An exception exists, however, where the prosecutor or judge has acted in bad faith.

But even those breakthroughs did not force prosecutors to act.

The prosecutor is charged with acting on behalf of the state in criminal matters and also acts as the county government's legal counsel.

Even if the prosecutor acts fast, though, no case is likely to come to trial for at least a year.

Officials for the group say they fired the worker and instituted a quality checking system before the prosecutors acted.

He said the prosecutors in the case were acting out of political motivation.

"A special prosecutor that's credible and can be believed in the community must act with righteous indignation," he said.

One is that prosecutors can act only after a government shows itself unwilling or unable to conduct credible trials in its own courts.

The prosecutors acted as if this was running rampant, but it's the exception.

He defended the decision to bring the original indictment, saying that prosecutors had acted in good faith.