then the judge can turn to the prosecution and said do you accept that? you have the right to dismiss the case. and say it is not worth a candle to release this classified information. it has worked fairly well in practice. it was an attempt to allow this to be litigated in a way that didn't have read classified information. you'll have got cipa so why are you worried about security cases? often will not bring security cages that litigation will disclose more classified information. then you have cipa. it is not foolproof. the defendant often gets exposure to classified information and issues some of which were litigated in bruce's case where this constitutional right to an open court room. judges are reluctant to close a courtroom to shield discussions about classified information. >> one of the arguments getting back to our case where we employed a tactic prosecutors called grade nail even though it was in the concept of this cipa statute was an interesting one and i blame bill for teaching enough about classified information to enable us to do it. in ma

while the prosecution has the benefit of grants. in fact, i believe the district attorney might have at least half of their budget is provided by grants. that is not provided to the indigent defense providers. federal grants are almost all directed toward prosecution and law enforcement. so the problem to have vast resources that i'm facing right now is that you have grant funding the police department, the sheriff's deft, the district attorney's office. there is a share that -- etc., etc. that share, which for them is a portion of their funding is almost my entire funding so when you say you're going to cut 13% off everybody equally. well, 13% for us is more than 13% of their entire budget than for the other agencies. now the problem is that's the ripple effect we just had here. now they still have their investigators because they have other agencies that provide the investigation. we don't. our investigators are the ones that have to be trimmed off because we can't pay for them. our attorneys, again, they are paid for by the count

last month a judge overturned the conviction saying the prosecution and police failed to tell the defense their star witness was being paid in a witness protection program. prosecutor as announced the decision in court today and connelly now 40 listened. also, at the hearing were family member who's thanked his lawyer outside of the courtroom. one attorney said it was a great day for connelly and

for september twelfth which means there's still quite a lot of time for both the defense and the prosecution to figure out what exactly kind of arguments they're going to present in court it's interesting that today the defense team did outline several motions that they're trying to put together for this case their main arguments and these motions are going to be concerning things like the unlawful extradition one of the very important things that the defense team is arguing that bringing victor boot to the united states was unlawful and illegal to begin with also extraterritorial jurisdiction and what this means is deciding why this case is even being heard in the u.s. considering as we mentioned in that report that victor boot. case legally and technically continues to remain in thailand also things like the defense has been saying that the recording some of the recordings that the prosecution is presenting to the judge are quite questionable because they want to see whether or not it was even legal according to tie laws to carry out these recordings which the prosecution of course is usin

we also set of protocols that were going to be legally acceptable both to the prosecution and defense, so there were a lot of hurdles that had to occur, but we finally after about six months in negotiations with the union and other stakeholders, came up with a policy in the summer of last year. the following step was that we needed to go through the records of every member of the organization and quite frankly, in some cases, especially for senior members, it could be going back as many as 40 years, and you also have to look at pre-employment records to determine if there was any contact in the history of the officer that would be subject to the disclosure of this process. the good news is that after we went through this very extensive process, we have determined that relatively speaking, we have a very small number of officers impacted by this. in fact, if you take the total number of employees, our percentage would be points to 3% of our current employees impacted by that. i will be frank with you -- i have not been in this is that -- i have been in this business for many years, and

we just found out from the prosecution that the dna evidence that was tested did not belong to him, but rather, belonged to someone else. these are the type of people that we need to get out of prison. people went to prison during that time. we need to get those people out. tavis: your point notwithstanding, it doesn't mean that you had to commit your life to do that. you are not the first brother to get out of prison. that you would go the rest of your life helping others, a bunch of people say that when they get out. you have dedicated your whole life to this project. what'd you decide to do that. >> i realize how difficult is to get people to listen to the wrongly convicted. i have to muhammed ali, a host of other people help me get out of prison. even with this health, i was through the eye of a needle. i said, ok, this is what i should do. i have been immersed in the law for many years. so i will use that talent in order to help other people. that is what i have been doing. >> what about the state of new jersey. >> i don't even fly there. i won't even vital [laughter] over new jers

human rights group called for the prosecution of duvalier, who has returned from exile. coming up later, the brazilian military is cut off by floods and mudslides that killed more than 670 people. dothe tunisian prime minister hs announced the formation of a transitional unity government following the popular results last week. there is concern opposition leaders will be given posts in the new government. the new government also announced 78 people have been killed in the country since the beginning of the unrest. n.y>> the morning after the revolution, it is time to sweep away the mess and get ready for a new john kerry goode tunisia is still reeling from the turmoil and super -- get ready -- to sweep away the mess and get ready for the new. tunisia is still reeling from the turmoil. they have cleared away the good sense -- goods. the damage repair bill is vast, but the country is trying to roll up its sleeves and move on. the manager says he is hiring extra staff so he can open tomorrow. messages have been buzzing around, urging people not to stay home but to go to work

