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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mother of deceased police officer calls arrested lieutenant colonel a monster: 'I want him to pay for what he did'

The mother of a deceased police officer expressed relief at the arrest of her son-in-law, accusing him of murder and labeling him a 'monster' during an interview.

Mar 20 • 21:30 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Former police officer acquitted of desecrating state symbols

A former police officer was acquitted of charges related to desecrating the Lithuanian coat of arms after a court found he did not act with malicious intent but rather aimed to create a performance art piece.

Mar 20 • 15:06 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Zaira Cruz Case: Public Prosecutor Appeals Decision Allowing Convicted Police Officer to Semi-open Regime and Requests Criminal Analysis

The Public Prosecutor's Office in Rio Grande do Norte has appealed a court decision permitting military police officer Pedro Inácio Araújo de Maria to serve his sentence in a semi-open regime after being convicted of the murder and rape of Zaira Cruz.

Mar 20 • 14:29 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

The court acquitted the former police officer charged with desecration of state symbols

A Lithuanian court found R. Ščerbininas not guilty of desecrating the state coat of arms, stating he intended to critique police work, not to offend national symbols.

Mar 20 • 13:55 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

One victory the government has already achieved: looting and the coup continue, and no one will stop them

The article discusses a small victory for justice in Israel, highlighting a court ruling that promotes a police officer despite governmental corruption, emphasizing persistence against corruption.

Mar 20 • 04:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Court increases sentence of retired firefighter who killed black police officer

A retired firefighter in Brazil has had his prison sentence increased from 17 to 20 years and 18 days for the murder of a black police officer following a discriminatory argument.

Mar 19 • 22:43 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Boston officer charged with manslaughter after shooting carjacking suspect as video disputes account

A Boston police officer has been charged with manslaughter following the fatal shooting of a suspected carjacker, with court documents indicating that the use of force may not have been justified.

Mar 19 • 21:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Justice considers a convicting police officer as not culpable for two deaths in Natal and changes prison to hospitalization

The court determined that convicted police officer Victor Hugo de Souto Valença will be hospitalized instead of serving his sentence in prison after being deemed not culpable due to mental incapacity.

Mar 19 • 20:41 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Suspect accused of killing NYPD's Jonathan Diller 'looks like he's smiling' in bodycam video: testimony

The suspect in the murder of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller appeared to smile in police bodycam footage shortly after the shooting, as detailed by a fellow officer in court.

Mar 19 • 14:16 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Justice maintains acquittal of police officer accused of killing army sergeant in Feira de Santana

The Bahia Court of Justice upheld the acquittal of a military police officer accused of killing an army sergeant in Feira de Santana.

Mar 18 • 21:42 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

VIDEO: man assaults court officer, flees and flips car after police chase in MT

A 29-year-old man was arrested after assaulting a court officer and leading police on a 100-kilometer chase that ended with him flipping his car in Santa Rita do Trivelato, Brazil.

Mar 18 • 16:00 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

District Court: Ben Gvir Must Promote Officer Rinat Saban by Monday, or She Will Be Promoted Without His Approval

A Jerusalem district court ruled that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir must approve the promotion of Officer Rinat Saban by Monday, or she will be promoted without his consent.

Mar 18 • 13:18 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

District Court: Ben Gvir Must Promote Officer Rinat Saban by Monday, or She Will Be Promoted Without His Approval

A Jerusalem district court judge has ruled that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir must approve the promotion of Officer Rinat Saban by Monday, or she will automatically be promoted without his consent.

Mar 18 • 13:18 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Military Court orders the arrest of lieutenant colonel from PM suspected of killing wife with a gunshot to the head in SP

A Military Court in São Paulo has ordered the preventive arrest of Military Police lieutenant colonel Geraldo Leite Rosa Neto, who is suspected of murdering his wife, police officer Gisele Alves Santana.

Mar 18 • 11:18 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

The Legal Advisor to the Court: Ben Gvir Violates a Court Ruling, It Should Be Established That a Promotion Can Be Advanced Without His Approval

The Israeli Attorney General asserts that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is violating a court ruling by failing to promote police officer Rinat Saban, and seeks court confirmation that her promotion can proceed without his approval.

Mar 17 • 18:04 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

'The relationship was consensual...', FIR against army officer for rape dismissed

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR against an army officer accused of rape, ruling that the relationship was consensual.

