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Unit15LegalEvents

SectionA

1.appealoverturn

2.arrestwarrant

3.jurysentenced

4.ruled

5.lawsuit

6.tryingincustody

7.filedrequest

8.standingtrialfortestimony

9.pleadednotguilty

10.handeddown

SectionB

1.TheSupremeCourtinnLibyaisduetohearanappealtodayagainstthedeathsentenceimposedonfiveBulgariannursesandaPalestiniandoctorwhowerefoundguiltyofdeliberatelyinfectingchildrenwithHIVatahospitalinBenghazi.

2.AGermancourthasconvictedaMoroccanmanaccusedofaidingthehijackerswhocarriedouttheSeptember11th,2001terroristattacksintheUnitedStates,butacquittedhimfromdirectinvolvementintheattacks.

3.TheChileanSupremeCourthasonceagainstrippedthecountry’sformermilitaryrulerGeneralAugustaPinochetofhisimmunityfromprosecution.GeneralPinochetcannowbechargedinahumanrightscaseinvolvingtortureandkidnapping.

4.AcourtinSanFranciscointheUnitedStateshasjailedtheformerUkrainianPrimeMiniserPavloLazarenkoformoneylaundering,fraudandcorruptionwhileinoffice.Mr.Lazarenkowassentencedtonineyearsandafineof10.milliondollars.

5.U.S.andinternationalauthoritieshavechargedmorethantwodozenpeopleinanonlinechildpornographyring.

Key

CBABD

SectionC

Mostofthe17peoplearrestedinCanadaonSaturdayunderantiterrorismlegislationhaveappearedincourtnearTorontotoheardetailsofthechargesagainstthem.LawyerssaysomeofthegroupareaccusedofinvolvementinanallegedplottoblowuptheCanadianParliamentwithhome-madeexplosives,takingministershostageandevenbeheadthemifMuslimprisonerswerenotreleased.OthersareaccusedofplottingtotakeovertheheadquartersoftheCanadianBroadcastingCorporation.AllthosenamedappearedtobeofSouthAsianorMiddleEasternorigin,fivewereagedunder18.TightsecuritywasimposedintheareaaroundthecourthouseintheTorontosuburbofBrambotonwithpolicesniperspostedonnearbyroofs.

Key

Task1

TTFFFT

Task2

1.17onSaturdayanti-terrorismlegislationincourt

2.SouthAsianoriginagedunder18

3.Tightsecuritycourthousepolicesnipers

Item2

AfederaljudgeintheUnitedStateshasruledthataconfessionbyamanaccusedofplottingtokillPresidentBushisadmissibleincourt,eventhoughhislawyersarguethatitwasobtainedthroughtorturebytheSaudisecurityforces.ThedefendantAhmedOmarAbuAli,whoisaU.S.citizen,isalsoaccusedofhavinglinkstoal-Qaeda.He’spleadednotguiltytoallcharges.Mr.AbuAliwasarrestedin2003whiletakingafinalexamataSaudiuniversity.Hesayshewaschainedtothefloor,blindfoldedandwhippeduntilheagreedtotalk.TheSaudiauthoritieshavedeniedtorturinghim.

Key

TFFTFTTTTF

Item3

TheAmericanstateofCaliforniaissuingsixoftheworld’sbiggestcarmakersovergreenhousegasemissions.TheStateAttorneyGeneralBillLockyersaidhe’dseekmillionsofdollarsincompensationfortheimpactcarshaveonCalifornia’sresources,infrastructureandenvironment.ThecaseisthefirstofitskindintheUnitedStates,andthecompanieswhichincludeFordGeneralMotorsandToyota,accusedfMr.Lockyeroffrivolouspolitics.ButspeakingontheBBC,Mr.lockyersaidtheyhavebeenforcedtoactbythefederalgovernment’slackofactiontotackle.

Key

1.ThestateofCalifornia

2.ThestateattorneygeneralofCalifornia

3.TheimpactcarshaveonCalifornia’sresources,infrastructureandenvironment.

4.Ford,GeneralMotors,Toyota

5.Frivolouspolitics.

6.Lackofactiontotackleemissions

SectionD

Item1

TheformerSouthAfricanVicePresidentJacobZuma,oncewidelyseenasafuturepresidentofthecountry,hasbeenacquittedoftherapeofawomanwithHIV.ThejudgeruledthatsexbetweenMr.Zumaandhisaccuserwasconsensual.ThelegalactionagainstMr.ZumacreateddeepriftswithinthegoverningAfricanNationalCongress.Hefacesanothertriallaterthisyearoncorruptioncharges.OurcorrespondentinJohannesburg,PeterBilesreports.

JacobZuma’ssupportersreactedwithjubilationwhenthenot-guiltyverdictwasannounced.HismostloyalfollowersstillbelievedthathecouldbecomethenextpresidentofthiscountrywhenThaboMbekistepsdowninthreeyearstime.Inreality,though,Mr.ZumaemergesfromthisrapetrialwithdwindlingpoliticalsupportandhisreputationintattersafterhisembarrassingtestimonyincourtaboutHIV\AIDSprevention.Attheendofhisjudgment,JudgeWillemvanderMerwesaidit’sbeenunacceptableforMr.ZumatohavehadunprotectedsexwithawomenwhowasHIVpositive.

