Sentence examples for committed while in office from inspiring English sources

The deal calls for amnesty for any crimes Mr. Ravalomanana may have committed while in office.

In 1982 the supreme court gave Richard Nixon "absolute immunity" to prosecution for most kinds of crimes committed while in office, setting a precedent for administrations to come.

His successor, Gerald Ford (who had only taken over the vice-presidency after the resignation of Spiro Agnew over unrelated corruption charges), issued a presidential pardon for any crimes he might have committed while in office.

Since Albany's similarly secretive effort at ethics reform in 2007, which resulted in a deeply flawed bill, 11 legislators have been indicted or convicted of crimes committed while in office.

Milosevic's trial -- the first international prosecution of a former head of state for crimes committed while in office -- has signaled the arrival of a new era of world justice.

RUSSIA: PROTECTING PRESIDENTS -- Parliament's lower house voted 282 to 130 to approve a measure giving former presidents immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed while in office, ignoring protests that they were inviting leaders to break the law.

The High Court tries government officials for crimes committed while in performance of their government duties.

Some DPP members want Taiwan to declare formal independence or believe Ma should be kept in Taiwan in case prosecutors determine he committed crimes while in office.

Duvlier consistently denied any responsibility for abuses committed while he was in office.

In recent years, at least nine state lawmakers have been indicted or convicted of bribery, fraud or other crimes committed while they were in office.

Today, largely rejected by a country he impoverished and led into wars that left 200,000 people dead, he stood as the first head of state indicted before an international court for crimes committed while he was in office.