Tag: justice
justiceBrazilian Judge famous for hard-line against police death squads killed at her house
Brazilian police form the state of Rio de Janeiro are combing a suburb for clues in the murder of a high-profile criminal judge, ambushed and fatally shot at her doorstep by hooded gunmen, TV Record reported Sunday.
Buenos Aires City Mayor Macri Prosecuted for Alleged Illegal Wiretappings
Buenos Aires City mayor Mauricio Macri and a former city Education Minister, Mariano Narodowski were prosecuted Friday on charges of illegal wiretappings. Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide also seized 250,000 pesos from the mayor for considering the case a conspiracy.
US Looking into Possible Banks-Credit Rating Agencies Collusion
Eight banks are facing a US investigation into the rating of their mortgage products, the BBC understands. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is looking at whether the relationship between the banks and credit rating agencies was manipulated to gain better ratings for risky securities.
Morgan Stanley Denies Having Misled Investors about Mortgage Derivatives
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) CEO James Gorman denied allegations the US bank misled investors about mortgage derivatives it sold them. The firm is being probed by US prosecutors over whether the bank misled clients when it sold them collateralized debt obligations as its own traders bet that the value of the securities would drop, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
German Highest Court Rejects Attempt to Block Rescue Aid to Greece
Germany's highest court on Saturday rejected a request by a group of academics to block the immediate release of Berlin's multi-billion-euro loan to debt-stricken Greece.
Sale of French Frigates to Taiwan Exposes 591 Million USD in “Commissions”
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Wu Den-yih praised the decision this week by an international court of arbitration to force French defence group Thales to pay Taiwan more than 591 million US dollars as a sanction for the payment of commissions in the purchase of Lafayette frigates from France.
Argentine Judge Annuls Gay Marriage; Congress Debates Same Sex Civil Unions
An Argentine national judge annulled on Tuesday a gay marriage between an Argentine national and a French businessman which took place five days ago, according to the Argentine news agency Telam.
Argentine Dictatorship Former Economy Minister Arrested Accused of Kidnapping
Former economy minister José Martínez de Hoz, the economic brains behind the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, has been arrested and transferred to a clinic after an amnesty law was lifted, a court official has said.
Argentine Supreme Court Judge says Botnia Pickets are “Illicit, but not Illegal”
An Argentine Supreme Court Judge has said that the pickets blocking an international bridge linking neighbouring Argentina and Uruguay to protest the construction of a pulp mill on the Uruguayan side are “illicit but not illegal”.
Brazilian Supreme Court Upholds Former Military Regime 1979 Amnesty Law
Amnesty International has condemned the Brazilian Supreme Court's blocking of a reinterpretation of a 1979 Amnesty Law that protects members of the former military government from being put on trial for extrajudicial killings, torture and rape.
