2019 – Page 38 – World Justice News

Criminal gang facing jail after laundering profits of £8 million drugs supply operation through sham companies

June 12, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By TRISTAN KIRK Courts correspondent Members of a criminal gang who ran an £8 million drugs supply operation across the UK while laundering profits through a web of ‘front’ companies are facing jail. Ringleader Baljinder Kang, 32, […]

Hong Kong extradition: Police fire rubber bullets at protesters

June 12, 2019 zoshinuk 0

Police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas in Hong Kong at demonstrators amid anger at a new bill to allow extradition to mainland China. Protesters blocked key roads around government buildings and threw bricks […]

Woman burned to death by ex gave evidence in trial before dying from her injuries

June 12, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Georgia Diebelius A family have released shocking images that show the extent of their daughter’s injuries, after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her ex-boyfriend. Judy Malinowski, then 31, bravely fought […]

Oklahoma man is convicted of kidnapping his stepdaughter and holding her hostage for 20 years while he raped and abused her, fathering nine children

June 12, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By GEORGE MARTIN FOR MAILONLINE A 63-year-old man has been found guilty of raping his stepdaughter and fathering nine of her children after kidnapping her and holding her hostage for 20 years. Henri Michelle Piette kidnapped Rosalynn […]

Chemical castration: Alabama enacts new paedophile law

June 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Alabama has signed into law a bill that requires some convicted paedophiles to undergo chemical castration. Under the law, those found guilty of a sex offence against a minor under the age of 13 will […]

MI5’s use of personal data was ‘unlawful’, says watchdog

June 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

The security service MI5 has handled large amounts of personal data in an “undoubtedly unlawful” way, a watchdog has said. The Investigatory Powers Commissioner said information gathered under warrants was kept too long and not […]

Kim Dotcom Fighting U.S. Extradition in New Zealand Supreme Court

June 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues on Monday took their fight against being extradited to the U.S. to New Zealand’s top court. The Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the seven-year-old […]

Sally Challen: No fresh trial over husband murder

June 7, 2019 zoshinuk 0

An abused woman will not face a retrial for murdering her husband with a hammer after prosecutors accepted her manslaughter plea. Sally Challen, 65, was found guilty of murdering 61-year-old Richard in Surrey and jailed […]

Brexit: Boris Johnson £350m claim case thrown out by judges

June 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

The High Court has thrown out an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson over claims he lied during the 2016 referendum campaign by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week. The Tory leadership candidate […]

Australia’s biggest meth bust: Drugs found hidden inside speakers

June 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

Australian authorities say they have seized the nation’s largest-ever haul of methamphetamine, an illicit drug known locally as ice. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$1.2bn (£660m; $840m), were found hidden inside stereo […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2019

Criminal gang facing jail after laundering profits of £8 million drugs supply operation through sham companies

Hong Kong extradition: Police fire rubber bullets at protesters

Woman burned to death by ex gave evidence in trial before dying from her injuries

Oklahoma man is convicted of kidnapping his stepdaughter and holding her hostage for 20 years while he raped and abused her, fathering nine children

Chemical castration: Alabama enacts new paedophile law

MI5’s use of personal data was ‘unlawful’, says watchdog

Kim Dotcom Fighting U.S. Extradition in New Zealand Supreme Court

Sally Challen: No fresh trial over husband murder

Brexit: Boris Johnson £350m claim case thrown out by judges

Australia’s biggest meth bust: Drugs found hidden inside speakers