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[Summary: Two boys who murdered a 2-year old tot when they were 10 years old are now 18 years old and about to be given new identities by the Crown. To protect them from attempts at revenge, the government has permanently banned the publication of any info about their new identities -- which creates a problem, since photos of them are apparently available and could circulate online. Originally they were convicted to 15 years in prison, but are now have to be released because of a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. --DBM] --- http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=83688 Lives of falsehood and fear await killers 2001-06-23 03:28:10 It would be illegal for media in England and Wales to identify them but the courts would struggle to prevent details of their new lives being posted on the Internet. An up-to-date photograph of one of them is already said to be circulating in Merseyside and may be posted on a website. If either boys new circumstances are made known, the process of building a new identity will have to be carried out again, at yet more expense. --- http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20010623/wl/crime_britain_breach_dc_1.html UK Probes Possible Bulger Murder Identity Breach 2001-06-23 05:11:10 ``The attention of the attorney general has been drawn to an article in today's Manchester Evening News, which appears to be in breach of the injunction granted by the High Court on 8 January 2001, as it contains information which might lead to the identification of the present whereabouts of John Venables and Robert Thompson,'' a statement said. ``The attorney general is considering as a matter of urgency whether it would be appropriate to issue proceedings for contempt in the light of this.'' If contempt of court proceedings go ahead, the Manchester Evening News could face an unlimited fine and its editor could be jailed. --- http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=83773 Pair may cost the British taxpayer £5 million 2001-06-23 03:28:11 Thompson and Venables will be monitored by probation officers for the rest of their lives, adding to the cost of the operation. There have also been reports that they will have special phone links to police stations in case of vigilante attack. --- http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/uk/newsid_1403000/1403867.stm Paper denies 'breach' of Bulger order 2001-06-23 04:10:05 A newspaper has denied knowingly breaching an injunction preventing the publication of details about James Bulger's killers. The Manchester Evening News is in talks with the Attorney General after it published information on the whereabouts of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. --- http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13803902 BULGER KILLERS GO ON HOLS 2001-06-23 03:28:11 Earlier this week it emerged that £1.5million has been spent creating new identities for the boys. Both teenagers and their families have been given new names, birth certificates, passports and National Insurance numbers. They will also get fully-fitted £65,000 homes with the £270-a-week rent paid. On top of that they are in line for free cars, credit cards, police protection and cash handouts for the rest of their lives - all paid for by taxpayers. --- http://www.latimes.com/print/asection/20010623/t000051931.html Student Killers of Boy, 2, Paroled 2001-06-23 07:28:47 Fearing attack, the teens won a High Court injunction protecting their new identities and prohibiting the British media from publicizing any photographs of them taken since the time of the murder or any details of their new lives that might lead to their being recognized. --- http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?f=/stories/20010623/599892.html Toddler's murderers to be freed 2001-06-23 05:45:06 The privacy decision in the Bulger case was opposed by some free-speech advocates, who argued it stifled the media's ability to report the news, and by members of victims' rights groups, who say the killers were being granted unusual privileges. "They should take their chances on the streets like every other murderer who is released," said Dee Warner, a spokeswoman for Mothers Against Murder and Aggression, a lobbying group. --- http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/UK/06/23/bulger.paper/index.html Bulger injunction breach investigated 2001-06-22 23:40:05 News of the publication of details, which were also carried on the paper's Web site, drew an astonished reaction from legal experts and MPs. Any newspaper found to have breached the injunction could face an unlimited fine or the imprisonment of their editor under the Contempt of Court Act. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------