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Prisoners attempt jailbreak in Kaduna over COVID-19 fears

Some prisoners at the Kaduna correctional centre, Kaduna state, on Tuesday attempted a jailbreak over fears of contracting COVID-19. Nathaniel Gagas, public relations officer of the Kaduna state command of

Iran releases 70,000 prisoners as coronavirus outbreak worsens

Iran has temporarily freed about 70,000 prisoners to tackle the spread of coronavirus in jails. This was disclosed by Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s head of the judiciary, on Monday. Raisi

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Judicial recognition of chief judges’ power to release prisoners

A couple of days ago, Mr. S.T. Hon SAN questioned the constitutional validity of the administrative power of Chief Judges to order the release of under trial prisoners languishing in

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