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🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Such a punishment is demanded for Marius

Prosecutors are demanding a prison sentence of seven years and seven months for Marius Borg Høibyl in connection with multiple criminal charges, including rape.

Mar 18 • 12:03 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Prosecution's demand for punishment for Høiby: Seven years and seven months in prison

The prosecution demands a sentence of seven years and seven months in prison for Marius Borg Høiby in a high-profile criminal case involving multiple serious allegations.

Mar 18 • 10:45 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

The punishment of a man secretly filming women in the shower shocks – 'Lifetime ban is the only option'

The Czech football players' association demands a lifetime ban for coach Petr Vlachovsky, who secretly filmed female players and possessed sexual abuse material involving minors.

Mar 16 • 20:59 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

'Law Distortion Crime' Cho Hee-dae - Why was it transferred to the Seoul Police Department's Special Investigations Unit? Legal community says it's difficult to prove intention.

The case involving Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, charged under the newly implemented 'Law Distortion Crime', has been transferred to the Seoul Police's Special Investigations Unit for review, but the legal community doubts its potential for actual prosecution due to the challenges of proving intent and the legality of retroactive punishment.

Mar 15 • 11:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Driver caught with over 400 kg of cocaine is released and sentenced to alternative punishment

A driver caught with 419 kg of cocaine has been sentenced to an alternative punishment instead of prison time after being classified as a first-time offender and merely a transporter of the drug.

Mar 14 • 19:46 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Murderer Cedric Ricks uses last words to apologise before he's executed on death row

Cedric Ricks, convicted of murdering a mother and her son, expressed remorse for his actions in his final words before being executed in Texas.

Mar 12 • 01:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Texas to execute man who killed his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son in 2013

Cedric Ricks is scheduled for execution in Texas for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony Figueroa, after the US Supreme Court rejected his final appeal.

Mar 11 • 16:35 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

'Punishment for falling in love with a Hindu boy...,' girl killed by mother and brother

In Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, a young woman was allegedly murdered by her family in an honor killing after falling in love with a Hindu boy.

Mar 11 • 06:10 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

Death threats and attack on the mayor of Rabí over pocket money. Court has annulled the punishment of a young man from Lithuania

A Lithuanian youth received a suspended sentence after making death threats against the mayor of Rabí in connection with a pocket money dispute.

Mar 10 • 04:45 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

A. Lobov, accused of defaming M. Sinkevičius, faces punishment and a ban on social media use

A resident of Jonava, A. Lobov faces legal consequences for falsely accusing mayor M. Sinkevičius of serious crimes, including child abduction and trafficking.

Mar 9 • 09:26 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

Woman in a box and a brief history of burial alive

The article discusses the psychological implications of extreme forms of punishment, such as being buried alive, and the moral debates surrounding the deserving of such punishments for certain crimes.

Mar 8 • 22:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Molestation of a Deaf Woman in Muzaffarpur

A young man was caught by locals in Muzaffarpur for allegedly molesting a deaf woman, and faced an unconventional punishment.

Mar 8 • 09:26 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

“Even a devil wouldn’t treat their children like that?”… Over 2,000 petitions for severe punishment in the ‘4-month-old baby death’ case

More than 2,200 petitions have been submitted to the court urging severe punishment for the parents involved in the case of a 4-month-old baby who was abused and killed in Yeosu, South Korea.

Mar 8 • 07:28 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

A Ramadan Visit to Dostoevsky on Voluntary Hunger

The article explores a conceptual visit to the world of Fyodor Dostoevsky, reflecting on themes of existential hunger and moral dilemmas found in his literary works.

Mar 8 • 07:20 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Life & Tech

Guilt, Fear, and Paranoia: Why Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment Remains So Uncomfortable

Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment continues to evoke discomfort as it delves into the psyche of the criminal rather than the criminal act itself.

Mar 7 • 13:30 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

Under DeSantis' Government: Florida Has the Harshest and Longest Criminal Sentences in the U.S.

A recent report highlights Florida's position as the state with the toughest criminal sentences in the United States under Governor Ron DeSantis.

Mar 7 • 10:00 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
Crime & Justice

Omar Treviño, 'El Z-42', threatens US guard and 'faces worse': What did he say and what was the punishment?

Omar Treviño, known as 'El Z-42', faced harsher conditions after threatening a prison guard in Virginia following his extradition to the United States.

