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hi s pa s tpol i t i c a l a c t i vi t i e s . T hi s , t oge the rw i th e vi de nc e a dduc e d bythe A tto rn e yG e n e r a l th a t s o c ia lis t p artym e m b e r s a r e n o t o r d in ar ilyp e r s e c u te din Y em en t od ay , const i tut es subst ant i alevi dence s up po rt i ng the concl usi on that H a s s a n f a ile dto e s tab lis h alik e lih o o do f p e r s e c u tio n o rto rtu r e . Se e id . “ O rdi nary prosec ut i on for c ri m i nal ac t i vi ty i s notpers ec ut i on ‘ on ac coun tof’ a prot ec t ed grou nd . ” Id . a t1097 ( c i t i ng D in u v . A s h c r o ft , 37 2 F . 3d 10 41 , 10 43 –4 4 (9th C i r. 20 04 )) . N or do pastcr i m i nal i nv es t i gat i on s w arranta pre sum pt i on of future pe r s e c ut i on.4

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NS , 2 7 2 F .3 d1 1 7 6 , 1 1 9 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ) ( e n b an c ) ( p e rm ittin g e q u itab le to llin g in o n ly l i mi t e dc i r c u ms t a n c e s ) . Th e BI A , n o t i n g th a tc o u n s e l h a dt o l dH a s s an th a tt i me w a s of the e s s e nc e i n f

i l i ng am ot i on t o r e ope n, a nd tha tthi s a dvi c e ha d gone unhe e de d byH a s s a n, di d note rri n c onc l udi ng tha tH a s s an f a i l e d t o a c tw i th due d ilig e n c e . W e c o n c lu d e th e a g e n c yd idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in d e n y in g h is m ot i on t o r e ope n. P E T I T I ON DE NI E D.