Dr. Conrad Murray Shares Same Jail Block as Michael Jackson’s Ex Brother-in-Law

Sometimes the world can feel super small.

Surprisingly, Dr. Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson’s former brother-in-law – James DeBarge who is Janet Jackson’s ex-husband – are in the same jail and are seeing a lot of each other these days. Both of them are being held in the L.A. County Men’s Jail which is home to almost 4,000 inmates at the time, yet they see each other daily. As a matter of fact, Dr. Conrad Murray is in a cell that is just a few feet away from James DeBarge.

James DeBarge is serving time for an assault with a deadly weapon and miscellaneous drug charges. However, since he was the lead singer in “El DeBarge” he is in the Administrative Segregation which houses famous inmates.

Murray has also been staying in Administrative Segregation since he was convicted of manslaughter in November 2011. It has been said that they run into each other quite often in the unit. The last time they saw each other was when they were both visiting with their lawyers on Monday.

According to DeBarge’s lawyer, Spencer Vodnoy, DeBarge is furious that he has to be so close to Murray. He feels that even though Janet and him were married briefly he still thinks of Michael as a brother.

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Murdered lawyers laid to rest in Karachi

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KARACHI: Three lawyers who were gunned down at Pakistan Chowk of the city yesterday, have been laid to rest at a local graveyard at Model Colony area, TrendPK reported on Thursday.

The lawyer community protested today targeted murder of their three colleagues which police and government authorities said was a sectarian attack.

Yesterday, three lawyers, among them a father and his son, were shot dead and a fourth wounded on Wednesday after armed motorcyclists sprayed bullets at their car in Arambagh area. The slain lawyers were identified as Shakeel Jafferi, Kafeel Jafferi and Badar Munir.

On the other hand, Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan announced reward for identifying the killers. TrendPK

Tension builds up as 4 more die in Karachi

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KARACHI: At least four more people lost their lives to the brewing bloodied game in the metropolis this morning amid strike in progress with shops shut down in various areas of the metropolis against the killings of lawyers yesterday.

Numerous city areas are buckling under intense tension, as the funeral of the three lawyers shot yesterday is scheduled this afternoon in Malir.

According to details, the recent incident occurred in Dastagir Society of Federal B. Area, Block-9, where armed men fired a gunshot in the head of a passer-by youth who was rushed in critical condition to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he died.

Limb-bound body of a youth was found from Lyari area of Miran Naka in the small hours of Thursday. The deceased could not be identified as yet.

Another man was shot to death near Askari Park in Old Sabzi Mandi area.

The business and commercial activities are closed in different areas including Rizvia Society, Malir and Ancholi. Additional contingents of police and Rangers were appointed in sensitive areas. TrendPK

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Five days on, police clueless about Shahbaz Taseer

Police failed to recover Shahbaz Taseer even five days after his abduction from Lahore.

Police was continuously conducting raids in various areas of Lahore for the recovery of Shahabz Taseer but could not get an obvious success.
Shahbaz Taseer, son of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer’s was abducted on Friday from the Gulberg area of Lahore by unidentified gunmen.

According to police, the abducted Taseer has not been taken out of Lahore city. The police were making sketches of the kidnappers with the help of eye-witnesses to trace the culprits.

Meanwhile, lawyers have announced to stage a protest rally in front of Lahore High Court today.

Egypt’s fallen dictator Mubarak back in the dock

CAIRO: The murder and corruption trial of Egypt’s fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak resumes on Monday in what lawyers say will be a lengthy process that he may successfully appeal.

Mubarak, 83, is accused of involvement in the killings of anti-regime activists during a January and February revolt that ended his three decades in power.

He also faces corruption charges with his two sons, Gamal and Alaa, and shares the murder charges with his former interior minister Habib al-Adly and six former police commanders, who are being tried by the same judge in separate hearings.

Mubarak is being held in a military hospital on the outskirts of Cairo.

In the first session on August 3, Mubarak was wheeled in on a stretcher after being flown by military plane from a hospital in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, where he was receiving treatment for a heart condition.

His appearance in court, penned in a black metal cage, came as a shock to Egyptians who watched the proceedings on live television. Few believed he would ever be seen in court.

But as the first hearing progressed, the difficult task facing judge Ahmed Refaat became clear, as dozens of lawyers representing victims’ families jostled to make their demands of the court.

