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"I agree to authorize the prosecutor-general in writing to allow him to contact, through the Foreign Ministry, all countries in the world to prove to them that I and my wife agree to show any accounts or properties I have possessed starting from my military and political career until now to prove to the people that their former president only owns domestically according to previous financial disclosure."
Mubarak Denies Abuse of Power Associated Press 2011
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He said he would agree in writing, if requested, to allow the prosecutor-general to contact other countries to investigate whether he or his wife, Suzanne, owned any accounts or property abroad.
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Many lawyers said the ruling was legally sound but cast doubt on the objectivity of the prosecutor-general, who was himself appointed under Mubarak's regime, saying he was rushing flimsy cases to court without a thorough investigation.
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He said he would agree in writing, if requested, to allow the prosecutor-general to contact other countries to investigate whether he or his wife, Suzanne, owned any accounts or property abroad.
Mubarak Denies Abuse of Power Associated Press 2011
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The statement from prosecutor-general Mahmoud Abdel-Meguid accused Mubarak of having "conspired" with the former security chief and other officers to shoot and kill the protesters who took to the streets starting Jan. 25.
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Despite being threatened by Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran's prosecutor-general, who told her that she would be murdered if she did not stop working on human rights, Shiva persevered.
Azar Nafisi: Iran's Women: Canaries in the Coal Mine Azar Nafisi 2010
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I want to ask you, Hooman, about this issue of the parliament censuring Saeed Mortazavi, the dreaded prosecutor-general.
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Afterward, a police officer Mr. Browder accused of corruption filed a slander complaint with the prosecutor-general.
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Despite being threatened by Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran's prosecutor-general, who told her that she would be murdered if she did not stop working on human rights, Shiva persevered.
Azar Nafisi: Iran's Women: Canaries in the Coal Mine Azar Nafisi 2010
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ETAN called on Timor-Leste's (East Timor) prosecutor-general to drop criminal defamation charges against the local weekly Tempo Semanal and its editor, Jose Belo.
Rights Group Urges Dropping of Defamation Charges Against East Timorese Editor 2009
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