prosecute

My understanding was that it relates to whether the Council is being asked to take a decision on the issue of the top six fugitives who are still at large but whom we wish to have prosecuted at the Tribunal.
Si j'ai bien compris, il a souhaité savoir si le Conseil était prié de prendre des mesures au sujet des six fugitifs de haut rang qui sont toujours en liberté et que nous voulons juger au Tribunal.
I am also convinced that we would have done ourselves a disservice by making customers of prostitutes liable to prosecution, because this is not something we would have prosecuted otherwise.
Par ailleurs, je suis convaincu qu'en autorisant les poursuites contre les clients de prostituées, nous nous serions fourvoyés, car, dans d'autres circonstances, ils ne sont pas poursuivis.
The authorities have prosecuted critics, especially those vocal about the security forces.
Les autorités engagent des poursuites contre leurs détracteurs, particulièrement ceux qui dénoncent l’action des forces de sécurité.
Since 2017, military courts have prosecuted more than 800 civilians, in violation of international human rights law.
Depuis 2017, des tribunaux militaires ont poursuivi plus de 800 civils, en violation du droit international relatif aux droits humains.
The list of cases is meant to be representative but not exhaustive; some countries have prosecuted several more cases than are described here.
La liste des affaires se veut représentative, mais non exhaustive ; quelques pays ont engagé des poursuites dans un plus grand nombre d'affaires que celles qui sont décrites ici.
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