Sentence examples for parallel prosecutions from inspiring English sources

Lawyers said that parallel prosecutions for the same crimes could proceed in both countries as long as there had been no judgement in either case.

Outcomes like this seem almost guaranteed if a fledgling process of parallel prosecutions moves forward, as promised, in the land of the victims and in the land of the victimizers in response to last year's destructive rampage in East Timor.

Durst's lead attorney, Houston-based Dick DeGuerin, told The Times that the move was "fair and reasonable, as otherwise there would have been parallel prosecutions going on at the same time".

He states that "the parallel, independent prosecution of Bosnian war-crimes suspects has played a constructive role in the Dayton peace process".

In Baghdad, some Iraqis drew parallels between the prosecutions of both former leaders.

Still, there is one important parallel: A U.S. prosecution of Mr. Assange would carry significant downside risks for the United States.

Mr. Siegelman's case has disturbing parallels to the prosecution of Georgia Thompson, the Wisconsin civil servant wrongly convicted by the Justice Department of awarding a state contract to a Democratic contributor.

In Guatemala, these "parallel powers" -- unofficial, immune from prosecution and scrutiny -- have created a spectacular architecture in which General Ríos Montt is not the only power behind the throne; indeed, there are a series of thrones, with figures ever more sinister behind each one, and their collective hold on power has become only stronger since the 1996 peace accords.

He said that the inquest could proceed in parallel with a review by the director of public prosecutions with a view to deciding whether to bring charges of manslaughter or perverting the course of justice.

The case against the three former UBS executives has a number of interesting parallels to the Libor investigation, providing the framework for prosecutions that might emerge.

During cross-examination of a nurse testifying for the prosecution, one of Officer Moreno's lawyers asked about a parallel between a Venus' flytrap and a woman's genitalia.