The writer Drago Jančar advanced a similar interpretation of the animosity against Janša and of what he saw as unjustified accusations of right-wing populism.

They cited the time delay of ten years between the alleged behavior by Thomas and Hill's accusations, and noted that Hill had followed Thomas to a second job and later had personal contacts with Thomas, including giving him a ride to an airport — behavior which they said would be inexplicable if Hill's allegations were true.

The manner in which the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee challenged and dismissed Hill's accusations of sexual harassment angered women politicians and lawyers.

Also in 1904, Muhammad ` Ali continued his accusations against ` Abdu ' l-Bahá which caused an Ottoman commission summoning ` Abdu ' l-Bahá to answer the accusations levelled against him.

It was an important step for a leading female novelist to write a biography of another, and Gaskell's approach was unusual in that, rather than analysing her subject's achievements, she concentrated on private details of Charlotte's life, emphasising aspects which countered accusations of ' coarseness ' which had been levelled at her writing.

He denied all accusations and promised to wield the " sword of truth " in libel proceedings which he brought against The Guardian and the producers of World In Action Granada Television.

These elements were often taken to reflect Page's interest in the occult, which resulted in accusations that the recordings contained subliminal satanic messages, some of which were said to be contained in backmasking: claims generally dismissed by the band and music critics.

Lemmy collects Nazi memorabilia, and has an Iron Cross encrusted on his bass, which has led to accusations of Nazi sympathies.

In an effort to forestall the sort of widespread accusations of fraud and manipulation which had accompanied previous elections, the government introduced new safeguards, including published voter lists and a hard-to-falsify voter identification card.

Often, such accusations are controversial and disputed, as the person may not identify with the group of which they are a member, or may otherwise disagree with the group leaders making the charge.

Such accusations are a counterpart to blood libel of various kinds, which may be found throughout history across the globe.

All the accusations with regard to Gregory that Candidus could come up with were well received by the assembly, which committed itself to the resolution that Gregory had forfeited the papacy.

In May 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland the United Nations Committee against Torture released a report, which, along with calling on the United States to close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and criticizing interrogation techniques, took note of the " limited investigation and lack of prosecution " in connection to accusations of torture in Areas 2 and 3 of the Chicago Police Department.

The closeness of the Dauphine's friendship with these ladies, influenced by various popular publications which promoted such friendships, later caused accusations of lesbianism to be lodged against these women.

Cinna eventually supported many causes, which leads to some debate concerning his original goals and to accusations that he chose his issues based on bribes.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, along with the rest of the Harry Potter series, has been attacked by several religious groups and banned in some countries because of accusations that the novels promote witchcraft ; however, some Christian commentators have written that the book exemplifies important Christian viewpoints, including the power of self-sacrifice and the ways in which people's decisions shape their personalities.

On 3 March 1541, the French Ambassador, Charles de Marillac, reported in a letter that the King was now said to be lamenting that " under pretext of some slight offences which he had committed, they had brought several accusations against him, on the strength of which he had put to death the most faithful servant he ever had.

De Montfort, who had remained in England to prepare for the ruling, at once resumed the war and thus exposed himself to accusations of perjury, from which he can only be defended on the hypothesis that he had been led to hope for a genuine compromise.

Later in life, disillusioned with architecture, Mackintosh worked largely as a watercolourist, painting numerous landscapes and flower studies ( often in collaboration with Margaret, with whose style Mackintosh's own gradually converged ) in the Suffolk village of Walberswick ( to which the pair moved in 1914 ), where he was briefly arrested as amid accusations of being a German spy in 1915.

" The ' hit squad ' accusations against Alkatiri were subsequently rejected by a UN Commission, which also criticised Gusmão for making inflamnatory statements during the crisis.

The expulsion of the diplomats followed accusations by leader of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, that Australia and New Zealand were interfering in Fiji's internal affairs and " wage a negative campaign against the government and people of Fiji ".

The expulsion of the diplomats followed accusations by leader of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, that Australia and New Zealand were interfering in Fiji's internal affairs and " wage a negative campaign against the government and people of Fiji ".

Phrenology from its inception had never stopped being followed by accusations of promoting materialism, atheism and being destructive of morality were also factors that led to the downfall of phrenology.

He returned to New York City in 1951 to answer questions concerning his association with organized crime figures and the accusations followed him for the rest of his life.

Becker was hit with a $ 17 million wrongful death suit, later settled out of court in his favor, but he was shocked by the accusations and the tabloid press coverage that followed.

