The "strike hard" campaigns are crime crackdowns in which normal arrest and prosecution procedures are usually waived to maximize the number of people detained.
Another source, who asked to remain anonymous, said the idea was quashed "due to the political sensitivity it could raise about Congolese authorities, mainly due to their poor response in terms of prevention and the [lack of] evolution on the justice and prosecution procedures".
Mr Kanellopoulos says Greece's status as a trafficking hub can be attributed to two factors: its geographical location, and its ineffective prevention and prosecution procedures.
To speed up the prosecution procedure, a system of local justice called gacaca courts was brought in.
The Programmes supports the implementation of child-friendly investigations, prosecution and adjudication procedures, establishment of child-friendly police investigation rooms and specialised child protection police units, as well as specialised juvenile courts.
She was also widely considered to be pro-prosecution; before court procedures were changed, Mr. Morgenthau's office was accused of steering cases to her.
Defense lawyer Khaled Abu Bakr, who represents Fahmy, also made his closing statement today, arguing that his clients had done nothing wrong and that the prosecution had disregarded procedure, tampered with evidence, and cherry picked video footage shown in court to omit anti-Brotherhood protests and the like.
Thankfully, despite the pressure, the case has been dealt with according to all legal procedures; the prosecution, basing its case on the police investigation, has done a thorough job, and the defence has also been allowed sufficient time to state its case.
In 1967, three decisions handed down by the United States Supreme Court on the same day -- all dealing with constitutional issues related to identification procedures in prosecutions and the risks of mistaken identifications -- relied in part on material in Mr. Wall's book.
The UK has been criticized for lagging behind on prosecutions for the procedure and the situation has been called a national scandal.
The UK has been criticised for lagging behind on prosecutions for the procedure and the situation has been called a national scandal.
