Amadou denied the charge and said that the arrest was political harassment and a means to distract the people.

Mr. Duncan's eight-sentence statement called the action "political harassment of the newspaper."

To counteract legal and political harassment, Japan and other countries will begin to retaliate.

He dubbed his neighbors "the hostile suburbs" and mounted a campaign of verbal and political harassment that has continued with little abatement.

Independent newspapers were given greater freedom, and political harassment abated considerably.

The eight Republicans also criticize Congressional investigators who, the lawmakers say, engaged in "political harassment" of contra supporters.

It also excluded claims of vindictive prosecution and political harassment by the government.

Second, when investigations devolve into nothing more than political or personal harassment, the prospective expense encourages prosecutors to shut down sooner rather than later.

He said it was political harassment.

Even before the Government's military action, it has been impossible for there to be an open debate, due to press and political harassment.