{"id":5732,"date":"2024-03-27T17:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=5732"},"modified":"2024-03-27T17:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:01:25","slug":"house-to-vote-on-criminalising-falsely-accusing-the-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=5732","title":{"rendered":"House to vote on criminalising falsely accusing the police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/house-to-vote-on-criminalising-falsely-accusing-the-police.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Parliament is set to vote on a bill which will e<strong>xplicitly criminalise falsely accusing police officers of crimes or conduct violations<\/strong>, after the bill passed through the House legal committee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-1131164928\">\n<div id=\"cypru-1117460254\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" 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