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Mississippi high court upholds open carry law
[JURIST] The Mississippi Supreme Court [official website] on Thursday
unanimously upheld Mississippi's House Bill 2 [text], which stipulates
that gun owners do not need a special permit to carry a gun in a holster
or carrying case, so long as it is at least partially visible.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant [official website] signed the bill into
law [Meridian Star report] in March, and it was set to take effect in
July. However, Circuit Court Judge Winston Kidd issued an injunction...
[more].
Posted by Julie Deisher on Sep 01, 2013 05:31 pm
Former head of Bosnian Serb parliament released from prison
[JURIST] Momcilo Krajisnik [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive], the
former speaker for the Bosnian Serb parliament, returned to Bosnia
Friday after being released from prison. Krajisnik, arrested in 2000,
was convicted in 2006 [JURIST report] by the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] for the
persecution, deportation and forcible transfer of civilians from their
homes during the Bosnian Civil War [JURIST news archive]. The ICTY
granted early release [JURIST report] to Krajisnik in July, based
partially...
[more].
Posted by Julie Deisher on Sep 01, 2013 05:03 pm
China asset regulator under investigation for corruption
[JURIST] The Chinese Ministry of Supervision on Sunday announced plans
to investigate Jiang Jiemin, director of the State-owned Assets
Supervision and Administration Commission [official websites, in
Chinese]. The investigation stems from Jiemin's alleged involvement in
an undisclosed "serious discipline violation" [South China Morning Post
report]. While the precise reason for the investigation is reportedly
unknown, authorities investigated Jiemin in November [South China
Morning Post report] when he was chairman of the China National
Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) [official website], an oil...
[more].
Posted by Benjamin Minegar on Sep 01, 2013 12:17 pm
Cambodia Khmer Rouge tribunal staff goes on strike
[JURIST] Approximately 100 staff members at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge
tribunal, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
[official website], went on strike Sunday in protest of unpaid wages.
More than 250 staff members, including judges, prosecutors and
interpreters, have not been paid since June of this year because of
budgetary problems. The Khmer Rouge tribunal is backed by the UN and
receives its funding [official website] solely from voluntary
contributions. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official website]
urged...
[more].
Posted by Benjamin Minegar on Sep 01, 2013 11:36 am
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