Michael Abboud, an EPA spokesman, said there was no abuse of authority.

Mr Ahn was charged with abuse of authority, coercion and attempted coercion.

Embezzlements are very widespread, abuse of authority, misuse or misplacement of funds.

Embezzlement, abuse of authority, mysterious trades, misuse of funds are more widespread than acknowledged.

Mallarangeng was arrested in October on charges of abuse of authority and causing state losses.

The group said they felt powerless in the situation and felt it was an abuse of authority.

She has been charged with various offences, including abuse of authority, coercion, attempted coercion and attempted fraud.

Her complaint was one of several accusations leveled by defense attorneys alleging U.S. government abuse of authority.

Allegations of abuse of authority and power by senior officers at a Cook Islands prison have surfaced.

Director Ashwin Raj said the allegations raised serious concerns about the abuse of authority by law enforcement officers.

Garay was cleared of protecting drug traffickers and abuse of authority in November 2011, but convicted of theft.

President Dmitry Medvedev has lately underscored a need to tackle underlying causes such as corruption, poverty and abuse of authority.

She is now on trial charged with various offences, including abuse of authority, coercion and attempted fraud, and she denies wrongdoing.

The alleged assailant, Alexei Mitayev, 26, has been charged with aggravated assault and abuse of authority, the Prosecutor-General's Investigative Committee said.

He has been accused of severity in his government, but no instance appears of a cruel or wanton abuse of authority.

They have not been charged with any offense in Friday's incident but she said prosecutors were looking into possible abuse of authority.