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Those who are accused of blasphemy may be subject to harassment, threats, and attacks. Police, lawyers, and judges may also be subject to harassment, threats, and attacks when blasphemy is an issue. [56] [57] Those accused of blasphemy are subject to immediate incarceration, and most accused are denied bail to forestall mob violence.
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts in a year-end report issued on December 31 defending the judiciary's independence described a threat by an unnamed elected official to impeach a judge over her ...
Stanley was also ordered to pay $8,250 restitution to police who worked overtime to protect the judges. [49] Threats against federal judges and prosecutors have more than doubled in recent years, with threats against federal prosecutors rising from 116 to 250 from 2003 to 2008, [50] and threats against federal judges climbing from 500 to 1,278 ...
In Islamic Law, tazir (ta'zeer or ta'zir, Arabic: تعزير) lit. scolding; refers to punishment for offenses at the discretion of the judge or ruler of the state. [1] It is one of three major types of punishments or sanctions under Islamic law, Sharia — hadd, qisas / diyya and ta'zir. [2]
While no agency tracks judicial threats of Georgia judges, data from the U.S. Marshals Service shows that credible threats against federal judges has increased from 179 in 2019 to 457 in 2023, he ...
The U.S. Marshals Service reported that threats against judges have tripled over the past decade. The service investigated more than 1,300 incidents in 2022. Show comments. Advertisement.
Threats must stop Virtually every day we learn of serious threats against judges, their families and their staff members. This situation is beyond being unfortunate.
No judge of any of the five High Courts or of the Supreme Court of Pakistan may be dismissed except by the President on the report of the Supreme Judicial Council. The Council may start proceedings against a judge either by its own initiative or by reference from the President of Pakistan .