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Ruling Thailand parties called to answer vote fraud charges
22:10:54, 14 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Thailand's Constitutional Court says it would hear vote fraud charges against three ruling parties.
Jail for former Cambodian Khmer Rouge fighters
14:23:03, 14 October 2008, Radio Australia News
A Cambodian court has sentenced three former Khmer Rouge guerrillas to 20 years in jail, over the 1996 kidnapping and murder of a British mine clearer and his translator.
Australian state police chief in court
14:23:02, 14 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Tasmania's police commissioner, Jack Johnston, has appeared in court charged with disclosing official secrets.
Indonesian court charges three for aiding JI
14:23:01, 14 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Indonesian authorities have charged three men with assisting leaders of the regional terror network Jemaah Islamiyah and training its fighters.
Indonesian people smuggler appears in Australian court
09:52:40, 14 October 2008, Radio Australia News
A 35-year-old Indonesian man charged with people smuggling after his boat was intercepted off Australia's northwest coast has made his first appearance in a Perth court.
SDL Party to challenge Fiji High Court coup ruling
15:27:01, 13 October 2008, Radio Australia News
The party of ousted Fijian prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, says it will appeal against last week's High Court decision ruling the 2006 coup was lawful.
PNG PM fights to prevent prosecution
11:21:14, 13 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea prime minister Michael Somare's legal battle to stop the Ombudsman Commission from referring him to the Public Prosecutor has been deferred again to this Thursday.
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunals delayed
14:40:45, 10 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal has announced trials will be delayed until next year.
Thai court rules no treason charge for protesters
03:16:13, 10 October 2008, Radio Australia News
The AFP news agency is reporting that a Thai administrative court has issued an injunction ordering police not to crack-down on escalating anti-government protests, in a further blow to the ruling administration.
Fiji High court dismisses 2006 coup challenge
01:33:20, 10 October 2008, Radio Australia News
The man removed from office in Fiji's last coup in 2006, has expressed disappointment the country's High Court has ruled the military takeover was legal.
Fiji court handing down judgement on 2006 coup challenge
10:59:24, 9 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Fiji's High Court has resumed handing down its judgement on the legality of the 2006 coup, after it was adjourned due to a bomb threat.
Fiji court to hand down judgement on challenge to 2006 coup
09:29:30, 9 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Fiji's High Court has begun ruling on the legality of the December 2006 coup.
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![Anti-government demonstrators try to take cover after riot police fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/thai_protest_rtr_071008.jpg "Anti-government demonstrators try to take cover after riot police fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok. [Reuters]")
