Critics accused the Obama administration of holding a double standard by being more lenient on financial institutions also receiving federal assistance.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

Egyptian Christians have accused the post-Mubarak governing military council of being too lenient on the perpetrators of the attacks.

BBC: Christians in the Middle East debate part two

The attorney general has been asked by a Conservative MP to appeal against the sentences given to Huhne and Pryce for being too lenient.

BBC: Chris Huhne's jailed ex-wife Vicky Pryce 'very frail'

America's Chapter 11 has been criticised for being too lenient on companies, but it is well tested, predictable and accepted by debtors and creditors alike.

ECONOMIST: European bankruptcy laws