31.   The law was aimed at white officials in Southern states who might refuse to prosecute people for crimes against former slaves or might arrest former slaves on frivolous pretexts.

32.   The proposed law would allow the government to prosecute people who organize land invasions in addition to the squatters who occupy the land.

33.   To this day, adultery remains a crime in half the states, but people are rarely prosecuted.

34.   While Parliamentary debate is expected to focus on who is responsible for the mounting losses, there is no sign that the Japanese government wants to vigorously prosecute people.

35.   Ahmadou Ould Abdallah, the U.N. special representative in Burundi, said in a recent interview that people are never prosecuted for political crimes here.

36.   Ahmadou Ould Abdallah, the U.N. special representative in Burundi, said in a recent interview that people are never prosecuted for political crimes in Burundi.

37.   Amnesty International accused Egypt of prosecuting people for their sexual orientation and said the type of court, the Emergency State Security Court, was not independent.

38.   Britain said Wednesday it wants to prosecute people who travel abroad for sex with child prostitutes and to catch organizers of sex tours to such places as Thailand.

39.   But Judge Jean-Mara Edouard acquitted Clovis because the legislation outlawing clandestine trips says people must be prosecuted within three years of the voyage in question.

40.   But in recent months, the government has begun prosecuting people identified as die-hard sect followers.