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But the Security Council - prompted by then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan - refused to renew the exemption in June 2004, after pictures of US troops abusing Iraqi prisoners shocked the world.

"This court hopes that by the time the convict leaves prison, he would have learnt that abusing people in the name of getting content is bad," she said.

The storyline boosted a rumour that appeared in newspapers, in which an anonymous "friend" said Reader was definitely involved in the heist and had told him he found photos showing a leading politician abusing children.

Richard M. Nixon, another president often accused of abusing his power, often got around that issue by withholding — or “impounding” — money appropriated by Congress.

That view was adopted by the Supreme Court in July when the 6-3 majority said Trump and other presidents are generally immune from criminal charges for abusing their official power.