A spokeswoman for Hollister-Jones confirmed the procuring charge had been withdrawn, the New Zealand Herald reported.
On Thursday, the police came again for Mr. Mangoma, the minister of energy and power development, who now stands accused of criminal abuse of office in a deal to procure fuel — charges he denied through his lawyer.
Rio Tinto's Beijing marketing staff are mainly working in Singapore following the detention of some staff in Beijing on charges of procuring state secrets.
At the height of the scandal, in the summer of 1963, he was hauled before the Old Bailey on charges of procuring women and living off "immoral earnings".
In the summer of 2006, Prince Victor Emmanuel of Savoy, son of the last king of Italy, was arres¬ted on charges of procuring girls for prostitution at the Casino di Campione.
He is facing trial in Italy in September on charges of procuring and supplying to riders a variety of illegal performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone, steroids and testosterone.
A 44-year-old woman testified that Holtzclaw forced her to expose herself while seated in his patrol car on 8 May, prompting the additional charges of procuring lewd exhibition.
UK officials may also raise the issue of Nosratollah Tajik, former Iranian ambassador to Jordan, currently under arrest in the UK and awaiting extradition to the U.S. on charges of procuring restricted military items (night-vision goggles) for the Iranian government.
Hassan Mutegombwa, 20, is charged with procuring funds for terrorism.
Mr. Selek, according to the document, was in charge of procuring and delivering the detonators.
