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Priest relives firing squad deaths for court

Mark Forbes in Jakarta September 19, 2008 THE fate facing condemned Australian drug smugglers and the three Bali bombers was played out in grisly detail as the court hearing the bombers death penalty challenge was yesterday given a firsthand account…read more



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Execution plans for Bali bombers labelled torturous

By Jakarta correspondent Geoff Thompson Posted Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:19pm AEST Indonesia s Constitutional Court has heard a detailed description of how the Bali bombers will die from a Catholic priest who says the execution is torturous. As…read more



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Execution is torture: Priest tells Indon Constitutional Court

Published: September 19, 2008 An Australian priest has testified that execution by shooting is torture in a case brought before Indonesia s Constitutional Court by the convicted Bali bombers. ABC News reports that Fr Charlie Burrows gave a detailed…read more



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Court boots 2 MPs, seats runners-up; Call to review voting procedures

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 17: The Constitutional Court Wednesday annulled the membership of two MPs who were elected to the Parliament in May 2008 because of discrepancies in vote count and replaced them with the runners-up who had challenged the results.…read more



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Blind masseurs jump from bridge

STORY HIGHLIGHTS   Police in South Korea arrest 26 blind masseurs threatening to jump off bridge  Masseurs protesting government decision to let sighted people practice  Protesters said new policy puts jobs of 15,000 licensed masseurs at risk SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Police…read more



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DTP presents verbal defense at top court against closure

(Turkey) Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya had applied to the Constitutional Court to request the closure of the DTP in November 2007. He claimed that the DTP members actions and statements run counter to the…read more



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Refugees case: lawyers ask for a postponement

(South Africa) The next stage of the Constitutional Court application to confirm the way the Gauteng government handles the closure of refugee camps hit a snag on Tuesday when lawyers for the refugees asked for a postponement to consider new…read more



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Spanish Court Declares Basque Independence Referendum Unconstitutional

September 12, 2008 9:31 a.m. EST Vittorio Hernandez - AHN News Writer Madrid, Spain (AHN) - The Spanish Constitutional Court placed its foot down on a plan by the Basque region to hold an independence referendum. In its ruling…read more



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The Constitutional Court’s reasoning

byMÜMTAZ"ER TÜRKÖNE Constitutional Court President HaÅŸim Kılıç said the reasoning behind the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) will be made public in early October. In addition to the decision, which did not close the…read more



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Firing squad not torture: Bali court

September 11, 2008 - 6:29PM Advertisement Execution by firing squad is not torture, the Indonesian government argued at a Constitutional Court hearing launched by three Bali bombers on death row. "It is not torture. If they feel pain, it s…read more