Sentences with phrase «of public prosecutors»

Walid Azzam, Partner, assess the new initiative for one day court proceedings and the ability of Public Prosecutors to issue «Criminal orders» [judgments].

That is like taking a department of public prosecutors and ordering them to set aside their responsibilities and join the opposing team.»

This was the core message in the opening address of minister Mamadou Konaté to the first conference of public prosecutors of Mali held under the theme «the public ministry for public action» early November.

A group of public prosecutors and corruption hunters have written to G8 leaders calling on them to tackle shell companies and money laundering.

Nestlé has been exposed for violating marketing requirements for breastmilk substitutes and the police have passed a file to the Director of Public Prosecutors.

Though the current Code of Criminal Procedure calls for «consultation» with the judiciary for all appointments to the post of public prosecutor, the requirement has been diluted through amendments in many states.

Do the powers of a regulator differ from those of the public prosecutor?

The choice of the public prosecutor is subject to scrutiny by the court.

Yes, Consob can conduct dawn raids, but it needs the authorisation of a public prosecutor when the dawn raid involves body searches, onsite searches, or onsite inspections (not involving any searches) concerning persons not subject to Consob's supervision.

Not exact matches

The Air Force Court of Appeals in May 2017 also reversed a conviction in the sexual assault case U.S. v. Boyce after finding that public statements by Sens. Claire McCaskill and Kirsten Gillibrand regarding the «Marines United» scandal earlier this year created «the appearance of unlawful command influence» in the case, as retired Col. Don Christensen, a former Air Force chief prosecutor and current president of the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, told Task & Purpose at the time.

When it became public that his name was in the records of a Capitol Hill escort agency, Vitter put out a written statement of contrition, went into a week of seclusion, emerged and, with his wife (who happens to be a prosecutor), made a brief public apology, then refused to answer questions.

Panama's public prosecutor against organised crime said there was no evidence so far to take action against the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, following a raid lasting 27 hours on its offices.

«One of the 10 people detained in today's operation is the ex-president of the republic, Alvaro Colom,» Juan Francisco Sandoval, chief anti-corruption officer at the public prosecutor's office, said on local radio.

Former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom and a former finance minister who is now chairman of Oxfam International were arrested on Tuesday as part of a local corruption investigation, the public prosecutor's office said.

Last week, Scott signed a law that allows members of the Legislature, prosecutors and public defenders to make surprise inspections of the facilities.

Tokyo, May 4 (Jiji Press)-- Public prosecutors and private companies in Japan are making preparations for the introduction on June 1 of a plea - bargaining system in the country that may drastically change the way investigations, trials and lawyer activities are conducted.

(For eligible attorneys) Provide supervision, education, or training of other persons providing prosecutor or public defender representation and must not be in default on repayment of any federal student loans

Prosecutors are joining the Broward School Board in moving to block the public release of footage captured by security cameras outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during Nikolas Cruz's deadly Valentine's Day rampage.

The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program provides up to $ 10,000 per year of law school loan repayment for state and federal public defenders and state prosecutors who agree to remain employed as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years.

Two lead prosecutors handling the case — Thomas McKay and Nicolas Roos — are part of the public corruption unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and prosecute public officials and people engaged in conspiracy or fraud against the government.

After March 4, 2013, an International Arrest Warrant will be issued against these Defendants.The guilty verdict followed nearly a month of deliberations by more than thirty sworn Citizen Jurors of the 150 case exhibits produced by Court Prosecutors, The Court's judgement declares the wealth and property of the churches responsible for the Canadian genocide to be forfeited and placed under public ownership, as reparations for the families of the more than 50,000 children who died in the residential schools.To enforce its sentence, the Court has empowered citizens in Canada, the United States, England, Italy and a dozen other nations to act as its legal agents armed with warrants, and peacefully occupy and seize properties of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and United Church of Canada, which are the main agents in the deaths of these children

We can take some comfort at the fact that finally, toward the end of the twentieth century, prosecutors have begun applying criminal statutes to corporate officers who make decisions that (for instance) cause death or injury to a worker or to the public, and charges brought against these individuals include manslaughter and homicide charges.

