Sentence examples for direct prosecution from inspiring English sources

Results show a clear shift in mortality patterns, with reduced levels of deliberate and direct prosecution (mainly shooting and nest-robbing) in the second period.

But Iraq's deputy minister of health tells CNN there isn't enough evidence to prove causality, and in any case, the U.S. boycott of the International Criminal Court makes direct prosecution of the case unlikely, as do the nation's federal immunity laws.

"Jack's got a point," replied the Georgetown University law professor Marty Lederman, but Lederman noted that the president's influence over justice department decisions "is informal, not formal – he can threaten removal, but doesn't have the legal authority to direct prosecutions.

This section is now at the center of a major scandal concerning politically directed prosecutions.

Directing the prosecution of political enemies is a habit of autocrats.

"We're disappointed," said Doug Jones, the former United States attorney who directed the prosecution of Mr. Blanton.

Judge Thomas Kubovec at Prague Municipal Court ruled that Blythe's actions did not constitute a crime and directed the prosecution to a civil court if they wished to apply for compensation.

Mr. Zuma appointed Menzi Simelane to direct public prosecutions for the National Prosecuting Authority despite loud objections from opposition parties and the public, in large part because of questions surrounding Mr. Simelane's integrity and qualifications.

Rather, they say he spoke to The Times to correct the Ukrainian Justice Ministry's claims that the report cleared Mr. Yanukovych of accusations that he directed the prosecution of Ms. Tymoshenko for political purposes.

The rate at which Ms. Reno directed capital prosecution when the prosecutors had not sought it was 14percentt, compared with 39percentt for Mr. Ashcroft, according to the project's data.

During the proceedings today, a lawyer for El Paso Merchant, William S. Scherman, sought to show that the California utilities commission had relied too heavily on research paid for by Edison, which he said "has directed the prosecution of this case".