Prosecution
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The US Border Patrol has now suspended
prosecution
of immigrants, because it has run out of space.
Given that many of them have international bank accounts in US dollars, they are liable to American
prosecution.
Public ignorance or apathy means that those responsible are able to avoid
prosecution.
Half of OECD member states have yet to see a single
prosecution
– a possible sign of progress, but more likely a symptom of apathy or impotence.
Yet Obasanjo has said that he would release Taylor only to an elected government of Liberia, and many believe that Taylor is waiting it out until his allies are in a position to let him return with no threat of
prosecution.
Baker’s threat of
prosecution
in a room full of reporters seemed intended to stifle serious national-security reporting.
That has meant referring even asylum seekers for prosecution, and, most controversially, taking away their children to be detained separately.
So far, Xi’s campaign has remained a conventional affair involving selective
prosecution.
And the
prosecution
of opposition members, which has now culminated in the arrest and detention of former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko – during an ongoing trial that most of the West has deemed political – seems to confirm that the rule of law is being brushed aside.
Ozawa, had he become prime minister, would inevitably have been subjected to not only similar obstruction in Diet sessions but also to interrogation about his financing scandal, while fearing
prosecution.
In order to ride out the hung Diet, Kan will have to reconstruct party unity by replacing at least the incumbent anti-Ozawa party chief or Chief Cabinet Secretary, and, possibly, by appointing a pro-Ozawa Justice Minister – i.e., someone who can block Ozawa’s
prosecution
in the financing scandal.
Several countries have attacked the ICC;African Union members want heads of state to be immune from prosecution, thus undermining a fundamental principle of the court.
By joining the court, the Palestinian Authority has not only made it possible to prosecute Israeli crimes in Palestine; it has also opened the door to
prosecution
of crimes by Palestinians against Israelis or other Palestinians.
ICC membership encourages compliance precisely because, when members violate the law of war or fail to police their own militaries, they face the very real possibility of
prosecution.
For its part, Mexico must work to reduce corruption and improve the
prosecution
rate.
Of course, the ruling Chinese Communist Party is prefabricating Ai’s
prosecution.
Though it would take time for an ad hoc Arab tribunal to be formed and to reach the point at which it could issue indictments, Syrian military commanders would immediately be put on notice that they could face
prosecution
for their actions against protesters.
Moreover, academic and private-sector economists have been warned that publishing different figures could result in criminal
prosecution
for spreading false rumors.
That would mean a veto in high politics, independence for the army’s budget and vast economic empire, legal immunity from
prosecution
on charges stemming from corruption or repression, and constitutional prerogatives to guarantee these arrangements.
Immunity from
prosecution
is no less salient.
Bensoussan was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in March 2017, but the entire episode was reminiscent of the 2007
prosecution
of Charlie Hebdo cartoonists for their depiction of the Prophet Muhammad.
Fear of
prosecution
may discourage those coerced into prostitution or victimized by violence from seeking assistance.
According to this model, seeking the services of a prostitute is a crime, but the sellers of sexual services are considered to be victims – and thus are not subject to criminal
prosecution.
This commitment was deepened last month when the European Union adopted a new law to protect whistle-blowers from
prosecution.
But more often it will be a matter of relying on less extreme measures, like targeted sanctions and threats of international
prosecution
– and on diplomatic pressure and persuasion.
Other Turks have faced
prosecution
in Western Europe for saying that it did not.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry now seeks
prosecution
of Ahmedinejad for incitement to commit genocide – a violation of international law.
A decade ago there would have been a good argument in international law that the Hutu-Tutsi example supports
prosecution
only after the damage has been done.
That is why, to take a famous example from an earlier Supreme Court decision, if one yells “Fire!” in a crowded theater, one’s right to free speech provides no protection from prosecution; in any empty theater, there is no danger of a stampede, and thus no crime would be committed.
Because KGB/Mafia structures now rule Russia and manipulate the judicial system, it is assumed that Yeltsin wanted to handpick his successor in order to avoid future
prosecution.
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