Sentence examples for conspiracy to commit torture from inspiring English sources

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In 1998 99, in keeping with Filártiga, the United Kingdom's highest tribunal, the Law Lords of the British House of Lords, captured international attention when, in response to an extradition request by a Spanish court, it upheld the arrest in England of former Chilean president Augusto Pinochet on charges of torture and conspiracy to commit torture in violation of international treaty law.

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The groups say the agency's rendition and treatment of terror suspects amounted to "a vast criminal conspiracy, under color of law, to commit torture and other serious crimes".

Roy Charles Sorvari, 27, of Antioch and Christyne Gail McDaniel, 25, of Brentwood face charges of arson and conspiracy to commit murder, mayhem, torture and assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Antioch Police Department.

Christopher Hitchens, in 2001, claimed to have amassed sufficient evidence to secure prosecutions for "war crimes, for crimes against humanity, and for offences against common or customary or international law, including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture".

Hitchens called for Kissinger's prosecution "for war crimes, for crimes against humanity, and for offenses against common or customary or international law, including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture".

Tami Joy Huntsman, 39, and her boyfriend, Gonzalo Curiel, were charged Monday with two counts of murder, one count of child abuse and multiple counts torture and conspiracy to commit a felony, according to the criminal complaint from the Monterey County district attorney's office.

It was because of this anomaly that Lord Bingham quashed the original provisional arrest warrant: it charged General Pinochet only with the murder of Spaniards in Chile, a crime for which British courts could not have claimed jurisdiction.A subsequent warrant charged General Pinochet with torture and hostage-taking in Chile, and conspiracy to commit murder in Spain.

Among the charges are conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy to commit bribery.

He was convicted of conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism, conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy and conspiracy to destroy aircraft.

The charges were changed to conspiracy to riot and conspiracy to commit criminal damage to property.

Four men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.

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