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He was engulfed in controversy this month after he criticized prosecution of elderly priests for pedophile acts as "vengeance" and described AIDS as a "sort of inherent justice" for promiscuous homosexual acts.

He was energy secretary when a firestorm erupted over accusations of Chinese spying at the nuclear weapons laboratories at Los Alamos and during the widely criticized prosecution of the scientist Wen Ho Lee — issues that could come up during his confirmation hearings.

In a statement, Mr. D'Amato criticized the prosecution.

Outside the courtroom, Mr. DeVecchio's supporters criticized the prosecution.

But he sharply criticized the prosecution of his client.

Ken Poston, a lawyer for Mr. Marsh, criticized the prosecution for discussing the threats.

Mr. Belyatsky says that he is not guilty; Western governments have criticized his prosecution as politically motivated.

Mr. Dowd also criticized the prosecution for not calling some of Mr. Rajaratnam's supposed accomplices to the witness stand.

Renee Xia, international director of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, an advocacy group in Washington, criticized the prosecution of Mr. Cao.

Rights advocates criticized the prosecution of Mr. Chen's nephew, saying it was rife with irregularities and little more than a thinly concealed act of revenge.

Although few questioned Ms. Gu's role in the murder, rights advocates criticized her prosecution as driven more by politics than by exacting legal procedure.