11. If he is made to stand trial, he would be the only former communist leader in Eastern Europe called to account before a judge for alleged political crimes. 12. In May, it tossed out a new law to encourage foreign investment and another that would have defined political crimes as basically armed insurrection. 13. In recent weeks, Tsvangirai has promised investigation of political crimes, reparations for the victims of violence and more spending to fight AIDS. 14. It was Khieu Samphan himself who crystallized what has emerged over recent years as the Cambodian approach to accountability for political crimes. 15. Jury nullification dates back to colonial times, when jurors often acquitted patriots charged with political crimes against the British Crown. 16. Long before Colin Powell wrote his book, he wrote letters home to American mothers whose sons had been swallowed by a political crime called Vietnam. 17. Luis is a drag queen imprisoned for molesting a young boy, while Valentin is jailed for political crimes against this unnamed South American dictatorship. 18. New York has tons of different ethnic groups, at least half of which have members in jail for allegedly political crimes. 19. One day he finds a stack of paper money in his desk and is convinced that he is being set up by the police for some unspecified political crime. 20. Peru makes serving time particularly harsh for the Tupac Amaru guerrillas and others convicted of political crimes. |