The Attorney General's office filed a request for arrest and search warrants.

The group's international director of law and policy, Michael Bochenek, said: "The request for arrest warrants is a step forward for international justice and accountability in the region.

In April, a trial court refused the special prosecutor's request for arrest warrants against the two former secret police chiefs in the Ibarra case, saying the statute of limitations had expired.

Of the 450 players on N.B.A. rosters, Benedict did not include foreign players, and several police jurisdictions declined his written request for arrest histories, leaving him with 177 background checks.

Mr. Oh, however, has won the support of human rights lawyers, civic movements and various religious groups, defeated two government requests for arrest warrants and won a hearing before the country's constitutional court later this year.

On 21 July, the newly arrived British Minister Herbert Dering presented Foreign Minister Prince Devawongse with the request for arrest and extradition of Ghadarites identified by the Indian agent, ultimately resulting in the arrest of leading Ghadarites in August.