Sentences with phrase «of abuse of power»
«The sentence imposed on Silver should reflect the unprecedented magnitude, duration, and scope of his abuse of power,» prosecutors said in their sentencing memo.
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The only way we can build our institutions is to radically address the issue of abuse of power and misuse of power.
The swelling anger of the victims of the abuse of power is embarrassing to the church, and those in power would like it to stop.
We are familiar with these enduring attacks on our mental and emotional wellbeing through widespread stories of abuse of power at highest levels of society.
A harrowing, compelling and profoundly true story that dares to tackle an important but too rarely exposed issue of the abuse of power in the American criminal justice system.
As the jersey throwing was clearly a sign of displeasure with the team, we might question whether this can be reasonably regarded as a form of abuse of power by the Toronto Police.
The first was my inappropriate relationship with Jules, which was not only immoral, but meets the definition of abuse of power since I was her youth pastor; therefore, when our relationship became physical, there could be no claim of mutual consent.
Savage added: «The first was my inappropriate relationship with Jules, which was not only immoral, but meets the definition of abuse of power since I was her youth pastor; therefore, when our relationship became physical, there could be no claim of mutual consent.
Following a threat of impeachment from some Assembly Members, the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive, Iddrisu Musah, also known as Musah Superior, has refuted allegations of abuse of power, put forth by the 31 members who have resolved to pass a vote of no confidence against him.
The letter claimed that the accusations of abuse of power came as «no surprise» and stated that Landesman's resignation did not solve «the larger, more insidious problem: an art world that upholds inherited power structures at the cost of ethical behaviour.»
Domestic violence or other forms of abuse of power — for example, being made to have sex when you don't want it, not being able to see friends or family, and being kept short of money — need to be taken seriously.
Who would have guessed that women speaking out on sexual harassment would trigger such a sweeping denouncement of the abuse of power?
The officials are accused of abuse of power in the case of the 2015 cyanide spill at Barrick Gold's Veladero mine.
Molly's Game is packaged as a movie about gambling, but that's just the first layer of a film that digs into the ramifications of the abuse of power.
«When we are confident that men and women can work in a respectful environment and people who have been on the receiving end of abuse of power can come forward, that will be a positive thing.»
Admitedly the Catholic church no longer sends the inquisiton after people who disagree with it, but the history of abuse of power still stains the church.
The clericalization of the church and the resultant withdrawal of power from the laity is a blatant expression of the abuse of power.
This is one reason that I have been a loyal reader of Britain's premier satirical magazine, Private Eye, since my early teens, a habit which has crossed the Atlantic with me: Half satire, half investigative journalism, it has been a stalwart opponent of abuses of power in a way unmatched by any other British newspaper or magazine.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry defended the veto that led a grand jury to indict him on two felony counts of abuse of power, noting that even some Democrats have questioned the move by prosecutors and insisting: «I stood up for the rule of law in the state of Texas.»
While those proceedings pend, the Senate, whose President is accused of corruption by the EFCC, has declined confirmation of the acting Chairman of the EFCC citing a report by the Department of State Services, which accuses the nominee of abuse of power and of human rights.
Mischief may have been behind this effort but a recent catalogue of the Senate's summons gives a disturbing picture of abuse of power.
«That kind of abuse of power is absolutely unacceptable.»
Although «Measure of a Man» is less gut - wrenching than director Jim Loach's only previous theatrical film, «Oranges and Sunshine» — about the cruel fate of unwanted children shipped from England to Australia during the United Kingdom's mid-20th-century «child migrant» program — the British filmmaker shows himself to have an affinity for tales of the abuse of power.
He magically combines the childhood innocence and dreams looking at a circus with the darkness of abuse of power by society.
Concept and reality, hope and melancholy, belief in the new and the reality of the abuse of power — this exhibition poignantly places the two positions in parallel, examining at the same time the forms of conceptual art.
All of this gets at one of the critical points of the piece, which is the contentious historical relationship between white men and black women, one that is loaded with connotations of abuse of power.
With this series, Attukwei Clottey addresses the issues of abuse of power amongst the political elite, more specifically how sex is traded as a form of currency and means of control.
Another way of expressing this is the need for proper and proportionate use of public power and the avoidance of abuse of power.
Complaints of abuse of power in an economically uneven playing field fuels the necessity to inject natural justice into commercial contract and dealings — a path that is heavily resisted and avoided in the past.
«Justice pushes probe of peers; State Supreme Court judge wants investigation of abuse of power claims, says bitter feud destroying public trust»: This article appears today in The Detroit News.
First, that the Bill was simply another statute and would have no effect in limiting the possibilities of abuse of power.
Prague court acquits wife of former Czech prime minister Petr Necas of abuse of power charges, Canadian Press
Former South Korean President Park Geun - hye was found guilty of abuse of power and coercion.
In a sentencing memo submitted Wednesday, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office suggested that the 72 - year - old Silver's punishment «reflect the unprecedented magnitude, duration and scope of his abuse of power,» as well as «the immeasurable damage Silver caused to the democratic process and to the public trust.»
In the fall of 2015, eight officers from the Sûreté du Québec were suspended as a result of 14 allegations of abuse of power, sexual assault and other forms of assault against Indigenous women.
Praise for the actor came into question when an article published in the Los Angeles Times on Jan. 11 included accusations of abuse of power and inappropriate sexual behavior by five women.
Mamic is accused, along with three other people, of abuse of power and graft that cost Dinamo, the former Croatian champions, more than 15 million euros ($ 18.4 million), and the state 1.5 million euros.
Silver, a Democrat convicted last November on seven corruption counts, should serve a sentence that reflects the «unprecedented magnitude, duration, and scope of his abuse of power,» Manhattan federal prosecutors said in the sentencing memo.
«Sem / Título» (Untitled), «Palomo,» Ordinário» (Ordinary), «Soledad,» and «Americano» are dedicated to the victims of the of abuse of power, of extermination commandos; to the incarcerated; and to those who lose their minds in social destituteness, on the streets or in the hands of the State.»