Mar 17 • 12:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The justice system forces Social Security to retroactively recognize a police officer's seniority

The Madrid High Court has mandated that Social Security acknowledge a national police officer's seniority retroactively, affecting payments from 2019 to 2022.

Mar 14 • 04:30 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Sex attack victim brands ex-volunteer cop a 'monster' in emotional court hearing

A sexual predator, previously a volunteer police officer, was called a 'monster' by his victims during a sentencing hearing as they recounted the abuse they endured.

Mar 13 • 21:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Former player security and parliamentary advisor: who is the penal police officer known as Bonitão, who is wanted by the STF

Luciano Fagundes Pinheiro, a penal police officer known as Bonitão, is wanted by Brazil's Supreme Court for allegedly attempting to delay the extradition of an international drug trafficker.

Mar 13 • 07:01 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Former police officer who identified Finnish tsunami victims appears in court – here’s why

Retired police commissioner Ismo Kopra faces charges for breaching official secrets regarding Finnish tsunami victims during a televised documentary.

Mar 12 • 14:28 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

IAS Abhishek Prakash to be reinstated, suspended in a 1 crore bribery case

Abhishek Prakash, a prominent IAS officer in Uttar Pradesh, is set to be reinstated following a court ruling that cleared him of corruption charges.

Mar 12 • 05:28 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
Crime & Justice

Asaf Shmulevitz, who impersonated a reservist officer on October 7th, was found not guilty due to 'insanity'

Asaf Shmulevitz was found not guilty by reason of insanity for impersonating a military intelligence officer due to his mental state at the time of his actions.

Mar 11 • 20:24 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PM killed by gunshot at home: husband is investigated after court orders case to be treated as femicide

The husband of police officer Gisele Santana, who was found dead at home with a gunshot wound, is now considered a suspect after the court in São Paulo determined the inquiry should be treated as femicide.

Mar 11 • 10:13 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Devastated widow of hero police officer breaks down as accused killer appears in court

The widow of a police officer who was killed during a traffic stop became emotional in court as graphic details of the incident were revealed during the trial of the accused murderer.

Mar 11 • 01:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Extended Detention of Police Officer Suspected in the Disappearance of the Aguiar Family in Cachoeirinha

A court has extended the temporary detention of police officer Cristiano Domingues Francisco, who is suspected of being involved in the disappearance of the Aguiar family in Brazil.

Mar 10 • 16:41 UTC
🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
Crime & Justice

Court sentences Russian commander who staged execution of Ukrainian officer's mother

A court in Ukraine has sentenced a Russian commander in absentia to 10 years for staging a mock execution of a Ukrainian officer's mother.

Mar 10 • 12:27 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court condemns a police officer for negligent homicide after shooting a fleeing prisoner

The Spanish Supreme Court has found a police officer guilty of negligent homicide for fatally shooting a prisoner who had escaped during transport to a court.

Mar 10 • 06:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Driver flees from court officer, reaches 160 km/h in chase and ends up arrested in the interior of SP

A 42-year-old man was arrested in São Paulo after fleeing from law enforcement during a police chase that reached speeds of 160 km/h.

Mar 9 • 16:47 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Defendant appeals murder sentence in probation officer killing case

The defendant in the murder of probation officer Hiroshi Shinjo has appealed against the life sentence imposed by the Otsu District Court.

Mar 9 • 10:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

SP court orders exhumation of colonel's wife found dead with a bullet in her head

A São Paulo court has ordered the exhumation of the body of Gisele Alves Santana, a police officer found dead with a gunshot wound, as the investigation into her death shifts from suicide to a suspected homicide.

Mar 6 • 10:57 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

Police viewed people's data, was acquitted and returned to work - prosecutor and victims dissatisfied with the verdict

A police officer in Kuopio, Finland, who viewed the personal data of nearly a hundred individuals during his free time has been acquitted of charges, leading to dissatisfaction from the prosecutor and several victims.

Mar 6 • 08:57 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

The Supreme Court has kept the police officer's killer in prison, but a new release opportunity is not far off

Nikolai Mitjanin, sentenced to life for the murder of a police officer and other crimes, has been denied early release despite prison support, with a potential new opportunity in a year.

Mar 6 • 05:39 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

Nahel Case: The Court of Appeal Will Confirm or Not This Thursday the Referral of the Police Officer for Murder

The Versailles Court of Appeal will make a crucial decision on whether to uphold the referral of a police officer for murder in connection with the death of Nahel Merzouk.

