Sentences with phrase «face the prosecution of»

Khadr and fellow detainee Mohammed Jawad are believed to be the first child combatants ever to face prosecution of alleged «war crimes».

If the government were to use the criminal law as a means of enforcing its public health agenda, we could potentially face the prosecution of parents for all manner of actual or perceived failures in respect of their children's health, including those who refuse or fail to vaccinate their children, because that exposes them to potentially life - threatening diseases and threatens the health of others by diminishing the «herd immunity» in the population.

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While prosecutions are rare, women who are hospitalized for abortion complications frequently face criminal and civil action, and even run the risk of spending up to three years in jail.

Assange, who denies the rape allegations, fears that if he is arrested he will be handed over to the United States to face prosecution over WikiLeaks» publication of thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents in one of the largest information leaks in U.S. history.

He faced a sixth deportation in 2015, and was in Justice Department (DOJ) custody that March after serving 46 months in prison for a felony re-entry into the US, but instead of transferring him into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation, the department transferred him to the San Francisco County Jail for prosecution of a 1995 marijuana charge.

He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted in a pending criminal case — one of several prosecutions brought against him.

Arguments have been made that banks in general often do not face criminal prosecution for violating anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations, but instead, according to the author of the aforementioned article referred to above,» (accept) settlements that either defer or erase the threat of criminal suits.»

Citing cases of public reaction and criminal prosecution, the handbook forthrightly discusses the risks and consequences companies face from ill - considered spending decisions.

Hundreds of Europeans have faced prosecution - Geert Wilders to Brigette Bardot to name a few - for minor slights against Islam.

Some have faced prosecution, with others allowed to re-enter society under the watch of security services.

Mo. is charged with failure to report the suspected abuse of a child, becoming the first active bishop in the country to face criminal prosecution in such a case.

Practitioners of both have faced prosecution.

The reach of this device becomes ever clearer when we recall that the Court was not faced, in Romer, with an attempt to stir up prosecutions or withdraw the protections of the law from gays and lesbians.

Scott: Pedophilia exists everywhere regardless of belief or disbelief, the difference is that the catholic church protects the pedophiles from criminal prosecution, all other peds if caught will face the court system.

Depending of the severity of the situation, they may also face prosecution.

Except that midwives manage to kill TONS of babies (as evidenced by this MANA report) and very very very few face any prosecution.

Name ONE midwife that is facing prosecution simply for showing up at the birth where there was NO dead baby, brain damaged baby, near dead PPH mother or other complete mismanagement of the labor and delivery.

But they are being translated in this country as non-negotiable rules and so a midwife who uses her own judgement to take on a case which falls outside the narrow guidelines will be in breach of the law and may face prosecution.

Countryside Alliance chief executive Simon Hart stated in May 2008: «Most hunts have been able to carry out a range of hunting activities with only a very few facing vindictive prosecutions.

Zuri Ibrahim is likely to be transferred to the Upper West regional capital of Wa for further interrogation — and later he will face prosecution in his country.

In his statement on Thursday, Patino emphasized both that Sweden has yet to guarantee that the Wikileaks founder will not face further prosecution in the U.S. and that, in the view of Ecuador, Assange's fears of persecution are legitimate.

Depending on the severity of the atrocities already committed and the health of the ruler, we might consider allowing a head of state to negotiate a number of «freedom years» before facing ICC prosecution.

The Prime Minister revealed that he thought supporters of the North London club should not face prosecution for chanting the terms «Yiddos» and «Yid army» at games because they are jokingly referring to themselves and therefore not «motivated by hate».

South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption, Chief Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams has confirmed.

On 16 March 2018 he found himself facing prosecution on 16 of the 18 corruption charges - for 783 instances of alleged wrongdoing.

That appeals court did note, however, that Silver's conviction was not based on lack of evidence, according to former Deputy U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, who presided over Silver's inaugural prosecution, and vowed that the one - time Downtown pol would eventually face justice.

HURIWA therefore called for the arrest and prosecution of the killer soldiers and police or else the governor would be held personally liable and dragged before the World's crimes court to face charges of crimes against humanity.

