43 result(s) for life imprisonment in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Obama Discloses Pressure Against Hóman’s Statue In Hungary
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on President Obama’s remarks on how the United States acted to prevent the erection of a statue to interwar Culture Minister Bálint Hóman, a left-wing newspaper calls the government’s attitude shameful, while a pro-government daily quotes an official statement denying that the government yielded to foreign pressure in scrapping the project.
Xpat Opinion: Racist Serial Killers’ Life Sentence
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the life sentence handed down to three extreme right-wing recist serial killers, the leading left-wing daily accuses the general public of apathy towards the death of six fellow citizens.
Jewish Federation, US Organisations Protest Against Planned Wartime Minister Statue
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) will organise a traditional Hanukkah celebration at the site of a planned statue of Bálint Hóman, a Horthy-era minister, in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, at the weekend, the federation’s president said. “In a democratic country like Hungary there is no place for a statue for an anti-Semitic person,” András Heisler told a press ...
Hungarian Minister Praises “Three Strikes” Law
- 11 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The “three strikes” regulation against violent repeat offenders introduced five years ago has achieved its primary goal, Justice Ministry state secretary Róbert Répássy told a press briefing on Monday. He said that in the past five years courts have convicted 473 repeat offenders, more than half of whom are now serving prison sentences.
Closure Of Hungarian Border – Details Of Security Fence Yet To Be Discussed
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government has adopted a responsible decision on the security fence to be erected along the Hungarian-Serbian green state border, the details of which will be discussed in the next few days, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on the current affairs programme of the public service television channel M1.
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
Hungarian Wanted For Murder Returned From Thailand
- 7 Aug 2014 1:10 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian man who received a prison sentence in Hungary for murder has been returned from Thailand where he had been hiding since 2008, the national police said on its website. Antal R. killed one person and attempted to kill several others in central Hungary’s Törökszentmiklós with a hand-grenade in 2005.
Hungary’s Govt Crafting Bill On Real Life Imprisonment In Autumn
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is expected to submit in September a bill to parliament on final regulations for life imprisonment without parole, Róbert Répássy, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, said.
Hungarian Government To Submit Bill On Life Imprisonment Without Parole
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is expected to submit a bill to Parliament in September on final regulations regarding life imprisonment without parole, Parliamentary State Secretary Róbert Répássy said on 18 June 2014. The bill will include issues such as pardoning, he said, adding that a new law on procedures for pardons was also required because the criminal code dealt with this “very narrowly.”
Xpat Opinion: Obama Discloses Pressure Against Hóman’s Statue In Hungary
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on President Obama’s remarks on how the United States acted to prevent the erection of a statue to interwar Culture Minister Bálint Hóman, a left-wing newspaper calls the government’s attitude shameful, while a pro-government daily quotes an official statement denying that the government yielded to foreign pressure in scrapping the project.
Xpat Opinion: Racist Serial Killers’ Life Sentence
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the life sentence handed down to three extreme right-wing recist serial killers, the leading left-wing daily accuses the general public of apathy towards the death of six fellow citizens.
Jewish Federation, US Organisations Protest Against Planned Wartime Minister Statue
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) will organise a traditional Hanukkah celebration at the site of a planned statue of Bálint Hóman, a Horthy-era minister, in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, at the weekend, the federation’s president said. “In a democratic country like Hungary there is no place for a statue for an anti-Semitic person,” András Heisler told a press ...
Hungarian Minister Praises “Three Strikes” Law
- 11 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The “three strikes” regulation against violent repeat offenders introduced five years ago has achieved its primary goal, Justice Ministry state secretary Róbert Répássy told a press briefing on Monday. He said that in the past five years courts have convicted 473 repeat offenders, more than half of whom are now serving prison sentences.
Closure Of Hungarian Border – Details Of Security Fence Yet To Be Discussed
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government has adopted a responsible decision on the security fence to be erected along the Hungarian-Serbian green state border, the details of which will be discussed in the next few days, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on the current affairs programme of the public service television channel M1.
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
Hungarian Wanted For Murder Returned From Thailand
- 7 Aug 2014 1:10 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian man who received a prison sentence in Hungary for murder has been returned from Thailand where he had been hiding since 2008, the national police said on its website. Antal R. killed one person and attempted to kill several others in central Hungary’s Törökszentmiklós with a hand-grenade in 2005.
Hungary’s Govt Crafting Bill On Real Life Imprisonment In Autumn
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is expected to submit in September a bill to parliament on final regulations for life imprisonment without parole, Róbert Répássy, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, said.
Hungarian Government To Submit Bill On Life Imprisonment Without Parole
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is expected to submit a bill to Parliament in September on final regulations regarding life imprisonment without parole, Parliamentary State Secretary Róbert Répássy said on 18 June 2014. The bill will include issues such as pardoning, he said, adding that a new law on procedures for pardons was also required because the criminal code dealt with this “very narrowly.”