the u.s. was already investigating or prosecuting. the allegations in the complaint he waited a certain amount of time he said to remind your requests to the united states and then he sent a third request to the united states. despite sending three requests in the past almost two years the u.s. has never officially acknowledged that it's received requests and it certainly has not given an answer on the merits as to whether or not it is investigating that he's so we filed first in a two thousand and ten was just submission sitting out for judge the last two and the many reasons he can safely in this case unfortunately because the u.s. is doing nothing about the allegations of torture we documented statements by allah statements by our holder essentially saying we will be looking into the allegations and lawyer but can i say that they're really doing nothing because as wiki leaks revealed to us apparently right after this case was filed originally they did in fact put a lot of pressure on the spanish court so they maybe didn't feel the n

recordings that were made of tile in thailand that are now being used against picture boots by the prosecution whether or not they were made legally under law it was interesting also we noted moment where the judge mistook the history of this case and called thailand the philippines something that really. disturbs the people who were in the courtroom but essentially for now a trial date has been set and what we know from now that the family of richard will see him for the first time this monday and the reason this case is really interesting is because there is according to victor boot and his defense team and his family they believe that a propaganda war was launched against him in the united states with the media calling him the merchant of death that hollywood movie starring nicolas cage the lord of war was made of the stuff victor boots life while he has not been found guilty in any country in the world not thailand not the united states nor anywhere else so they're saying the fact that. this man is being presented as a villain is really a result of this chase conducted by the united states

this is a form for the prosecution to prove that they have a case. >> thank you very much. germany has started the process of ending conscription, the biggest shake-up of its military since the second world war. in july, it will go down to a volunteer to work -- force of 185,000. our correspondent joins some of the final recruits. >> what a shambles, and ordinary young man to be transformed into soldiers, and used to the discipline of the military. do the understand? not quite. >> [inaudible] >> and this is the future. professionals training for a job. the military will become smaller and more specialized. it will be voluntary. these soldiers think construction helped form character. >> he says the army has given him leadership skills. it has turned him into an adult. >> he says his personality has changed. he feels more responsibility. >> these soldiers are training for afghanistan with live ammunition. this jumble of containers simulate a real village. it is not a world of big armies facing each other anymore, but smaller groups at closer range. after the defeat of 1945, t

no prison sentence as the prosecution had demanded. a very small fine. a verdict rudolf elmer's lawyer seemed happy with. they argued several points but on others that was not the case. we will decide whether to appeal. rudolf elmer elmer -- if rudolf elmer of this would be the last time he would be defending himself in a swiss court, he was wrong. he was rearrested on charges of violating banking secrecy. this time in relation to his most recent high-profile action. handing over details of thousands of alleged tax evaders to wikileaks. >> you are watching "bbc news". the exhibition on the british princes that continues to fascinate the american people. -- british princess that continues to fascinate the american people. the new 33 relatives of zine al-abidine ben ali have been arrested. >> the demonstrators were back on the streets of to and is demanding that each and every minister associated with president ben ali the acid from the unity government. more than 100 are estimated to have been killed during the past five weeks and ministers are said to be

the u.s. government move to prosecute the alleged russian arms dealer he's being held in new york jail pending trial on terrorism charges now scheduled for september if found guilty buthe faces a minimum quarter century in prison his lawyers are also arguing the legal grounds of his extradition from thailand to the u.s. in november are he's honest has more. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture of good he seems to have lost quite a lot of weight his hair has grown longer his wife his daughter and his mother were also present in the courtroom because this was the first time he got to see a glimpse of him in a very very long time and essentially what was going on inside the courtroom were several technical questions were being decided such as setting a trial date and also of course importantly the defense team presented to the judge that they're planning to file several motions concerning victor groups case among them is what they call the unlawful extradition of him to the united states of course a very big issue since picture was arrested in thailand two yea

