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Calls for stalking law overhaul in South Korea as woman’s murder shocks nation

Stabbing triggers accusations that authorities are failing to take violence against women seriously

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King Mohammed VI Pardons 542 Convicts

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI granted a royal pardon to 542 convicts in commemoration of the Morocco’s Revolution of the King and the People of 1956. The Justice Ministry issued a press release on Friday stating that the list of beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes 433 detainees, 12 of who…

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pardons Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee amid 'national economic crisis'

South Korea's President, Yoon Suk-yeol, has pardoned Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee on Friday, with the nation's Justice Ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".

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Eavesdropping Probe Finds Israeli Police Exceeded Authority

An Israeli government investigation into the use of powerful eavesdropping technology by the police found that they only used it after securing a judicial warrant but that the flood of information exceeded the limits of their authority. The probe was launched after Calcalist, a local business daily, published an explosive…

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Govt to set up system for certifying Japanese language teachers, schools

The government has drawn up a plan to establish a system to certify the nation's Japanese language schools and make teaching a state-qualified profession. The move is aimed at improving the quality of Japanese language education, which is thought to vary widely. Presently, teachers are not required to hold state…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Russia Bans Activities of Jewish Agency

Russia has ordered the agency in charge of organizing the emigration of Jews to Israel to halt activities immediately. The directive was issued by Russia’s Justice Ministry and could impact thousands of Russian Jews who want to repatriate to Israel. This decision is the first of its kind since the…

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Revised Penal Code shifts focus to rehabilitation

The amended Penal Code bill that was passed this month mandates the creation of a "confinement" category, abolishing the categories of imprisonment with labor and imprisonment without labor, aiming to facilitate the official shift of emphasis from "punishment" to "rehabilitation" for inmates.

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Thailand's cabinet approves Civil Partnership Bill

The cabinet has approved the Civil Partnership Bill, which allows same-sex couples to register their partnership, and legal amendments after being vetted by the Council of State.

Bangkok Post

Spain's Congress passes bill qualifying all non-consensual sex as rape

Spain's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a bill that qualifies all non-consensual sex as rape in response to social outrage after the so-called Wolf Pack case gave momentum to the women's rights movement in the country four years ago.

Reuters

Russia adds Kasparov and Khodorkovsky to 'foreign agents' list

The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday added ex-world chess champion Garry Kasparov and former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, both prominent critics of the government, to the list of individuals acting as foreign agents, according the ministry's website.

Reuters

Palestinian Authority Appeals to US to Stop Car Cable Project in Jerusalem

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday appealed to the US administration and international community, mainly UNESCO, to exert pressure on Israel to halt the construction of a cable car project in occupied East Jerusalem. On Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian opponents of an Israeli plan to run a cable car over…

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Opponents of Jerusalem Cable Car Plan Lose Supreme Court Case

Israeli and Palestinian opponents of an Israeli plan to run a cable car over Jerusalem to the walls of the Old City lost on Sunday their Supreme Court case against a project they argued would alter its ancient landscape. A unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel disseminated by the Justice…

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Danish public prosecutor to charge former defence minister for leaking state secrets

The Danish public prosecutor will formally charge former defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen for leaking highly classified state secrets, the Justice Ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Presidential Amnesty in Syria Covers Daraa Inmates

Dozens of prisoners who originate from Syria’s southern Daraa governorate have been released, mostly from the country’s largest and most notorious prison, Sednaya. Their release came upon the implementation of an amnesty decree issued by President Bashar al-Assad. According to Daraa-based activists, some of those released were detained prior to…

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Moroccan King Pardons 958 Prisoners

Moroccan King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 958 prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the kingdom's Justice Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The statement said that 29 prisoners convicted of extremism and terrorism are among the pardoned people, noting they have participated in an initiative launched by…

Bangkok Post

Somsak orders extortion probe against prison guard

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has ordered the Corrections Department to investigate a warden at the Thonburi Women's Correctional Institute accused of corruption.

Bangkok Post

Jail-term reduction rules set

The Justice Ministry has revised the criteria for who is eligible to receive reduced prison terms by royal pardon.

Bangkok Post

Dept strikes down killer's parole plea

The Department of Corrections on Thursday confirmed that it has not granted parole to Polkrit Wiset, a former army sergeant who is serving a 33-year sentence for the murder of Ploypailin Palipol, saying the killer has not shown any remorse for his actions.

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Mum cries foul as killer gets parole

The mother of a victim who was strangled to death and her body burned in 2014 on Wednesday cried foul after finding out the man convicted of her daughter's abduction and murder is set to be released, decades early, on parole this year.

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Israeli Probe Finds No Sign of Police Abuse in Spyware Case

An Israeli investigation found “no indication” that police illegally hacked the mobile phones of dozens of public figures, the Justice Ministry announced Monday, contradicting the key claims of a series of explosive investigative reports in a leading Israeli newspaper. Israel’s attorney general ordered the investigation last month in the wake…

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Israeli probe finds no sign of police abuse in spyware case

Israel's Justice Ministry says an investigation has found “no indication” that police illegally hacked the mobile phones of dozens of public figures

Reuters

Israeli inquiry sees no indication of unlawful use of spyware by police

A high-level Israeli inquiry found no indication to support allegations that police had used controversial spyware on the phones of a number of public figures without warrants, the Justice Ministry said on Monday.

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Court Postpones Netanyahu Trial Hearings over Phone Spying Claims

The Jerusalem District Court announced on Sunday that all planned sessions this week in former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial will be postponed to Feb 21. The former premier, now opposition leader, is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. A…

Reuters

Israeli inquiry checking NSO database over police wiretap allegations

A high-level Israeli inquiry into alleged warrantless wiretaps by police is examining a database provided by NSO Group, the manufacturer of the powerful hacking tool Pegasus, the Justice Ministry said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Clear air on pardons

Early this week, a corruption watchdog urged the government to explain the Ministry of Justice's criteria in pardoning "big fish" -- referring to convicts in major corruption cases, many of whom recently had their jail terms substantially reduced.

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