Sentences with phrase «from continuing the prosecution»

This comes after he sued to block acting state Attorney General Barbara Underwood from continuing the prosecution of the mayor.

The announcement comes two days after the youngest mayor in Mount Vernon history sued to block acting state Attorney General Barbara Underwood from continuing the prosecution of the mayor in the wake of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's abrupt resignation last week.

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Ebo Hawkson reported from the court that a Senior State Attorney, Ms Sefakor Batsa, told the court on Tuesday that, based on section 54 of the criminal and other offences Act, 1960 (Act 30) the AG had filed a nolle prosequi not to continue with the prosecution.

Britons continue to travel abroad to die and the law - following guidelines from the director of public prosecutions endorsed by MPs - effectively forgives compassionate amateur assistance to die.

«If government does not exempt child victims of rape or defilement from the compulsory payment of N5000 for obtaining medical reports from hospitals as evidence for prosecution, perpetrators of these evil and criminal acts would continue to escape justice and such acts would continue to increase in our society,» she said.

Chief Oyegun who was represented by APC National Deputy Chairman (South), Engineer Segun Oni, said the President's widely lauded war on corruption has started to yield fruit, just as astronomical sums of money have and continue to be recovered from corrupt public officials with several prosecutions carried out by a newly re-energized EFCC.

(EFCC Press Release) The trial of a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Azibaola Robert, his wife, Stella and their company, One Plus Holdings, continued before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 with a prosecution witness, David Nkpe, telling the court how some individuals and companies were alleged to have received payment from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, without contract or approvals.

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The high court pointed out that, during this period of transition to the firm timelines for cases underway before last July's Jordan ruling, the framework still allows judges to weigh the seriousness of an offence and the prejudice to a defendant that might result from a long delay, and for a judge to opt to allow a prosecution to continue.

According to the OFT's guidance, to be granted a no - action letter and benefit from the immunity from prosecution conferred by the letter, an individual must fulfil, and continue to fulfil, five conditions.