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Pistorius bail hearing enters final day
“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, facing trial for having shot dead his girlfriend, hopes to secure bail Friday as prosecutors struggled to regain lost ground after the replacement of the lead officer in the investigation. South Africa’s police commissioner Riah Phiyega announced that lead officer Hilton Botha was being replaced after…
Lawyers for Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius challenge facts of murder case
Lawyers for South African “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius poked holes in the prosecution’s murder case against him Wednesday, challenging flawed police work to boost the athlete’s hopes of being released on bail. The defence forced the lead police investigator to admit multiple police errors in the case, undermining earlier explosive…
Pakistani ‘blasphemy’ girl still imprisoned after bail hearing
A Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy in a case that has sparked international outcry must spend at least four more days in jail after a court adjourned a bail hearing on Monday. Judge Muhammad Azam Khan has repeatedly delayed bail proceedings for Rimsha Masih, who was arrested last month accused of burning papers containing verses…
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