The Emden-Eybeschutz controversy was a serious rabbinical disputation with wider political ramifications in Europe that followed the accusations by Rabbi Jacob Emden ( 1697 – 1776 ) who was a fierce opponent of the Sabbateans, against Rabbi Jonathan Eybeschutz ( 1690 – 1764 ) whom he accused of being a secret Sabbatean.

A period of political intrigue followed, with priests such as Menelaus bribing the king to win the High Priesthood, and accusations of murder of competing contenders for the title.

Other accusations followed in March: Martha Corey, Dorothy Good and Rebecca Nurse in Salem Village, and Rachel Clinton in nearby Ipswich.

This lunch-time talk drew accusations of sexism and careless scholarship, and an intense negative response followed, both nationally and at Harvard.

Except in connection with the sacrament of Penance, canon law imposed no legal obligation-though a moral one might exist-to denounce clerics guilty of engaging in or attempting a homosexual act ; but the procedure described in Crimen sollicitationis was to be followed also in dealing with such accusations ( 71-72 ).

Further accusations, and hints of accusations, followed, including the suggestion that the murder of Sergey Kirov in 1934, the event that sparked of the Great Terror, could be included in the list of Stalin's crimes.

The alliance was effectively broken the next year, when vice-president Chacho Álvarez resigned amidst public intra-party accusations of bribery in the Senate, followed shortly after by other leading members.

GMG's acquisition of The Observer, however, was followed by a quick succession of editors, amid reports of intrigue and accusations of interference.

Accounts in the first two books, by patrol commander Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero ( 1993 ) followed by Chris Ryan's The One That Got Away ( 1995 ), as well as those by the SAS's RSM at the time of the patrol, Peter Ratcliffe ( Eye of the Storm, 2000 ), did not always correspond, leading to accusations from the media of lying.

A storm of protests and accusations of racism rapidly followed.

After the first single from the album Gas, Gas was released, accusations followed once again that particularly due to the brass elements and mischievous, prankish lyrics, the song closely resembled turbo-folk, another type of music played in Serbia.

But the accusations followed Poindexter back to Mississippi.

Sailer's article on Hurricane Katrina was followed by accusations of racism from left-wing organizations Media Matters for America and the Southern Poverty Law Center.

In the fall of 2007, the AJCongress announced that it had retained the services of Rabbi Israel Singer, the former secretary general of the World Jewish Congress-who left the agency after claims of financial irregularities were levied following an investigation by the New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and followed up by accusations from then WJC President Edgar Bronfman about alleged theft.

Proponents ( especially of majoritarianism ) deny these accusations, and argue that any faults in Athenian democracy were because the franchise was quite limited ( only male citizens could vote — women, slaves and non-citizens were excluded ).

As with most lurid tales of native cannibalism, these stories are treated with a great deal of scrutiny, as accusations of cannibalism were often used as justifications for the subjugation or destruction of " savages ".

Under the latest such decree, president Turbay had implemented security policies that, though of some military value against the M-19 in particular, were considered highly questionable both inside and outside Colombian circles due to numerous accusations of military human rights abuses against suspects and captured guerrillas.

Accompanying the speculation was a change in the critical reaction to Charlotte's work and accusations were made that the writing was " coarse ", a judgment more readily made once it was suspected that " Currer Bell " was a woman.

Historically, Japanese attempts to normalize their relationship with China were met with Taiwanese accusations of ingratitude.

There were accusations of bribery by all sides.

By the Opposition rank and file the gravest accusations were raised against Andrassy.

His moves against people who maintained contacts with subversive elements, some of whom were members of the civil rights movement, also led to accusations of trying to undermine their reputations.

The film contains themes of religious satire that were controversial at the time of its release, drawing accusations of blasphemy and protests from some religious groups.

The most controversial cuts were the scenes involving Otto, initially a recurring character, who had a thin Adolf Hitler-esque moustache and spoke with a German accent, shouting accusations of " racial impurity " at people whose conceptions were similar to Brian's ( Roman centurion rape of native Judean women ), and other Nazi-based phrases.

These accusations were rebutted universally — most prominently by Andrew Tanenbaum himself, who strongly criticised Kenneth Brown and published a long rebuttal on his own personal Web site.

Despite accusations that midwives were " incompetent and ignorant ", some argued that poorly trained surgeons were far more of a danger to pregnant women.

Seventy charges were brought against her, including accusations of witchcraft and dressing as a male.

The commission concluded that the accusations were groundless.

When national elections were held in May 1989, the elections were marred by accusations of fraud from both sides.