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Government proposes lowering criminal age to 13 years
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The Swedish government has proposed temporarily lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 for serious crimes such as murder and explosions. The proposal faces strong criticism from the justice system, child rights organizations, and experts who warn of increased crime and violations of the child convention. Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer defends it as necessary to protect society.
A man in his 60s has been sentenced for making multiple calls and sending messages to his ex-wife over one week. The couple separated last summer. The ruling comes from a district court in Örebro county.
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Former Let’s Dance judge Dermot Clemenger, 52, has evaded authorities for over a year following charges for 31 counts of buying sex. Media outlets have located him working at a restaurant in Wales, while police have failed to apprehend him despite an international warrant. The statute of limitations for the final charge expires on January 25.
Controversy between South Korea's justice ministry and prosecution intensified on November 12 over alleged pressure to forgo appealing a corruption case linked to President Lee Jae-myung. The decision not to appeal the high-profile real estate scandal from Lee's time as Seongnam mayor has sparked internal pushback and suspicions of undue influence. The Seoul Central District chief prosecutor offered to resign, while the opposition demands the justice minister's resignation.
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バージニア州アレクサンドリアの連邦大陪審が、元FBI長官ジェームズ・コミーを虚偽陳述と議会手続きの妨害の罪で起訴した。新しく任命された米国検事のLindsey Halliganが確保したこの起訴は、ドナルド・トランプ大統領が長年の政治的ライバルを訴追するよう公に圧力をかけたことに続くものだ。法の専門家たちは、この事件をめぐる異常な状況、例えばその急速な進行と潜在的な政治的動機について懸念を表明している。