The public prosecutor of Cremona heading operation «Last Bet» Roberto Di Martino talked about the match fixing investigation that erupted on...

She later returned to the public service sector, working as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

But the growing list of complicated plots and shady deals can be boiled down easily: Prosecutors allege that the Dixmoor Park District has served as more of a theme park for public corruption than a place for public recreation over the last five years.

Nestlé launched Pure Life water in Brazil shortly afterwards, demineralising water from a spring in the water park in the historic spa town of São Lourenço, which had an adverse impact on other springs and the tourism industry, leading to a mass petition which prompted a civil public action by the public prosecutor.

So when I chaired Cobra on Friday, I asked that the CPS reinforce that prosecutors can and should request, in the public interest, that the Courts lift the anonymity of young offenders once they have been found guilty.

Question is, what would the numbers be if you normalize for prosecutor bending to public pressure and sending LE - defenant cases to the jury (to avoid public backlash, or pressure from the Feds) that clearly have no way of being successfully prosecuted and would NOT be brought to the jury by the same prosecutor for a civilian without publicity involved?

Bharara had risen to prominence as a federal prosecutor in part for his aggressive pursuit of public corruption in city and state government.

We thank these prosecutors» offices for conducting what were clearly diligent and exhaustive reviews — and for making public the conclusions of these probes.

First off, he is a former federal prosecutor, so if the idea is to send a public interest crusader to replace Skelos, who was convicted of federal corruption last year, Kaminsky is probably the right guy.

Nikolas Cruz, the gunman accused of killing 17 people inside the school, will plead guilty if prosecutors take the death penalty off the table, Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein confirmed.

She is currently under indictment for embezzling public works funds and facing a potential investigation related to the death of the prosecutor, Alberto Nisman.

While it is unusual for this type of dispute to play out in public, prosecutors say this happens all the time between their office and the police department.

«As a former prosecutor, I believe that a public servant with unimpeachable credentials and a career of independence — somebody like Ray Kelly — serving as FBI Director is critical to affirming the public's trust,» he said in a statement to POLITICO.

Prosecutors declined to comment after court Thursday, but Richard Donoghue, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a press statement later that Walker «attempted to obstruct a grand jury investigation and then lied to the FBI» while serving as a public official.

He was indicted by federal prosecutors for depriving the right of the public to «honest services» later that year, but is fighting the charges in court.

Prosecutors and Board of Election officials agree that state election law prohibits the offering of public employment in exchange for running, or not running, for office.

«We have more vigorous cops on the beat, defending the public trust, than ever before — but prosecutors can only respond to the symptoms of a system that is very, very ill,» said Attorney General Schneiderman.

Democrat Eric Schneiderman has hired one of the top public - corruption prosecutors under former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to focus specifically on issues involving the Trump administration.

PARKLAND, Fla. — The gunman accused of killing 17 people inside a Florida high school will plead guilty if prosecutors take the death penalty off the table, Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein confirmed Saturday.

Close to $ 2 Billion in public funds in play Today's sweeping indictments by federal and state prosecutors resoundingly confirm that the state's use of non-profits and SUNY to award billions in state economic development contracts has created huge and systemic opportunities for corruption.

«The New York Times called him the nation's most aggressive and outspoken prosecutor of public corruption and crime on Wall Street.

If Cohen was merely providing access to Trump or members of his administration, then prosecutors will be unlikely to charge public corruption offenses against any of them.

This makes me think that the power of the US Attorney, especially those high profile prosecutors who crave media attention, are the ones the media is afraid to go against to see the realities and expose the truth to the public.

It requires that each public prosecutor must be appointed with the «concurrence» of the presiding judge of the court, and also sets down objective criteria for the total number of prosecutors (the shortage of whom is another current problem).

Panama's public prosecutor against organized crime said Wednesday there was no evidence so far to take action against the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, following a raid lasting 27 hours on its offices.

Often, special public prosecutors are appointed at the whims and fancies of the government, without adequate reasoning, to suit special interests.

Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the FBI and prosecutors from the Justice Department's public integrity unit.

Other critics charge the 11 - member commission, which would have appointees from the governor and leaders of the state Legislature, would discourage prosecutors from pursuing cases of public corruption.