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EuropeEuropean rights ruling opens way for challenges to Poland s top court
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The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Friday that a Polish company had been denied its right to a proper hearing due to the illegal appointment of a Constitutional Court judge, opening the way for further challenges to Poland s top court.
Poland s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has introduced a series of judiciary reforms that critics, including the European Union s executive, say may harm the independence of the courts. PiS legislators have also elected three constitutional court judges to roles already filled by the previous parliament.
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Edward Walpole, the son of prime minister Robert Walpole, was accused of sodomy by a gang.
Bands of extortioners targeted men – including the son of a prime minister – and extorted them for cash in the 17th and 18th centuries, researchers have discovered.
Middlesex University London found that there was a “trend” of gangs of three to five people who prowled London’s cruising spots, coercing men into compromising positions before giving them an ultimatum: Pay us money, or we turn you in.
The threat was made all the more terrifying by the punishment the victims might meet if they declined – the death sentence for homosexuality.