Never before have I heard that an apology is sufficient to prevent prosecution or conviction.
This will not prevent prosecution of either, if necessary.
In any case, the constitution prevents prosecution of the king.
A five-year statute of limitations may prevent prosecution of the case.
His wife gave birth to a daughter, Barbara, in the same year; she pretended the girl's father was a German officer to prevent prosecution.
He could not charge her with flight to prevent prosecution unless he had proved a crime.
The case was closed when Endstra made a deal with public prosecutors in Amsterdam worth about €450 thousand to prevent criminal prosecution.
On the other hand, it is crucial to prevent wrongful prosecution of an innocent person.
One suggested that this was to prevent criminal prosecution, and to improve her chances of being returned to Pakistan.