Mar 5 • 00:57 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Ragelskis sentenced, the court imposed a special punishment: allowed to use a computer, but not social media

A judge in Lithuania sentenced L. Ragelskis to one year and nine months of restricted freedom without intensive supervision, despite his failure to appear in court for the verdict.

Mar 4 • 13:34 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Murderer who shot police officer apologises to family 35 years on - and is then executed

Billy Leon Kearse was executed for the 1988 murder of police officer Danny Parrish, after he offered an apology to the victim's family during his final moments.

Mar 4 • 01:43 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

Was there really a passenger at the wheel? Woman in BMW breaks through level crossing barrier in Jurmala and tries to avoid punishment

A woman driving a BMW in Jurmala broke through a level crossing barrier while attempting to evade legal consequences by claiming someone else was driving.

Mar 3 • 22:01 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Liberating exhibition on crime and punishment at Kalmar Art Museum

The exhibition "The Last Sentence" at Kalmar Art Museum features works from various artists alongside a collective installation created by six inmates from the city's prison.

Mar 3 • 10:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

The Lovers of Viorne: A crime thriller that speaks of love, betrayal, and punishment

The play "The Lovers of Viorne," directed and translated by Sotiris Tsogas, is a psychological erotic thriller based on a chilling true story from 1949 France, exploring themes of memory, silence, and love.

Mar 3 • 07:31 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Chamber creates crime of enforced disappearance and opens loophole to punish cases from the dictatorship

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved a new law defining enforced disappearance as a heinous crime, allowing for punishment of past cases from the dictatorship.

Mar 3 • 02:48 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

PHOTOS ⟩ Prosecutor demanded a long prison sentence for the drug crime accused. The defender was shocked: proper drug boss punishment

In a court session, a prosecutor requested a severe sentence for a young man accused of large-scale drug trafficking and involving a minor, sparking a controversial comparison by the defense attorney.

Mar 2 • 15:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

The hunter will not go to court for poaching the twelve-point stag. He redeemed himself from punishment

A hunter who poached a twelve-point stag paid a fine and avoided court action.

Feb 28 • 04:56 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Vladimiras Laučius. Russia's Crime and Gritėnas' Punishment

The article discusses the implications of Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' for the Russian nation and contrasts their cultural pride with a lack of genuine understanding of its lessons.

Feb 27 • 08:59 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

Man secretly filmed women in dressing room and shower – outrage over sentence

A man in Austria received a seven-month suspended sentence and a fine for secretly filming members of a women's football team in various private settings, igniting public outrage over the leniency of the punishment.

Feb 25 • 21:02 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Drunk obstetrician's manslaughter sentence 'met expectations' says premier

WA Premier Roger Cook supports the sentencing of a drunk obstetrician, who received 10 years and six months for manslaughter, while opposition leader Basil Zempilas feels the punishment is insufficient.

Feb 25 • 06:10 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

16-year-old convicted for the bus fire in Nordre Follo

A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to two years of youth punishment for setting fire to a bus in Nordre Follo last summer, resulting in one death and several injuries.

Feb 24 • 09:20 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

NRK: 16-year-old sentenced to youth punishment after bus fire in Nordre Follo

A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to youth punishment for causing a bus fire in Nordre Follo that resulted in one death and two serious injuries.

Feb 24 • 09:17 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Sick dad forces little girl, 8, to jump up and down until she dies

A Texas father pleaded guilty to manslaughter after his eight-year-old daughter tragically died from punishment that involved jumping on a scorching hot trampoline.

Feb 22 • 18:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Over a hundred juvenile offenders per year could in the future receive a special punishment

The Finnish government proposes extending the maximum duration of youth sentences, allowing for broader application based on the severity of the crime and the offender's background.

Feb 19 • 12:30 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

The ‘Lawsuit War’ Between Jung Hee-won and a Former Colleague... Both Submitted ‘Non-Punishment Requests’ Together

Both Jung Hee-won, the head of the Low Aging Research Institute, and his former colleague, a woman in her 30s, have submitted requests for non-punishment to the police after having previously filed mutual accusations against each other.

Feb 19 • 11:00 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

'Religious leader' allegedly controlled lives of youth group, court told

A Venezuelan youth group leader, Cristhian David Diaz Suarez, has been released on bail while facing charges of controlling group members and subjecting them to physical punishment.

Feb 19 • 06:48 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Molestation under the guise of punishment, relatives beat the principal, Video

In Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, the principal of St. Francis School, Joseph, has been accused of molesting children aged 8 to 10, leading to public outrage and violence from parents who confronted him.