Mar 5 • 07:18 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police officer accused of killing girl Hillary goes to trial in the coast of SP

The trial of police officer Luis de Farias Pacheco, accused of killing two-year-old Hillary Souza Valadares, commenced in Peruíbe, São Paulo.

Mar 4 • 17:40 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Florida man who wrestled cop's gun away and killed him to be executed after final appeals rejected

A Florida man convicted of killing a police officer in 1991 will be executed after all his appeals were denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mar 3 • 21:39 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

China used UK Border Force officer for 'shadow policing operations'

A court case reveals that a UK Border Force officer was allegedly involved in covert operations for the Chinese state, targeting dissidents and facilitating surveillance in the UK.

Mar 3 • 14:30 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Bradáčová was unsuccessful. The Supreme Court defended a woman from Plzeň who punched a police officer

The Czech Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a woman from Plzeň who punched a police officer, marking a notable case regarding police conduct and public defense.

Mar 3 • 04:23 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Man who assaulted police officer in Narva ends up in court

A 55-year-old man, Vladimir, was in court for assaulting a police officer who intervened during an incident last fall in Narva, Estonia.

Mar 2 • 16:00 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

"Expressing Discontent Against the Country and Probation System" Life Imprisonment Verdict in the Case of the Murder of a Probation Officer

A man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his probation officer, with the court acknowledging his mental competency and attributing the crime to his discontent with the probation system.

Mar 2 • 13:00 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Judgment of life imprisonment for the homicide case of a probation officer - Otsu District Court

The Otsu District Court sentenced Kohei Iizuka to life imprisonment for the murder of his probation officer, reflecting the serious implications of the case for the legal system and community safety.

Mar 2 • 06:36 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Boiler room and then away from the republic. A prosecutor is taking a secret police officer to court for persecuting a printer from Plzeň

A Czech prosecutor is prosecuting a former StB officer for persecuting a Plzeň printer during the communist regime.

Mar 1 • 10:06 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Reuters: An Iranian court rules to execute a protester, and the government warns of 'red lines'

An Iranian court has sentenced a protester to death for allegedly killing a security officer during nationwide demonstrations, while the government cautions students against crossing 'red lines' in their protests.

Feb 24 • 15:22 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Pregnant woman found next to 'dog bowl of blood', murder trial hears

A police officer testified in court about finding the pregnant body of Natalie McNally next to a bowl of blood during a murder trial.

Feb 24 • 15:20 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

The advisor close to Levin testified in the past in an attempt to avoid indictment. It was determined that her testimony was manipulative and unreliable

Yael Kutnick, the legal advisor to the Ministry of Justice, provided testimony against a senior police officer with hopes of avoiding indictment, but her testimony was deemed manipulative and unreliable by a court over 20 years ago.

Feb 24 • 12:57 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

The court canceled the conviction of a border police officer who was filmed attacking a Palestinian press photographer in Jerusalem

A Jerusalem court overturned the conviction of border police officer Yitzhak Sofer for assaulting Palestinian photographer Mustafa Alharouf, citing the officer's PTSD from prior traumatic experiences as a mitigating factor.

Feb 24 • 12:45 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

The murdered probation officer's wife called out "Iizuka-kun" in court, to which the defendant...

In a trial regarding the murder of probation officer Hiroshi Shinjo, his wife addressed the accused, Kohei Iizuka, in court, expressing deep pain and disappointment.

Feb 24 • 11:30 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Murder of probation officer in Otsu, life imprisonment sought for defendant who says it was 'the biggest mistake of his life'

In Otsu, a 36-year-old defendant, Kohei Iizuka, faces life imprisonment for the murder of a probation officer while claiming it was his greatest mistake.

Feb 24 • 10:05 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Conscientious police officer worked in his free time - faced charges

A police officer was charged with data protection violations after searching for personal information of 97 individuals during his free time, but all charges were dropped by the court.

Feb 23 • 16:48 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Police fined and banned from keeping animals – hit a police dog on the running path

A Finnish court has fined a police officer and banned him from keeping animals after he struck a police dog during training.

Feb 23 • 16:45 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Bombay High Court Takes a Tough Stance on Dismissed Mumbai Police Officer Riyazuddin Qazi

The Bombay High Court has stated it will thoroughly review the dismissal of former Mumbai Police officer Riyazuddin Qazi, involved in the Antilia bomb threat case.

Feb 23 • 16:04 UTC

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