Human rights groups and others have criticized the military for not pursuing prosecution more aggressively.

According to the prosecutors, there was insufficient evidence to pursue prosecution for any criminal offense.

Federal investigators would consider Lebed a possible war criminal but did not pursue prosecution.

States and local authorities had seldom pursued prosecution in lynchings.

Wilkinson's girlfriend, however, stated that she did not wish to pursue prosecution.

"We have to provide an occasion of significant-enough stature to pursue prosecution in Federal court," he said.

Those experiences convinced officials that a broader cost-benefit analysis was in order before pursuing other prosecutions.

The police did not make any arrests or pursue prosecution as Sarwar's family is highly well known in elite, political circles.

Local police did not pursue prosecution of the lynch mob, but Lane took charge of the investigation.

He vigorously pursued the apprehension and prosecution of the conspirators involved in Lincoln's assassination.