11.   The three who survived said they had been kept prisoner and beaten until they agreed to accuse the minister of sexually abusing them.

12.   Opposition parties have accused ministers of stealing land, corrupting bank officials, rigging financial markets, accepting bribes from arms manufacturers and fabricating evidence against rivals.

13.   Prominent lawmaker accuses top ministers of corruption.

14.   An editor-in-chief of a popular independent weekly was charged Tuesday with libel after accusing government ministers of embezzlement, the Middle East News Agency reported.

15.   Another Conservative minister accused by Al Fayed, Tim Smith, stepped down before the election after admitting taking money.

16.   Another minister is accused of giving illegal customs exemptions for thousands of imported cars.

17.   Beginning in March, Al-Dastour ran a series of articles about official corruption and accused unnamed ministers of theft.

18.   But the daily Evenimentul Zilei said that in that period gasoline prices have more than tripled and nearly all ministers have been accused of corruption.

19.   But union leaders accused the minister of applying a double standard to workplaces.

20.   CPP MP Pratuan Kheawgrit accused the minister of arranging for his construction company to win a bid to implement an expensive road project in the province.