«New Yorkers, especially in the borough of Manhattan, face the continuation of discriminatory arrests and prosecutions thanks to unjust opposition in Albany.

«That the applicant, who knows full well that she is on bail in the United Kingdom where she is being investigated for several financial crimes, and that she would not be able to leave that country in view of the ongoing investigation and imminent trial, is seeking the order of this honourable court for the charge before this honourable court to be amended to include her name on the face of the charge in order for her to escape from investigation and prosecution in the United Kingdom under the guise that she is coming to face her trial before this honourable court and also to scuttle the trial before this honourable court.»

A legal practitioner, Kingsley Ekwem, on Tuesday declined to testify as a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and two others facing trial for alleged N2.9 bn fraud.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has said lawmakers can choose to clean up their acts or face repeated prosecutions, said Cuomo's package was «welcome news,» but hoped lawmakers would «use today's announcement as another clear sign that Albany must pass comprehensive ethics reform before the end of session.»

Guidelines for the Crown Prosecution Service would also be amended to ensure they «take account» of actions intended to prevent a crime, in a «double lock» intended to ensure that people who take reasonable steps to intervene to prevent disturbances are not faced with unfair pProsecution Service would also be amended to ensure they «take account» of actions intended to prevent a crime, in a «double lock» intended to ensure that people who take reasonable steps to intervene to prevent disturbances are not faced with unfair prosecutionprosecution.

The sponsors want to reduce the number of people who face criminal prosecution over small amounts of the drug.

If Howe abided by the terms of the agreement, he would face no additional prosecution for his tax violations.

De Blasio said he is facing «selective prosecution and a double standard» by Albany entities looking into his 2014 fundraising and campaign activities, when he tried helping Democrats take control of the Republican - led state Senate.

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El - Rufai has reiterated that Chocolate City co-founder, Audu Maikori, who was recently arrested by the police over a series of tweets he sent to his followers, alleging that some students of the Kaduna State College of Education had been killed by Fulani herdsmen in Southern Kaduna, will face prosecution for his crime.

Any doctor who does intervene in this way could face prosecution for murder, which carries a sentence of life imprisonment.

(CNN)- Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said he is facing «selective prosecution and a double standard» by Albany entities looking into his 2014 fundraising and campaign activities, when he tried helping Democrats take control of the Republican - led State Senate.

An Associate Professor, University of Calabar (Unical) Dr Eyo Mensah and five students in the institution are to face prosecution over alleged certificate forgery.

Shi'ite Leader, El - Zakzaky not in Army's custody; to face prosecution — Buratai The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. - Gen.

Twenty - five persons are currently facing prosecution for their role in the suspected murder of Major Adam Mahama at Denkyira Obuasi.

The regional minister, Salifu Saeed who also serves as the Chairman of the Council, gave the illegal sand winners a one - week ultimatum to leave the site or face arrest and prosecution.

She is to appear at Westminster magistrates court on September 19th to face 15 charges of false accounting and six of forgery, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed.

«Except for interests other than the ends of justice underlying the pending charge against Senator Hamma Misau, we hereby call on the prosecution to play its prosecutorial cards face up, as we shall gladly love to meet them in court to articulate our robust defence against the obviously spurious allegations against the distinguished senator.

Labour's Pola Uddin will not face criminal charges following allegations of expenses abuses, the director of public prosecutions has confirmed.

«Government is going the whole hog at the end of the amnesty programme and all the people who have not voluntarily and truthfully disclosed all their untaxed incomes will surely face prosecution,» he warned.

«Even persons who were facing criminal prosecution prior to the 2015 presidential elections who are now members of the ruling APC and other members of APC who are overtly known to be involved in known cases of corruption were excluded from the list whilst persons who have never been charged with any crime and who in fact have not held any previous government portfolio including myself were listed as «looters».

«After deliberation on the evidence presented in this matter, the grand jury found that there was no reasonable cause to vote an indictment,» Mr. Donovan said in a statement released to the press, after four months of presenting evidence and more than an hour of news reports that Mr. Pantaleo would face prosecution.

Defence counsel on Tuesday declined cross examination of a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Femi Fani - Kayode facing charges of money laundering before a Federal High Court, Lagos.