criminal
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Durov denies the charges and says French police were using the wrong email address when seeking help with criminal cases.
The soldiers had been sent on patrol as part of the government's crackdown on criminal gangs in the country, which has seen its crime rate skyrocket as the gangs' power has expanded.
From BBC
The city’s common-law heritage—which nominally rejected retroactivity in criminal law—was junked.
Some of these cases cannot be reported at this stage under standard laws designed to ensure a fair trial of all criminal suspects.
From BBC
The revelation directly contradicts the Post Office's claims during criminal prosecutions - which led to hundreds of wrongful convictions and civil cases that destroyed livelihoods - that no bugs existed capable of causing accounting shortfalls.
From BBC
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