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- noun The office of a
procurator .
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Examples
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Underscoring how loosely key data have been managed, Mr. Wu, the jailed former central bank official, obtained his data legally from "an advisory meeting of outside experts on price monitoring and analysis," according to Mr. Li, the procuratorate official.
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The result, according to the procuratorate, was "extremely serious consequence" for the Chinese companies.
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"The police immediately arrested 15 monks, of which the Lhasa procuratorate approved the formal detention of 13."
Human Rights Watch: Year After Tibet Riots, Hundreds Of Detainees And Prisoners Unaccounted For 2009
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Published on March 25, 2008 in a regional newspaper, the article cites the Lhasa procuratorate as recounting that "around 5 p.m. on March 10 a group of monks created a disturbance in the Jokhang square by shouting reactionary slogans and brandishing the [Tibetan] Snow Lion flag."
Human Rights Watch: Year After Tibet Riots, Hundreds Of Detainees And Prisoners Unaccounted For 2009
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The really disturbing thing here is that the procuratorate and the police did not use their discretion not to prosecute.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Chinese woman resists rape, is criminally convicted, then released: 2009
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A lawyer acting for Liu Xiaobo, who is generally credited as the chief architect of the controversial Charter 08 document released online a year ago, said the procuratorate had followed police recommendations and formally charged Liu with subversion.
Archive 2009-12-01 Rus Bowden 2009
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On March 19, prior to any determination by a court, the Lhasa procuratorate announced that the violence in Lhasa "was organized, planned, and premeditated by the Dalai Lama clique," and that in the cases of 24 criminal suspects formally arrested that day "the crimes were clear and the evidence sufficient" to determine that they had committed "state security crimes."
Human Rights Watch: Year After Tibet Riots, Hundreds Of Detainees And Prisoners Unaccounted For 2009
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A lawyer acting for Liu Xiaobo, who is generally credited as the chief architect of the controversial Charter 08 document released online a year ago, said the procuratorate had followed police recommendations and formally charged Liu with subversion.
Great Regulars: Authorities in the Chinese capital have formally Rus Bowden 2009
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Five officials in the Zhaotong procuratorate office have been suspended for Wei's "abnormal death", which is currently under investigation.
Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China Danwei Picks 2010
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Five officials in the Zhaotong procuratorate office have been suspended for Wei's "abnormal death", which is currently under investigation.
Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China Danwei Picks 2010
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