lawyer of law should along see the buddha val's to prove his client's innocence and the illegality of his prosecution in the us as his trial date is set. outrage and mass demonstrations are expected in norway is human rights groups prepared to hit the streets in protest against the impending deportation of a russian born an illegal immigrant. a nuclear talks in istanbul and in stalemate is no agreement is reached sanctions will stay in place until to run can prove its nuclear program has peaceful intent is. a very warm can see this is live from moscow i'm alison but the man nicknamed the merchant of death in the west will have to wait at least another eight months to find out his fate a u.s. a judge has ruled that russian businessman victor boot will stand trial in a new york federal court in september he's facing charges of conspiring to kill americans and supplying weapons to terrorists. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture booth he seems to have lost quite a lot of weight his hair has grown longer his wife his daughter and his mother were also present in the co

to prove his client's innocence down the illegality of his prosecution in the us as this trial date is set. out rage and mass demonstrations are expected in norway's human rights groups prepared to hit the streets in protest against the impending deportation of the russian border illegal immigrants. and serranos in sit resisting pressure from global political heavyweights to. justify its atomic program as nuclear talks and final day it is a. very warm welcome to see this is the line from moscow i'm now the man named the merchant of death in the west will have to wait at least another eight months to find out whose face a u.s. judge has ruled the russian businessman big that a boot will stand trial in a new york federal court in september he's facing challenges of conspiring to kill americans and supply weapons to terrorists. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture good he seems to have lost quite a lot of weight his hair has grown longer his wife his daughter and his mother were also present in the courtroom because this was the first time they got to

meanwhile, the prosecution, yes, they may have to cut back the attorneys. there are a lot of attorneys still being funded by these grant positions. so we're up against a resource that doesn't go down in the same proportional rate as we do. we get contracted further than they are. that's the disparity now. they try find a way to make it cheaper. those ideas are always popping up. you see them all over the state. is it cheaper to do it by privatizing the public defender? as opposed to maintaining the institutional public defender? i think that we see what we see as public defenders, maybe i'm biased in this regard but we have only one focus in mind and that's to our clients. our clients come first. damn to or the peete pidto if it is going -- damn the torpedo if it is going to cost us money. they have a conflict of interest. they are for the profit margin. and now profit margins might override to going forward and doing what it takes to get the job done and i think that is the difference in attitude a lot of times i'm seing in the providers you from the insti

of alleged russian arms dealer victor boot virus to prove his client's innocence and the illegality of his prosecution in the u.s. and his trial date is set. outrage in mass demonstrations are expected in norway as human rights groups prepare to hit the streets in protest against the impending deportation of a russian born illegal immigrant. and tear around is resisting pressure from global political heavyweights to curb or justify its atomic program as nuclear talks enter the final day in istanbul. you're watching r.t. welcome to the program our top story now the man nicknamed the merchant of death in the west will have to wait at least another eight months to find out his fate the u.s. judge has ruled that russian businessman to boot will stand trial in a new york federal court in september he's facing charges of conspiring to kill americans and supplying weapons to terrorists he's an associate churkin has more. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw victor good he seems to have lost quite a lot of weight his hair has grown longer his wife his daughter and his mother were al

the prosecution has already begun to present their case. >> the prosecution basically has been coming with details about what happened in the final moments when it became clear that michael jackson was unconscious at his mansion in beverly hills 200in 2009. dr. murray and waited as much as 20 minutes before calling for help. and that time, he is trying to revive the star on the bed, while tehe star's children watched. they allege that he was negligent because he was treating jackson's insomniac using a powerful anesthetic called propofel. they say he gave it to accent the drug six nights a week until the day he die d. prosecutors say that the doctor was recklessly negligent and should stand trial for manslaughter. >> one of america's most senior navy officer is being relieved of his command after a series of lewd videos shown to his crew. the videos feature captain owen honors, and were reportedly made in 2006-2007. the featured suggested that shower scene could he became captain of the "uss enterprise". the british singer and songwriter gerry rafferty has died at the age of ni1963. h

no prison sentence as the prosecution had demanded, and a fairly small fine. rudolf elmer's lawyers seem dissatisfied, though they're still considering an appeal. -- seem satisfied, though they are still considering an appeal. they will decide within the next 10 days whether to appeal. a verdict than which will give banks, bankers and tax evaders something to think about. >> at least 13 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in two suicide bombings in central iraq. both attacks were in a stronghold of the insurgency. the first was on a police compound. an ambulance carrying explosives was rammed into the compound and detonated. in the second attack by a man in a suicide best targeted pilgrims. first results from the referendum in southern sudan's indicate people have voted overwhelmingly for independence. in the southern sudanese capital, they said preliminary figures showed 97.5% have voted for secession from the north. final results are not expected until next month. a somali man has gone on trial in denmark, accused of trying to kill a cartoonist w

