Crimes
32 suspects held in fraud network crackdown
Police have apprehended 32 individuals allegedly involved in a sophisticated fraud network in the southern province of Mersin.
The operation, conducted under the coordination of the chief public prosecutor's office in the city, unveiled a web of deceit that spanned various fraudulent schemes, resulting in a collective profit of 180 million Turkish Liras ($5.6 million).
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Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership & here’s why it doesn’t have mass shootings
The country has about 2 million privately owned guns in a nation of 8.3 million people. The country’s overall murder rate is near zero
Fewer thugs, more violence, student survey indicates
A nationwide survey points to a greater intensity in violent conflicts among teenagers and an increase in digital bullying.
The 2022 survey of 6,250 students aged 11, 13 and 15 by the Costas Stefanis Research University Institute of Mental Health, Neurosciences and Precision Medicine showed that one in three (30.7%) had been involved in a violent incident in the past year.
UNICEF Report Discloses: Every Second Child in Bulgaria Faces Violence
A recent report by UNICEF has uncovered distressing levels of violence inflicted upon children in Bulgaria. Christina de Bruin, UNICEF's Representative in Bulgaria, reveals disturbing statistics to BNR. The findings indicate that every second child in the country has endured some form of violence before reaching adulthood.
Disgraced jewelry company founder evades key issues on first day of defense
Dimitris Koutsolioutsos, founder of jewelry company Folli-Follie, began his defense in an Athens court Friday by highlighting his company's successes.
Sofia Girl's Narrow Escape: Kidnappers Apprehended
Police in Sofia have apprehended two individuals, aged 22 and 25, in connection with the abduction of a minor girl, as reported by her mother. Law enforcement authorities have successfully traced the whereabouts of the vehicle used by the kidnappers.
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Scores of organized crime cases pending
Hundreds of organized crime trials have been left pending due to an abstention of lawyers that lasted for two years owing to their opposition to a provision in the Penal Code passed in 2020.
The provision in question set out the criminal treatment of those convicted on misdemeanor or felony criminal organization charges, sparking the universal reaction by lawyers across the country.
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Bulgaria and Turkey Join Forces to Combat Terrorism
Chief prosecutors from Bulgaria and Turkey have initiated a collaborative effort aimed at countering terrorism, with a focus on dismantling terrorist networks and addressing the financing of such activities.
Fox killed and hung from tree on Kefalonia
Shocking images of animal cruelty have emerged from the island of Kefalonia, where an unknown perpetrator killed a fox, strapped it to two pieces of wood shaped like a crucifix and then hung it from a tree near a main road.
The gruesome spectacle was spotted by a local resident, who published photographs of it on social media.
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Today the voting of the bill for the new Criminal Code - The main changes
Sentencing for misdemeanors, increase in the maximum sentence for felonies include provisions - The bill serves the rights of victims, the Justice Minister said