Sentences with phrase «investigation by the civilian»

An investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent agency that investigates police misconduct, has been similarly delayed.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

A spokesman for the UN Secretary - General Ban Ki Moon said: «The Secretary - General is alarmed by the preliminary findings of a fact finding investigation by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) into the attack on Hotel Terrain in Juba on 11 July, in which one person was killed and several civilians were raped and brutally beaten by men in uniform.

A disturbing new investigation from the United Nations (UN) and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and first reported by Reuters, has determined that Syrian government forces used deadly chlorine gas during attacks on its civilians.

To begin, the UN special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Ben Emmerson, announced in late January the launch of an investigation into the «civilian impact» and «human rights implications» of drone attacks and other targeted killings by the U.S. and other states.

Sharpton gave his own effective description Thursday during a press conference discussing the Eric Garner case, Sharpton's call for federally «centralizing» investigations of civilians killed by police and a planned march in Washington, D.C.

Blake, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced the James Blake CCRB Fellowship, which is aimed at reducing the number of complaints probed by the Civilian Complaint Review Board without a full investigation, the mayor's office announced Wednesday.

The Civilian Complaint Review investigator suspected of leaking the confidential document resigned later that month and was subpoenaed by the Department of Investigation.

The civilians were earlier rescued by troops of the soldier's battalion and were taken for investigation at the time the soldier shot and killed 5 of them.

Even more distressing is the Navy's report on its investigation into the collisions with civilian vessels this year in the Pacific theater by the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain.

Mr. Skelos predicted that the final budget would also drop a proposal by the governor to create an independent monitor to review grand jury investigations into killings of unarmed civilians by police officers.

Several inquiries into Mr. Garner's death were still pending, including investigations by the United States attorney's office, the Civilian Complaint Review Board and state health officials, who are looking into the actions of emergency medical responders in treating Mr. Garner.

The attorney general's probe marks the first grand jury investigation of a sitting district attorney by Schneiderman's office since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order in 2015 giving Schneiderman authority to intervene in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

The investigation into a police - involved shooting of a civilian after a car chase in Westchester on Tuesday will be taken over by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office, according to Schneiderman spokesman Eric Soufer.

The second by Micah Zenko in Foreign Policy argues, accurately, that the seven - month military investigation quickly went beyond protecting civilians to regime change.

He cited the Baha Mousa case, the groundbreaking ligation pursued by Phil Shiner on behalf of Iraqi civilians against the military and the subsequent investigation.

The court adopted the reasoning in U.S. v. Chon, 210 F. 3d 990 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit 2000), which rejected the notion that the PCA would not apply on the basis that the officer was a member of the Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS), which is a largely civilian operation headed by civilian command.

(Confidential client) Lead US member of the investigation team conducting based on injuries to civilians as a result of shots fired by UK contractor in Kirkuk, Iraq (2007)

Special Agent, Criminal Investigator AFOSI Detachment 305 — McChord AFB, WA (6/2001 — 8/2003) • Obtained prosecution of felony crimes, including a base dormitory arson incident, involving both military and DOD civilian personnel, by gathering and analyzing critical information and evidence along with sourced human intelligence • Leveraged liaison and collaboration skills by coordinating matters of mutual interest with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and increasing intra-agency information sharing avenues • Prepared quality comprehensive reports of investigation for Air Force commanders and authorities • Provided commanders with specialized CI support to force protection while deployed to Romania in support of OIF