe’s top human rights award, the Sakharov prize*. Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar were among thousands of […]

Calais ‘Jungle’ children with nowhere to sleep

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Aid workers say about 100 unaccompanied minors were left inside the “Jungle” with nowhere to sleep overnight. This is in spite of French officials claims the camp is now empty. Caroline Gregory of Calais Action, […]

Australian Magistrate Tells Aboriginal Teen to ‘be like 50 Cent’

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

West Australian magistrate Deen Potter has suggested an Aboriginal boy use US rapper 50 Cent as a role model to avoid a potential life of crime. The 16 year old boy was charged with 49 […]

Sun Newspaper Journalist Has Conviction Quashed

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Sun crime reporter Anthony France has won an appeal against his conviction for paying for tip-offs from an anti-terrorism officer. He was the only journalist to be successfully tried under Operation Elveden, the police […]

Guildford Four: Gerry Conlon’s sister calls for files to be released

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Following the release of secret case papers, the sister of Guildford Four member Gerry Conlon, Ann McKernan, has called for these papers be made public. Mr Conlon, along with three others, was jailed in a […]

Human Rights

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

World Justice News

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Month: October 2016

Two Men Face Jail Over UK Horse Meat Scandal

Mayor Testifies at his Theft Trial

World wildlife ‘falls by 58% in 40 years’

Bundy Juror Dismissed

Man admits slaying ex-girlfriend after promising police to stop stalking her

Sakharov prize: Yazidi Women Win EU Freedom Prize

Calais ‘Jungle’ children with nowhere to sleep

Australian Magistrate Tells Aboriginal Teen to ‘be like 50 Cent’

Sun Newspaper Journalist Has Conviction Quashed

Guildford Four: Gerry Conlon’s sister calls for files to be released