Sentence examples for selectively prosecuted from inspiring English sources

Naturally these cases are selectively prosecuted.

York suggests, however, that if Spitzer is indicted, "his defenders would argue that he was being selectively prosecuted".

Mr. Combs's lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, told the jury in his opening statement that the man known to his fans as Puffy was being "selectively prosecuted" by a star-struck government that was trying to "hip-hop" around the facts.

It is hard to avoid the conclusion that Mr. Ibrahim was selectively prosecuted for political reasons, perhaps for a satirical article he wrote about Mr. Mubarak's efforts to groom his son as his dynastic successor.

For too long, the double standard in law enforcement, where favored individuals are allowed to commit crimes with impunity and unpopular individuals are selectively prosecuted, has been a dirty little secret.

"When's the last time you heard about someone facing 10 years in prison for not renewing a gun permit?" asked Mr. Manso, who contends he was "overcharged and selectively prosecuted by the very D.A. who is the focus of my book".

Once in office, Yanukovych broke parliamentary rules, squeezed the independent media and began selectively prosecuting his political enemies.

The result has been a set of disturbing court decisions that may give the government the ability to selectively prosecute anyone they wish.

How can we tolerate a situation in which the federal government is selectively prosecuting companies for hiring illegal immigrants while local communities are providing facilities to encourage such hiring?

Moreover, the ability of domestic criminal justice systems in transitional societies to adhere to internationally recognized procedural standards has been questioned, as has the justifiability of selectively prosecuting only a fraction of the perpetrators involved in collective crimes (van Zyl 2000).

That was the accusation against prosecutors when they massed their heavy fire-power selectively to prosecute Martha Stewart, but she did lie to federal officials, and her act did violate federal law.