Mr Bo himself, sometimes with help from his lawyers, insisted on challenging the prosecution point by point, and on cross- examining prosecution witnesses.The decision to give Mr Bo's trial such publicity is all but certain to have been taken by the Chinese leadership.
In this way he is challenging the prosecution to prove that the material was classified.
Mr. Nega's case stemmed from writings challenging the prosecution of fellow reporters and editors.
As for challenging the prosecution witness's claim that Mr. Skakel had confessed, he said he believed his cross-examination had established the witness as an unreliable drug user.
Rather than directly challenging the prosecution, Washington and Brussels should insist on a greater commitment to rule-of-law standards in Kiev.
I regularly disagree with William Safire, but this time, he is right on the button in challenging the prosecution of Martha Stewart for lying ("Fight It, Martha," column, June 12).
But the jailing of a defence lawyer for one of the mobsters, for allegedly trying to persuade the accused to give false testimony, has led many to worry that Chongqing's courts will do anything to prevent lawyers from challenging the prosecution.
The trial on Friday heard from defence ballistics expert Tom Wolmarans who testified that it was impossible to be certain how Steenkamp fell when she was hit by bullets, challenging the prosecution's implication that she might have been cowering in fear.
Challenging the prosecution's argument that Mr Shayler, a former MI5 employee, should have made any complaint internally, without going to the press, Mr Tugendhat said: "The avoidance of a breakdown in public confidence in official investigations (and in the accountability of the security forces) is a public interest of a very high order".
Although defendants in a handful of other cases in California and Washington have also used the spending ban to challenge their prosecutions, there has been no clear ruling on the issue, Berman said.