Feb 18 • 10:11 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Inside the grisly execution of 'womb raider' who ripped unborn baby from mother

Lisa Montgomery, the only female inmate on federal death row, was executed for the gruesome murder of a pregnant woman and the abduction of her unborn child, raising questions about mental health and the ethics of capital punishment.

Feb 15 • 06:00 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

They arranged marriages to obtain the green card, but the USCIS discovered them and now they await the worst punishment

In Jacksonville, Florida, 11 individuals were arrested in connection with a fraudulent immigration scheme involving sham marriages to secure green cards.

Feb 14 • 12:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Sánchez disdains his partners and approves the Junts law that toughens the punishment for repeat offenses

The Spanish Congress has approved a law supported by Junts that increases penalties for repeat offenders, with overwhelming support from conservative parties.

Feb 12 • 10:27 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Teen goes through 'drug court' and suffers gang rape in RJ

A 13-year-old girl was gang-raped as punishment after being subjected to a 'drug court' in São João de Meriti, Brazil, due to a mistaken identity.

Feb 11 • 15:12 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

STF has a majority to classify illicit campaign funding as an electoral crime and misconduct

The Brazilian Supreme Court has established a majority allowing for double punishment of illicit campaign funding, enhancing the penalties for this crime during an election year.

Feb 6 • 21:09 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Prosecutor seeks prison for 17-year-old charged with rapes

The prosecutor has called for a two-year prison sentence combined with two years of youth punishment for a 17-year-old charged with raping three young boys in Oslo, which occurred between August 2024 and May last year.

Feb 6 • 09:22 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

To find and pay for the murderers of my son, says the father of the 27-year-old who was murdered in Nea Peramos

The father of a murdered 27-year-old businessman in Nea Peramos appeals for the capture and punishment of his son's killers after spending four hours testifying to the police.

Feb 5 • 13:29 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

The appellate court mitigated the punishment for corruption sentenced to Ričardas Pudževelis - he will serve 4 years

Ričardas Pudževelis' sentence for corruption has been reduced from five and a half years to four years, alongside a fine of 13,200 euros, as the appellate court ruled in his case which also involved other defendants.

Feb 5 • 11:44 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
Crime & Justice

"Zero hygiene, isolation, and punishment." Darmovzal described his stay in a Venezuelan prison

Jan Darmovzal detailed the inhumane conditions he faced while imprisoned in Venezuela, highlighting issues such as lack of hygiene and isolation, after returning to the Czech Republic.

Feb 5 • 08:15 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

Soldier died in a defense forces vehicle accident in Luumäki – prosecutor demands punishment for the driver for causing death

A prosecutor is seeking punishment for a former soldier for traffic safety violations and causing death in connection with a two-year-old accident that resulted in the death of a soldier and injuries to two others.

Feb 4 • 16:53 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Punishment for Spreading False Information about Japanese Military 'Comfort Women' Victims Passed First Hurdle in National Assembly

The National Assembly has initiated legislation to punish the dissemination of false information about the victims of Japanese military 'comfort women,' addressing the need for state support given the vulnerability of elderly survivors to historical denial and hate speech.

Feb 4 • 08:02 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
Crime & Justice

Newsfilter: They smuggled tons of hashish and cocaine, the government coalition is saving them from punishment

The article discusses concerns about the Slovak government coalition's actions, highlighting its alleged complicity in protecting criminal elements while undermining the rule of law.

Feb 3 • 18:05 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

President Lee: Punishing Egg Thieves While There Are Many Obstacles for Corporate Crimes

President Lee Jae-myung criticized the Fair Trade Commission's exclusive prosecution rights and demanded a swift improvement in the punishment system for structural corporate illegal activities.

Feb 3 • 07:34 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

Terrorism Without Punishment: The Drug Strategy to Set Cities on Fire and Get Away Free

The article discusses an incident in Ciudad Juárez where a passenger bus was set on fire using Molotov cocktails, highlighting the growing strategy of drug cartels to create chaos while escaping accountability.

Feb 3 • 06:59 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

In response to the phenomenon of avoidance of essential medical care… the government and ruling party have introduced a card to mitigate criminal punishment.

The government and the ruling party plan to mitigate criminal liability for healthcare providers involved in essential medical incidents without gross negligence, facing pushback from patient advocacy groups.

Feb 2 • 12:22 UTC

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