Key

1.Rape

2.former

3.verdict

4.withHIV

5.hisaccuser

6.consensual

7.unacceptable

8.unprotectedsex

9.positive

10.createddeeprifts

11.governingdwindlingpoliticalsupport

12.intatters

13.oncorruptioncharges

Item2

SudanamHusseinwassentencedtodeathforcrimesagainsthumanitybyacourtinBaghdad.Thechargesrelatetothekillingof148Shiitevillagersandthetortureanddeportationofothersfollowinganassassinationattemptonhimin1982.Asthejudgmentwasdelivered,thedeposedpresidentshoutedout“Godisgreat,anddownwiththeinvaders”.ReactiontotheverdictacrossIraqhasbeenmixed.Inmanypartsofthecountry,therewerecelebrationsamongShiiteMuslimsandKurds,longoppressedbySaddamHussein,butinSunniareastherewereprotestsandsomeclashes.ThePrimeMinisterNurial-Malikisaidthedeposedpresidentwasacriminalwhodeservedthepunishmenthe’dbeengiven.

NowwithalookatreactionelsewhereintheMiddleEast,hereistheBBC’sIanPanel.

Thisverdictcomesasnosurpriseintheregion.MostgovernmentshadlittletimeforSaddamHussein.Althoughtheydidn’tsupporttheinvasionofhiscountry,fewmournedhisdownfall.Fortowcountriesthisverdicthasbeenwelcomenews.InIran,acountrythatfoughtalongandbloodywarwithIraq,agovernmentspokesmansaiditwasajustpunishmentforhisinhumancrime.InKuwait,acountrySaddaminvaded,thespeakerofParliamentcalledforSaddamtobehangedwithoutdelay.Buttherehasbeencriticism,especiallyoftheprocesswhichmanyfeelhasbeenaone-sidedAmerican-controlledtrial.

Keytask1

BDC

Task2

TTTFTTF

Item3

Byanarrowmargin,theU.S.SurpremeCourthasstruckdownthedeathpenaltyformurderersundertheageof18.StoryfromVOA’SJimMalone.

Themajorityopinion,strikingdownjuveniledeathsentences,waswrittenbyJusticeAnthonyKennedy.Henotedwhathecalled“theoverwhelmingweightofinternationalopinion“thathasmovedagainstthejuveniledeathpenaltyinrecentyears.JusticeKennedyalsowrotethatAmericansocietyviewsjuvenileasinhiswords“categoricallylessculpablethantheaveragecriminal“becauseoftheirlackofmaturityandemotionalstability.Reactionfromdeathpenaltyopponentswasswiftandpositive.MarshallLevikiswiththegroupcalledtheJuvenileLawCenterinNewYork.

“Wecannotimposecapitalpunishmentonoffenderswhodonotdemonstratethesamedegreeofadultblameworthiness,adultculpabilityandmaturejudgmentasadultoffendersdo.”

Thenarrowfivetofourdecisionaffects19statesthathadallowedoffendersundertheageof18tobeputtodeath.JimMalone,VOANews,Washington.

Key

1.TheU.S.SupremeCourthasstruckdownthedeathpenaltyformurderersundertheageof18.

2.Theinternationalopinionhasmovedagainstthejuveniledeathpenaltyinrecentyears

3.Americansocietyviewsjuvenileascategoricallylessculpablethantheaveragecriminalduetotheirlackofmaturityandemotionalstability.

4.Reactionfromdeathpenaltyopponentswasswiftandpositive.

5.Thedecisionwonfivevotesandwillaffect19states.

SectionE

task1

1.TheUNSecretaryGeneralKofiAnnanhasspokenbytelephonetoPresidentBushandhisFrenchcounterpartJacquesChirac.

2.ManyareasoftheUnitedStatesagaincouldseetriple-digittemperaturestoday.TheNationalWeatherServicesaysthemercurycouldgoashighas104degreesinNewYork.Yesterdayblisteringheatsettledovertheeasternhalfofthecountry,forcingpeopletotakeextrememeasuresinsearchofrelief.Itwas95inNewYorkCentralParkyesterdayand100atLaGuardiaAirportinQueens.Forecasterssaytomorrowcouldbejustashotalso.ThescorchingheatthathasmovedintothenortheastisstillbeingfeltintheMidwest.ItforcedtheevacuationofaChicagoneighborhoodafterthepowerandairconditioningwentout.Bymid-afternoon,thetemperaturehit99inWashington.

3.SriLankangovernmentforcesandtheTamilTigerseparatistrebelshavebeeninvolvedinfierceexchangesaroundthenortheasterntownofTrincomaleenearlythreeweeksafteradisputeoverwaterpromptedanescalationintheconflictontheisland.SeveralclashesarealsoinprogressintheJaffnaPeninsula.

4.BritishMuslimgroupshavetoldthePrimeMinisterTonyBlairthatBritain’spoliciesonIraqandLebanonareputtingitscitizensatincreasedriskofattack.Anopenletterhasbeensignedbymorethan30MuslimgroupsandthemajorityofMuslimparliamentarians.MikeSergeantreports.

Thegovernmenthasalwaystriedtoseparatecriticismofitsforeignpolicyfromthedomesticterroristthreat.ButitseemsMuslimpoliticiansandcommunityleadersareincreasinglyreadytomaketheconnection.Today’slettersignedbyMuslimMPs,peersand38mainstreamMuslimgroupsleavesnoroomforambiguity.ItcondemnsterroriststrikesbutsaysthatpeopleintheUnitedKingdomarebeingputinincreasedriskofattackbyBritishforeignpolicy.Today’sle