The trial has been widely condemned as a sham designed to keep her locked up through next year's controversial elections.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

The SEC was very controversial at first because it was seen as interfering with business and the U.S. Has been built on principles of individual freedom; this seemed like unnecessary government intrusion.

起初,证券交易委员会引起了许多争议,因为人们认为它会干扰商业运作,个人自由是美国的立国之本,政府的干预似乎并非必要

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In addition the prime minister has been criticized for supporting a controversial anti-missile defense system that the United States considers building in the Czech Republic and Poland.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25