During the transition of power from Ming Dynasty to Qing Dynasty in China, many anti-Qing elements fled prosecution and came to Vietnam.

The suspect, a Mexican national named Eseziquiel Moreno, supposedly fled prosecution.

Temporary refuge is not usually given to individuals fleeing criminal prosecution.

In the legend, a baby of Babur's family was left in a bishik (cradle) when Babur fled prosecution, making for the limits of Transoxiana.

This worked to an extent, seeing that a large proportion of settlers were in fact Dutch and British natives fleeing religious prosecution.

It was also unclear how a convicted felon, having already fled prosecution once, was allowed out on bail without first having to surrender his passport.

Mr. García was eventually forced into an eight-year exile to flee prosecution, and returned only two months ago.

In 1983, Mr. Rich fled prosecution by Rudolph W. Giuliani, then United States Attorney, heading for the little Swiss lakeside town with the short name.

In 1975, fleeing political prosecution and the threat of arrest by the KGB, artist and author Alexander Kaletski left the USSR.

Together with Rudolf Kasztner he created the Aid and Rescue Committee, which provided assistance to Jews fleeing prosecution in Poland and Hungary.