The case has taken five years of investigations, countless informants and more than 30 witnesses for the prosecution, more than half of them Muslim women from Foca.
That may make a prosecution more feasible, from the point of view of protecting secrets during a trial.
Respondents in a number cases communicated skepticism about the extent to which medical and government organisations could be trusted; similarly, although some respondents raised the importance of guarantees against prosecution, more were skeptical about the perpetuity of guarantees and promises against identification, investigation and prosecution.
He noted that Vinny Gorgeous was slated to live out his life at the harshest prison in the U.S. and that in addition to the substantial cost of the prosecution, more than $3 million in taxpayer funds had already been spent for the gangster's defense.
The release provided highlights of a report submitted to the State Department: from 2012 to 2013 the number of trafficking investigations conducted by Thai officials doubled, while the number of trafficking convictions rose more than four-fold, the number of prosecutions more than five-fold and the number of Thai officials prosecuted or convicted more than six-fold.
The number of prosecutions more than doubled in the last four decades, but the number of criminal trials fell, to 3,574 last year from 5,097 in 1962.
The use of E.I.T.s have made prosecutions more difficult, that's one of the reasons why it's taken so long to begin the trials — those behind the techniques never thought about the end game.
Nor does it "make rape prosecutions more difficult" – low reporting (about 10% of rapes) and low conviction rates result largely from negligent and biased investigations.
If the threat of prosecution persuades some more of Gaddafi's henchmen to defect, this must be a good thing.
Thompson said he believes resources spent prosecuting low-level marijuana users could instead be allocated for the prosecution of more serious crimes.
