Congress had passed that law in 1993 to give more official protection to religious practice than the court had said, in a decision three years earlier, the First Amendment's free exercise clause provided for.
Those men, who also said they were in hiding, offered to give official testimony if they were guaranteed protection from harm.
Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, along with various provincial laws, already give officials all the protection they need.In this section An enigmatic leftist rides into town Losing the miners Chemical reaction Coming out ReprintsMr Harper has never made a secret of his religious leanings.
But in early September, Google relented and gave officials in Hamburg the data, said Johannes Caspar, the data protection supervisor in Hamburg, whose initial investigation of Street View brought the illegal data gathering to light.
They said that he was still receiving official protection, given his role in combating terrorism and illegal narcotics, and that he was also entitled to due process regarding any criminal charges.
As yet, the plants have no official protection.
It is an embarrassment for the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, whose security services keep close watch on sensitive foreign VIPs, giving them unmarked armoured vehicles, official protection and other privileges.
Blatant scams continue and receive official protection.
"Even women who are under official protection are getting killed.
"He should have been given more protection," said one Pakistani security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the subject.
