Afghans like the young man featured in the Times article have been essential to the prosecution of that war.
Not just reporters and media owners, but anyone expressing himself in the media (or failing to report news the authorities consider essential) may face prosecution.
Mr P. Sundramoorthy, a criminologist who also leads the Research Team on Crime and Policing at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, insists that having some sort of preventive law, similar to the EO, is essential for the prosecution of gang-related crimes.
Andrew Tyrie, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition, said it was essential the Crown Prosecution Service provides a committee of MPs and peers with the evidence it gathered before it decided not to bring criminal charges.
In the state of Louisiana, material witness warrants allow law enforcement to arrest the witness of a particular crime who is considered "essential to the prosecution or the defense" in order to coerce that victim into handing over information.
Mr. Vinegrad's defenders say vilification of the prosecutor is an unsavory effort to undermine the essential civil rights prosecutions Mr. Vinegrad has helped lead.
Johnson said he'd told the police that he'd assist in any prosecution if essential, but he was candid about being reluctant.
Jerry Schmetterer, the spokesman, said that his office would not have been able to prove that Lieutenant Pigott should have foreseen that the Taser shooting would lead to the man's death, an essential element in a prosecution.
The sanctity of reporters' notes and tapes would be protected unless there was "clear and convincing evidence" that the in-formation was essential to the investigation, prosecution or defense of a criminal case.
As in other institutions where these problems persist, vigilant reporting and tough prosecution are essential to achieve long-term improvement.
While prosecution is essential to improve accountability for such crimes, the Archbishop said that any successful transition from war to peace must ensure that children have a place – and a voice – in helping to build a peaceful and stable future.
