prosecution

The court dismissed all objections by Machar's legal team regarding its authority, the constitutionality of the proceedings, and the claim that he was immune from prosecution.

In the past year there were more than 2,500 prosecutions under the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act 2021, and more than 90% of those convicted were male.

"The President's social media posts and statements are a major problem for the prosecution, both legally and practically," said Jeffrey Bellin, a professor at Vanderbilt University Law School.

But the indictment returned Friday appeared to be the first prosecution related to such tactics.

But the Comey case can also be seen as a test of the viability of a prosecution based purely on politics.