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War Crimes Tribunal Convicts 3 and Acquits 1 of Atrocities |
On November 16, 1998, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) rendered a decision, convicting two Bosnian Muslims and one Croat of war crimes against Serb civilians in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
1998-12-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Philippines Inter-Agency Task Force Targets Foreign Tax Crimes |
During the week of October 19, 1998, the Philippine Government established an interagency task force composed of ranking officials from the Bureau of Immigration and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Philippines |
Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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Raúl Salinas Appeals Seizure of $114 Million by Swiss |
On October 30, 1998, the media reported that Raúl Salinas and his wife have appealed with Switzerland’s highest court the seizure of $114 million. The seizure was based on allegations that the money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Switzerland |
Asset Forfeiture, Bribery, Treaties |
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Swiss Appellate Court Prioritizes U.S. Extradition Request Over Greek Request |
On October 9, 1998, the Swiss Federal Tribunal denied the appeal of Spyridon Aspiotis, a Greek citizen, of a decision by the Swiss Federal Police Office dated July 7, 1998 to extradite him to the US... |
Christina Johansson |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States, Switzerland, Greece |
Extradition |
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Regional Cooperation in Combating Transnational Organized Crime: Task Force on Organized Crime in the Baltic Sea Region |
The radical political changes and economic transformation in the countries of Eastern and Central Europe in the early nineties have resulted in the dramatic surge of the level of criminality not only... |
Michael Plachta |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Baltic Region |
Organized Crime, International Cooperation |