Mubarak’s lawyer Farid al-Deeb, who told an Egyptian newspaper that Mubarak will be present for the second hearing, asked the judge to call 1,600 witnesses, including top military officials.

The military was called out on January 28, after protesters torched police stations across the country, and took charge on February 11 when Mubarak resigned.

Ahmed Mekki, a recently retired deputy head of Cairo’s appeals court, said the trial will now move to investigating the evidence and calling witnesses, first for the prosecution and then for the defence.

But the court will probably cull the list of witnesses demanded by Deeb, which would provide him with solid ground for appealing a possible guilty verdict, said one of the lawyers representing victims in civil suits.

“If the court does not listen to all the witnesses, it will give grounds for appeal,” said Taher Abu Nasr, whose Front for the Defence of Egyptian Protesters represents 35 plaintiffs.

“There will be an appeal, and the appeal will be successful,” Abu Nasr said.

Most of the lawyers have yet to review the thousands of documents of evidence that have been provided by the court, some say belatedly.

But judging by the cases of dozens of police commanders who face charges or are on trial over alleged crimes during the revolt, they fear the evidence against Mubarak to be patchy and ill-prepared.

Legal experts say that a thorough investigation into Mubarak’s alleged crimes should have taken several more months, but the military and the government expedited the process to mollify protesters.

“The prosecution (filed the case) perhaps before questioning people they should have questioned,” said Abu Nasr.

“The case was filed under street pressure,” said Mekki, adding that he believed the court would still conduct the trial fairly.

“The prosecution may be amenable to pressure, but the court will not rule unjustly,” he said.

More than 850 people were killed in the 18 days that led to Mubarak’s ouster, and thousands more were wounded. AGENCIES

Two lawyers gunned down in Karachi

KARACHI: Two brothers, both also lawyers, were killed in a firing of unidentified gunmen in the Musharraf Colony here on Saturday.

Following the incident, the lawyers protested and boycotted routine activities in the City Court.

According to details, two brothers Altaf Hussain and Nazeer Hussain were gunned down when unknown gunmen opened fire on their car in the Musharraf Colony, in the limits of the Maripur police station.

Police told the media that the slain brothers belonged to Chakwal and had been living in Karachi from last several years.

There was no enmity of them with anyone, told their brother.

Slain lawyer Altaf Hussain was a former member of the Karachi Bar Association.

The members of the Karachi Bar Association’s governing body protested and boycotted routine activities in the City Court and demanded quick action against the killers. TrendPK

AQ Khan urges political parties to join hands

Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said that the country was facing difficult situation and all the parties should be united in these circumstances.

Dr Qadeer’s 75th birthday was celebrated in the Lahore High Court organised by the Adlia Bachao Committee. On this occasion, Dr Qadeer, in a telephonic address, said that the government should take the lawyers along to solve pressing issues. He urged all the political parties to join hands in this situation.

Lawyers demanded recovery of abducted colleague

The Balochistan Bar Association (BBA) staged a demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club against the failure of the government to recover the abducted lawyers.

BBA President Baz Muhammad Kakar said that despite the constant assurance of the government the lawyers, Agha Zahir Shah and Muneer Mehrwani, could not be recovered. He said the lawyer fraternity was deeply concerned about situation.

He said that the BBA would observe a symbolic boycott of courts and would continue their protest until the recovery of the abducted lawyers.

Chief Justice directs to guide corrupt people back home

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has said that justice should be visible and that the corrupt people should be sent back home, trendpk.Com reported on Tuesday.

Talking to a delegation of the Hari Pur district bar association Chief Justice of Pakistan said that lower judiciary should keep an eye on corruption. He also urged the lawyers to guide and assist judges in combating corruption. Chief Justice of Pakistan also said that the cases should be heard and decide purely on merit and that technicalities should be ignored while deciding the cases as it would not make justice visible to the masses.

SCBA delegation calls on CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry

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ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) called on the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday.

According to sources, the Chief Justice invited SCBA delegation to solve lawyers’ problems. The newly elected female President of SCBA, Aasma Jahangir, headed the delegation. The meeting continued for three hours.

The sources added that the SCBA delegation discussed the complaints of the lawyers, regarding daily cause list and the hearing of the cases, with the Chief Justice and exchanged views about SCBA’s reservations on the judicial policy.

The SCBA delegation and the CJ agreed upon the issuance of monthly and fortnightly cause lists. Trend Pk

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