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German Court Dismisses Criminal Charge Over Internet Use |
On June 30, 1997, a Berlin court dismissed criminal charges against a 25-year old student who had provided an electronic link on her Internet home page to a leftist magazine that published articles... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
8 |
1997-08-01 |
Germany |
Computer Crimes |
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Belgians Jail Mobutu's Son on Fraud Charges |
On June 24, 1997, the Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office announced that Fangbi Mobutu Ndokula, son of ousted Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko, was detained on charges of attempted fraud. |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
8 |
1997-08-01 |
Belgium |
Fraud |
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Bulgaria Raids Country's Largest Compact Disc Factory |
At the end of June, Bulgarian police reported raiding the country's largest compact disc factory based in Botevgrad and owned by Unison, a private company, as part of its crackdown against music... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
8 |
1997-08-01 |
Bulgaria |
Intellectual Property |
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EU/Andean Pact Hold Second High Level Meeting on Drug Trafficking |
On June 18-19, 1997, the European Union (EU) and the Andean Pact held their second high-level meeting on counterdrug trafficking efforts in Brussels. |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
8 |
1997-08-01 |
European Union |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Senate Rebuffs Effort to Revise and Multilateralize Counterdrug Cooperation |
On July 16, 1997, the U.S. Senate rejected an initiative supported by the Clinton Administration to scrap the annual certification of other countries as cooperative or uncooperative on narcotics... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
8 |
1997-08-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
