Counsel for the Sun's head of news, Chris Pharo, told jurors that the police and prosecution allowed themselves to be "spoonfed" evidence "by a mighty multinational desperate to save its own skin".
Now, says Mr Friedmann, those bringing the prosecutions are themselves being held accountable.Mr Friedmann's opponents claim that he is not as high-minded as he makes out.
"By seeking access to depose high-ranking Al Qaeda leaders captured abroad, defendants could be guaranteed that they would either hobble interrogation efforts directed at their comrades overseas or ensure the abandonment of prosecutions against themselves," the department said.
Third, the U.S. settlement demonstrates that bribery prosecutions may themselves be powerful tools for behavioral change.
The judges indicated that three prosecution intermediaries may themselves have committed a crime under the ICC Statute by potentially facilitating witnesses in giving false evidence.
If the president and his supporters fail, they will lose any claim to immunity from prosecution and find themselves at the mercy not only of the judiciary but also of the country's security forces, state television and influential Friday Prayer leaders, all controlled by the traditionalists.
"Parents and girls sometimes lie about their age to protect themselves from prosecution.
