Word: jails
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...Tuesday Chin asked Sorkin if it was his "expectation that [Madoff] will plead guilty" at the hearing on Thursday. "That's a reasonable expectation," Sorkin replied. The judge then said he would decide at the hearing whether to accept the plea and whether to remand Madoff to jail pending sentencing in several months, setting the stage for Madoff's climactic court appearance...
...Islamic groups, who believed its passage could counter moral degeneracy among Indonesian Muslims. So far, the law hasn't been applied in a significant way, although contemporary artists and others are worried they could be targets of its harsh prison sentences, which include a maximum of 10 years' in jail for "any person who exhibits themselves or others in a performance...that contains nudity, sexual exploitation...
...leaders that revolution brought to power, President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, runs high. Yushchenko's approval ratings have plunged to below 5% on the back of his failure to make good on his promises to bring an end to government corruption and send "bandits to jail...
...Prominent scholars from around the world recently came together to criticize the way in which Thailand's lèse-majesté laws have been used to charge or jail several people, including an academic and a foreigner. What is your opinion of what has happened? The laws have been there for many years. It was not that serious until now. They use the words 'loyal' or 'not loyal' to the monarchy as a tool to fight for power. That is bad for the monarchy and it's bad for Thailand. We should not allow this to happen...
...Lipman sees the new charges against Khodorkovsky as politically motivated. "The main meaning of this trial is an attempt to demonstrate that they [Russia's rulers] have the capacity to keep Khodorkovsky in jail for many more years...