Sentences with phrase «prosecuting criminal acts»

Not exact matches

This was a criminal act and should be prosecuted under the law (when they find the offenders).

The police did attempt to prosecute some cases under the 1929 Childrens act which makes it a criminal offence to be responsible for the care of a child under 3 whilst intoxicated.

Christie should be impeached, removed from office, and prosecuted for this criminal act.

Indeed, until it was reformed in 1989, Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 made it a criminal offence for any civil servant or public contractor to reveal any information he or she had learned in the course of his or her work: an offence that successive governments continued to prosecute well into the 1980s, despite recommendations published in 1972 by the Franks Committee calling for reform.

And yes we expect the justice system to prosecute those suspected of criminal acts whether they take place in a hospital or anywhere else.

Adds the criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance or of a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist as a designated offense for purposes of obtaining eavesdropping warrants as well as adding the offense as a criminal act for the purposes of prosecuting enterprise corruption cases.

The Serious Fraud Office has powers to prosecute under the Criminal Justice Act and the Bribery Act.

He warned that his government should not be tagged as engaging in a political trial when the government begins prosecuting people for the criminal acts committed

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has been tasked to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) and cases implicating public officers and politically - exposed persons.

«In this criminal act, DPR will stand as witness to the Nigerian police to prosecute the offender so that the law will take its course,» he said.

«We urge the security agents to live up to their bidding and prosecute him because the act is criminal and barbaric.»

The «End New York Corruption Now Act» would also expand the powers of the attorney general's office to prosecute public corruption, create new criminal categories for undisclosed self - dealing and bribery, and change the pension forfeiture rule passed earlier this year to prevent state funds being used even to provide for a convicted official's spouse or children.

«They have rights... but at the same time, any act which invited the violation of the rights; if it is criminal, they also stand to be prosecuted for that act,» he said.

The New Patriotic Party in the election manifesto said, the office will «be independent of the Executive, to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political officeholders and politicians.»

SERAP, therefore, urged the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, «to urgently and proactively pursue the establishment of a UN-backed International Commission Against Corruption and Impunity to assist our criminal justice system to effectively and efficiently investigate and prosecute high - level corruption cases in the country, like it happened in Guatemala, for example.

«I have spent my entire career prosecuting New York's most violent criminals and, as Acting District Attorney, I have made it my mission to protect Nassau County families and tax payers.

The Identification of Criminals Act allows for the fingerprinting of those charged with tax evasion offences which may be prosecuted by indictment.

Since they were not under oath the oil executives can not be prosecuted for committing a criminal act.

This is a criminal act who h needs to be prosecuted.

UCS and the attorneys general have argued «climate deniers» could potentially be prosecuted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for allegedly engaging in fraud and criminal conspiracy.

They are prosecuted under provincial and federal legislations like the Traffic Safety Act, Gaming and Liquor Act, Fisheries Act, Aeronautics Act, Fair Trade Act, and numerous other acts and regulations unlike criminal charges which are laid under the Criminal Code of Canada or the Drugs and Substancriminal charges which are laid under the Criminal Code of Canada or the Drugs and SubstanCriminal Code of Canada or the Drugs and Substances Act.

Acted for the South African Reserve Bank and assisted the South African National Prosecuting Authority in connection with a criminal prosecution of a prominent ultra-high net worth individual in South Africa.

When a person is injured by a criminal act, the offender may be prosecuted, as well as sued through civil court for damages.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is responsible for prosecuting criminal offences under the Act.

With the way the Immigration Act treats criminal inadmissibility, it is very important if you have been charged with a criminal offence and are a permanent resident or foreign national to understand how your sentence and the way the offence is prosecuted will affect your immigration status.

He acts for companies and individuals faced with serious criminal charges, often brought by the prosecuting authorities of different jurisdictions simultaneously.

The violent act of rape certainly is a crime against the social fabric as a whole, which is how criminal law prosecutes cases.

Robert prosecuted thousands of cases protecting our community and fighting for those injured by the criminal acts of others.

To clarify, plea bargaining does not constitute extortion and prosecutors have absolute immunity from criminal or civil liability for their official acts in prosecuting cases.

According to the website of the Ministry of Justice, «the decision not to have the courts deal with an offence is a matter of prosecutorial discretion and is made by the criminal and penal prosecuting attorney» only once «it is has been determined that the wrongful act attributed to the offender constitutes an offence, that it can be proved and that no legal obstacle bars the prosecution.»

Following a review by a senior lawyer within the service, it was announced in July 2006 that the DPP had decided not to prosecute any individual officer for murder, manslaughter or any other criminal offence, but to prosecute the Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis for an offence contrary to s 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

In addition, the STUDENT may be prosecuted for perjury and other criminal acts which are punishable by law.

«Cambridge Analytica should be prosecuted for criminal violations of the Racketeer - Influenced & Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act.»