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BNP just happened to be one of the next banks in line for
prosecution
and thus found itself in the crosshairs.
For good or for ill, the political power of the US makes it immune to
prosecution.
So is insistence on
prosecution
of war crimes at the International Criminal Court.
A shameful legacy of President Menem's government in the 1990s was that it prevented the investigation and
prosecution
of serious improprieties, corruption, illegal arms sales, and major terrorist acts.
Prosecution
officials also negligently incinerated personal effects of Srebrenica victims, as well as items discovered in Albania and other evidence, and then obfuscated to dodge a scandal.
And, because Governing Council and Executive Board members enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, misbehavior cannot be punished.
The police arrested one of the attackers, but did not refer the case for
prosecution
– an outcome that, Martha believes, had a lot to do with her inability to pay the unauthorized “processing fee” that some police officers impose on rape victims and their families.
But even victims willing to defy convention face high barriers to
prosecution.
Even when the police have investigated cases and referred them to the courts,
prosecution
has proceeded at a glacial pace or has not occurred at all.
Libya again followed the textbook: Resolution 1970 applied targeted sanctions, an arms embargo, and the threat of
prosecution
at the International Criminal Court to concentrate Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s mind on civilian protection.
Its Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), enacted after the September 11, 2001, attacks on America by the then ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government, contains many of the features enshrined in the Patriot Act: an overly vague definition of what constitutes terrorism or unlawful acts, immunity from
prosecution
for law-enforcement or government agents, and expansion of wire-tapping.
Moreover, Putin’s project to safeguard “great Russian statehood” from the disarray of the post-Soviet era has seen the imprisoning of “dishonest” oligarchs; the
prosecution
of an “irresponsible” press; and the establishment of his personal dictatorship over the rule of law.
Can anyone imagine such a
prosecution
occurring in the EU?
He left Chile for England in October 1998 confident that he would continue to enjoy impunity from
prosecution
until his dying days.
The fate of that
prosecution
in Senegal remains uncertain, but it revived the once moribund issue of justice in Chad.
But the half-hearted
prosecution
that it has been willing to contemplate so far highlights the need for an international tribunal.
There was no limit on the number of witnesses the
prosecution
called to testify about the same gruesome story of Serbian aggression and brutality.
Many human-rights advocates believe that large-scale abuses – like the killings of an enormous number of noncombatants that took place in Sri Lanka – can be addressed only through criminal
prosecution
of those with the highest level of responsibility.
The Pussy Riot trial was, of course, a travesty of justice, with the
prosecution
quoting the canons of the Quinisext Council, which took place in Constantinople in 692, under Byzantine Emperor Justinian II.
Prosecutors have issued another summons for her to appear in court on March 21; it is still unclear if she will, even though she has now lost her immunity from
prosecution.
This explains why the Congressional Budget Office gave a pass to the Bush administration’s
prosecution
of two large wars while cutting taxes.
David Irving writes mendacious history, but his
prosecution
and imprisonment in Austria for “Holocaust denial” would have horrified Mill.
It has been suggested that Africa’s rulers are concerned less with holding accountable those who have committed international crimes than with protecting themselves from
prosecution.
Skeptics of the AU’s motives focus on Article 46A (bis) in the amendment to the court’s statute, which prohibits the
prosecution
of “any serving AU head of state or government…or other senior state officials based on their functions, during their tenure of office.”
A leader who can win an election, for example, is unlikely to be exposed to
prosecution
in any court, whether in The Hague or in Arusha, Tanzania.
Many of its candidates seek office not to work for Ukraine’s betterment, but to gain parliamentary immunity from
prosecution.
As for Myanmar, its neighbors and fellow ASEAN members – Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand – are also concerned about Suu Kyi’s continued
prosecution.
Bush’s
prosecution
of the war to push Iraq out of Kuwait, following Saddam Hussein’s invasion, was skillful, both diplomatically and militarily.
There, in the midst of the debate over WikiLeaks’ ongoing release of classified US State Department cables, and as the government threatens Assange with extradition and prosecution, respected journalists are running for cover.
It is entirely possible that he will be transferred to Sweden, questioned, and released if the Swedish authorities find that there are insufficient grounds for
prosecution.
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