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 […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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