Judge rules Bridgeport must release recordings in false rape case
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Nikki Yovino, of South Setauket, N.Y., was convicted of falsely claiming she was sexually assaulted by two Sacred Hearst University students.Bridgeport Police Dept. / Contributed Photo
NEW BRITAIN The Bridgeport Police Department must make public recorded and written statements of witnesses in a false rape case, a Superior Court judge has ruled.
But Judge Daniel Klau said the state Freedom of Information Commission must still decide whether a video of the female defendant allegedly having sex with two men in a bathroom violates the laws against voyeurism before deciding whether to release it.
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January 08, 2021 20:23 IST
Lasantha Wickrematunge’s 2009 assassination came to symbolise alleged government abuses and impunity during the country’s civil war.
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Candles are lit on the grave of slain editor Lasantha Wickrematunge on his 12th death anniversary in Colombo on January 8, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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Lasantha Wickrematunge’s 2009 assassination came to symbolise alleged government abuses and impunity during the country’s civil war.
A daughter of a slain Sri Lankan journalist filed a complaint on January 8 with the United Nations Human Rights Committee over alleged government involvement in her father’s death 12 years ago.
The San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability filed the complaint on behalf of Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was allegedly killed by a military-linked hit squad while driving to work on January 8, 2009.
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A daughter of a slain Sri Lankan journalist filed a complaint Friday with the United Nations Human Rights Committee over alleged government involvement in her father’s death 12 years ago.
The San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability filed the complaint on behalf of Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was allegedly killed by a military-linked hit squad while driving to work on Jan. 8, 2009.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka A daughter of a slain Sri Lankan journalist filed a complaint Friday with the United Nations Human Rights Committee over alleged government involvement in her father’s death 12 years ago. The San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability filed the complaint on behalf of Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of Lasantha Wickrematunge, […]