"Sign" a leader in the North American office

Strong large-scale special effects film "Sign" with Nicholas Cage in the main role of the leaders escaped to the North American rolled-up last weekend. Fantastic picture earned 24.8 million dollars, sends agency AP.

The tape tells the story of a teacher, John Kestlera (Nicolas Cage), who finds a kind of "time capsule" and understands that it - Chronicle has occurred, and only future disasters, the most terrible of which can still be prevented.

At the second position in the ranking of the most popular movie weekend was the comedy "I love you, dude." The film is a successful realtor who is looking for a best man at the wedding, gathered in the office 18 million dollars.

Encloses three leaders thriller "Nothing Personal". The film, which played Julia Roberts, earned in North America, 14.4 million dollars. In turn, the leader of last weekend - picture of "Witch Mountain" - dropped to the fourth line. Fifth place was taken with deadly band director Snyder Keepers. "

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In Russia, allowed the court to modify sentences in the deterioration of the situation of convicts

In Russia, are now allowed to review the supervisory authority which entered into force on the sentence to the deteriorating situation of the convicted person. The relevant federal law "On Amendments to Articles 404 and 405 Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation" signed March 14, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Introducing stricter revision possible, provided that during the trial were allowed fundamental breach of the Criminal Procedure Act, transmits "Interfax".

"Review of supervisory guilty verdict and subsequent court decisions rendered in connection with his appeal on the grounds, resulting in a deterioration of the situation of the convicted person, as well as a review of acquittal or a definition or a court decision to discontinue criminal proceedings are permitted in a period not exceeding one years from the date of their entry into force if, during the trial were admitted violations of the fundamental law of criminal procedure, affecting the legality of the sentence, ruling or order of a court ", - says the second part of Article 405 CCP.

Part 3 of this article explained that the ordinance applies to violations of basic sentence structure of the illegal court, or return the illegal composition of the panel of jurors, as well as deprivation of participants in the proceedings the right to a fair trial, if such withdrawal had an impact on the legality of the sentence.

Changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure, are published on the official site of the Head of State.

Previous article 405 Code of Criminal Procedure contained only a ban on "turn for the worse in the revision of judicial decisions in the oversight."

More 11 May 2005, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation overturned the ban, recognizing that the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 405 does not correspond to the Basic Law of the country "to the extent that it does not allow turning for the worse when reviewing the court decision to order surveillance on a complaint by the victim or the prosecutor when the previous trial were allowed substantial, fundamental breach, affecting the outcome of the case. "

The Constitutional Court ordered the legislature amend the Code accordingly. After nearly four years, 25 February 2009, the State Duma has adopted, and March 4, The Federation Council approved amendments to the criminal procedure law, which is signed by the President.

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In Khabarovsk Krai prosecuted on the facts of bullying in the garrison Bikinsky

In Khabarovsk Krai military investigative unit filed a criminal case against one of the junior commanders of the army regiment in the motor city Bikin. The officer is suspected of hazing.

The criminal case was initiated based on audit conducted by the Prosecutor's Office of Far Eastern Military District. Testing began in early March on the application of the parents of three soldiers from the Chelyabinsk region. As reported in the statement of the parents, their children were beaten in Bikinsky garrison, where they are serving.

In late February, the media published a story about the facts of bullying in Bikinsky garrison. As the parents of recruits "grandfathers" demanded money, beat shackle of bed and suspended at . One of the soldiers tried to open a vein, the other - to hang with the third wound to the leg. Parents of soldiers trying to get them back home. The audit surveyed more than 40 people - comrades of soldiers, medical staff, senior officers.

Following verification of the victims recognized one soldier - George Dzhanhoteliya. It soon for health reasons will be dismissed from military service. Two other soldiers will be transferred to other duty stations.

As it became known, the criminal case against a young commander, instituted on the grounds of a crime under part 1 of article 335 of the Criminal Code (violation of the regulations governing relations between the military if no relationship of subordination between them relating to the humiliation of honor and dignity or humiliation of the victim or violent ). The offense is made for content in a disciplinary military unit for a term not exceeding two years or imprisonment for up to three years.

Currently, investigations are conducted. Other information in the interests of the investigation has not been disclosed. Bikinsky garrison audit in 2008 was recognized as one of the best in the Far East as a result of training.

Recall that, according to official statistics of the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of Russia, the Russian army in the incidence of bullying in 2008 declined by more than a quarter. At 16% less facts and the excess of the powers associated with the abuse of subordinates. According to GAM, the tendency to reduce bullying is quite stable.

The President of Bolivia, coca leaf to chew up the UN to prove its harmlessness

Bolivian President Evo Morales agreed to the original way to express their attitude to drugs at a meeting of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna. Resentful of the fact that popular in his country's coca consider a drug, the president out a list of plants and began to chew him defiantly. As stated by Morales may cook and is a stimulant, but is absolutely harmless.

As the channel Vesti.ru, the conference still refused to believe the arguments of Morales and condemned his gesture.

The President of Bolivia is a strong supporter of the revival of traditional culture in his country of coca. Evo Morales announced the plant, even a national treasure, in accordance with the Constitution, adopted in February 2009.

As reported by , Bolivia ranks third in world production of coca leaf. The plant serves as the main raw material for hard drugs cocaine and its derivatives. First place remains Colombia, where coca bushes are occupied 150 thousand hectares, the second - Peru from 97 thousand hectares.

Under the agreement, which Bolivia has signed with the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, as early as 1961, the country had over 25 years of eradicating the cultivation of coca. But that never happened.

Prior to his departure to Vienna, Morales said that he was going to convince the members of the UN Commission to reconsider legislation that provides penalties for the cultivation of coca, because it is in his duties as president and head of the country. "

As pointed out by Morales, the coca-growing has a thousand-year history and is inextricably linked with the traditions of the people of Bolivia. According to the president, strict penalties for the cultivation of coca is a "provocation against the identity and culture" the Bolivian people.

As has been emphasized, Evo Morales, the coca leaf, primarily used in traditional medicine as a useful medicine and health food supplements, as well as in religious ceremonies, not for drug production.

At the same time, Morales was in favor of actively combating drug trafficking. Only in the last two years have been slaughtered around 18 thousand hectares of illegal coca planting.

Agreement between Russia and Bolivia on cooperation in this field was signed during the visit of Morales in Moscow in February 2009.

According to experts, once in November last year in the territory of Bolivia Evo Morales on the order has been completely halted the activities of U.S. drug supply from Bolivia have increased. Then, Morales accused the U.S. office is in the economic support of the country, the authorities which are in opposition to the central leadership. Bolivia is now particularly in need of Russia as a partner in the fight against drugs.