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Mexico names new consumer protection chief

Agencia EFEMay 21, 2013 21:48
Mexico City, May 21 (EFE).- President Enrique Peña Nieto named Alfredo Castillo Cervantes to be the new head of Mexico's consumer protection agency. Castillo Cervantes on Tuesday took over direction of the agency, known as Profeco, at a ceremony presided over by Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal. The appointment comes almost a week after the president ordered the sacking of erstwhile Profeco chief Humberto Benitez over a scandal unleashed by his daughter that had affected the image and prestige of the agency.

Boston Marathon case prosecutor known for aggressive record

April 21, 2013 21:30
By Ross Kerber and Hilary Russ BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the top federal law enforcer in Massachusetts, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz has taken heat for being tough to a fault and coming down too hard on some defendants. But as she builds a possible death penalty case against suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the unflinching approach that earned her opponents in the past could become a legal asset for the biggest case of her career, said attorneys who have faced off against her.

Romania PM names new justice minister

April 11, 2013 10:01
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Thursday appointed a former prosecutor as justice minister, a key area monitored by the European Commission. Robert Cazanciuc, 41, served as prosecutor before being named secretary general of the foreign ministry in 2009. The appointment came days after Ponta, who had filled in as interim justice minister since the end of March, also nominated candidates for the key posts of prosecutor general and head of the anti-graft prosecutor's office, a move criticised as lacking transparency.

Famous dealer pleads not guilty to wine fraud

April 10, 2013 14:45
Rudy Kurniawan, once seen as one of the world's most influential dealers in rare wine, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he was cheating clients by passing cheap bottles off as vintage. The Indonesian-born Kurniawan entered his plea in New York federal court after prosecutors filed a new indictment that updated existing charges against him, to which he had previously also pleaded not guilty.

prosecution chief-inauguration

April 4, 2013 05:33
SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new top prosecutor Chae Dong-wook on Thursday vowed to reform the prosecution as he took charge of the embattled agency after a series of disgraceful scandals. "I stress the importance of self-examination and reform to share my determination with all of you to put an end to a disgraceful era," Chae said in his inauguration speech at a ceremony attended by about 300 prosecution officials.

Prosecution reform

April 3, 2013 14:36
Reforming the prosecution has been one of the nation’s key agendas, as has been revealed through last year’s presidential election.

prosecution chief nominee-hearing

April 2, 2013 02:45
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's nominee for the nation's top prosecution post said during his parliamentary confirmation hearing on Tuesday that he is determined to reform the prosecution. Chae Dong-wook, 54, now head of the Seoul High Prosecutors Office, has been tapped to succeed former Prosecutor General Han Sang-dae who stepped down from his post last November following a string of disgraceful scandals within the powerful organization. "I am determined to push forward with the prosecution reform," Chae said.

senior prosecutors-resignation

April 1, 2013 06:00
SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Four high-ranking prosecution officials offered to resign Monday, signaling a major reshuffle of chief posts within the organization. Choi Gyo-il, the chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office; Kim Hong-il, the chief of the Busan High Prosecutors' Office; Lee Chang-se, the head of the Korea Immigration Service under the Ministry of Justice; and Song Hai-eun, the vice chief of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, tendered their resignations to the ministry.

senior prosecutors-resignation

April 1, 2013 05:30
SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Three high-ranking prosecution officials offered to resign Monday, signaling a major reshuffle of chief posts within the organization. Choi Gyo-il, the chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office; Kim Hong-il, the chief of the Busan High Prosecutors' Office; and Lee Chang-se, the head of the Korea Immigration Service under the Ministry of Justice, tendered their resignations to the ministry. "Now is the best time for me to step down as (the prosecution) is starting over with a new prosecutor general," Choi said in a release.

prosecutor general-nominee

March 31, 2013 07:45
SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea should eradicate the age-old practice of retired judges and prosecutors receiving special favors from their coworkers after landing new jobs at major law firms, the nominee for prosecutor general said Sunday. Chae Dong-wook, a senior prosecutor, was named to be the first prosecutor general of the President Park Geun-hye government on March 15. Chae awaits a confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
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