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But last year Mr Obasanjo's re-election was somewhat marred by rigging and voter intimidation.Given how easy the criminals and corrupt politicians find it to bribe judges, it is hardly surprising that efforts to convict some of the hundreds of offenders arrested by the country's anti-corruption agencies have failed.

He imposed heavy sentences on those who were convicted; some of the convictions were reversed on appeal, and other sentences were commuted.

The federal government responded by prosecuting and convicting some of those leaders under the newly enacted Sabotage and Espionage Acts.

Those military courts have convicted some of the men said to be linked to the APS attack.

Italy has criminally convicted some of its own officials, as well as a number of C.I.A. officers in absentia, for their involvement in a notorious extraordinary rendition operation.

A UN-backed tribunal for former Yugoslavia took harrowing testimony from Bosnia's many victims and convicted some of their tormentors.

In 2000, George Ryan, then the governor, halted executions in Illinois after courts found 13 death row inmates had been wrongfully convicted, some of them based on confessions that, some say, took place after torture by the police.

As the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he brought down a squadron of insider traders on Wall Street and convicted some of the top politicians in New York State.

And even after being embarrassed or convicted, some of them end up going to work for other politicians.

According to Kahan, even if Arias is convicted, some of her artwork may still be made available by people on her behalf.

A special panel is investigating human-rights abuses and may convict some senior officers of committing atrocities.