Sentence examples for official prosecution from inspiring English sources

If the activists instrumental in Mr. Chen's escape have so far avoided official prosecution, they are not exactly free.

The document is the subject of an official secrets prosecution in the UK.

He resigned in tears after it was disclosed that he went on vacation to Mexico with the chief executive of the same lobbying firm, Oxygene 9. Neither official faces prosecution.

In Chinese corruption case that began with Ferrari crash, former top official faces prosecution.

In a press conference, a U.S. Postal Inspection Service official said prosecution was important because "victims felt that they had a piece of history only to be defrauded and left with a feeling of heartbreak".

Let's take a look at some other trends in federal prosecutions, shall we? Here's the chart for official corruption prosecutions, which looks about as bad.

For official corruption prosecutions, expect about 1.1 per million people this year.

The European Union agreed to exempt American soldiers and government officials from prosecution for war crimes at the International Criminal Court.

And Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the amnesty law, which protects military officials from prosecution for abuses committed during the military regime.

While a 1979 amnesty still shields military officials from prosecution for abuses, the commission, which began in May and has a two-year mandate, is nevertheless stirring up ghosts.

In the coming days, Yemeni lawmakers are expected to vote on the immunity provision, which would shield Mr. Saleh and other top officials from prosecution in Yemeni courts for crimes including the killing of hundreds of protesters in the uprising.