the trial date is set for alleged russian arms dealer vic to boot his lawyer claims his prosecution in the us is illegal and will prove it by september. stepping out in anger human rights groups and demonstrations across norway support a russian born legal immigrant facing deportation. and that's the follow day of nuclear talks for global heavyweights but iran is standing firm reason to justify its atomic program. without hebrew costing live from moscow all straight to our top story now the man nicknamed the merchant of death in the west have to wait at least another six months to find out his fate the u.s. judge has ruled that russian businessman vick to boot will stand trial on a new york federal court in september he's facing charges of conspiring to kill americans and supplying weapons to terrorists and is to see churkin as more. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture of good he seems to have lost quite a lot of weight his hair has grown longer his wife his daughter and his mother were also present in the courtroom because this was the first time

recordings that were made of time in thailand that are now being used against picture boot by the prosecution whether or not they were made legally under thai law this case is no joke for him because if if found guilty in the united states because of the charges he's facing that include conspiring to kill american citizens conspiring to support terrorist groups that the united states deems terrorists international arms trafficking that he's being accused of he's facing from twenty five years to a lifetime in jail there's been a lot of speculation about whether or not he has some information that the united states government might want to get from him we had an exclusive interview with his wife who told us that just because he might have some sort of information interesting to someone does not mean it's ok to call kidnap a person to another country and try them on the that country's territory the defense team has been saying today in court that they're absolutely overwhelmed with the amount of documents that they have to deal with because this. this is so deeply intertwined with ty law and jus

law they have to make sure that all of the documents from thailand are also believe what the prosecution is presenting so it's definitely a complicated case that's going to be dragging on for a while because of so many different countries involved in this situation. he's in the situation of reporting there will victim's life would be a bestseller by any measure and that's without being given a character assassination which hollywood delivered to him in the movie lord of the war but for some analysts it shows high level fears too in washington about what could be revealed by the businessmen i think if it was allowed to write his memoirs and it was made into a movie it would be a blockbuster because he knows enough to maybe point the finger at a lot of u.s. officials and especially in the bush cheney administration he says he's getting a lot of bad press of course he's getting bad press from the wall street journal from fox news you know the same people who have interests with lord of war books merchants of death and washington post reporters and whatnot is going to get a fair trial here a

the case she will not be prosecuted in russia maria i believe was born my gina salam of cows in norfolk setia and it still her family fled in fear of their lives as the result of a business deal gone wrong she's also reported to be a close relative of. the last defense minister of the soviet union so it's a well connected family and no successor and community leaders doubt that she would be in danger if she was to return but the fact remains maria i believe grew up in norway speaks more norwegian than russian and calls her hope but it's a hope she looks more and more likely to have to give up. while on the way few this hour why i love can be bored in afghanistan it seems in here the living out down hearts the minds of all americans the billions are going to waste with clean plus. among all the worries america has now even having imported lawless from abroad we report on the british entertainment task force that's taking over u.s. network t.v. . russia's a prosecutor general is taking personal charge of the investigation into a reported gangland massacre in the south of the country eight

to quit their job or find themselves behind bars simply because they refused to cooperate with the prosecution. takes a look at how the country's legal system as it turned against its sevens. being a lawyer in georgia isn't easy these days as mahmoud knows all too well he was a successful practicing lawyer but he ses fell foul of government pressure so he found himself locked up they wanted to imprison me and they did so i spent two years and seven months behind bars in america ses he was asked to force his clients to plead guilty. when i didn't agree to cooperate they found a person detained for stealing a mobile phone and send him to my office to take me as a lawyer the prosecution then offered him a plea bargain either he is sentenced to prison or testifies against me in court saying that he paid me one hundred seventy dollars for legal consultation and i swindled him it's estimated that georgia currently has around two hundred lawyers either in prison or awaiting sentencing mostly on fraud charges government critics say the real reason they're locked up is because they refused to make deal

anderson has been a headache for the prosecution. the judge has thrown out documents that allegedly chronicle bonds' steroid use since bonds won't take the stand to testify about the authenticity of the documents. today the prosecution will ask her to reconsider that decision. the government's case against bonds is scheduled to go on trial shortly in late march, so a couple months from now. bonds has pled not guilty saying in the past he's never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs, especially pursuing his home run records with the san francisco giants. reporting live here, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thank you, bob. >> the giants are already putting up big stats before spring training begins. the mercury news reports the giants should spend $150 million on players in 2011. the giants president bobby evans says the team wanted to bring back as many members of the game-winning squad that they could and did a good job. only two members won't ruin, juan uribe and edgar renteria. >>> the giants are bringing their world serie