11.   Meanwhile, Army prosecutor Rafael Macedo de la Concha explained that the court martial proceedings were made public so that a delegation of federal legislators could observe the trial.

12.   President Joseph Estrada said Tuesday he was disappointed that Filipino lawmakers were barred from observing the trial of Malaysian dissident leader Anwar Ibrahim.

13.   Salfi, who observed the trial Thursday, said the proceedings fell far short of American legal standards.

14.   The Associated Press has repeatedly asked to be allowed to observe a trial, but was turned down by several officials.

15.   The American and French embassies in Beijing said Tuesday that they had asked the Chinese government for permission to observe the trial, but had not received passes.

16.   The Associated Press has repeatedly asked to be allowed to observe a trial, but was turned down by several officials, including Gaza police chief Nasr Yousef.

17.   The right to observe a trial should not be limited to a few dozen spectators crammed into a courtroom, Levine said.

18.   The United States and French embassies in Beijing said Tuesday that they had asked the Chinese government for permission to observe the trial, but had not received passes.

19.   Yuly Rybakov, a Russian lawmaker who observed the trial Tuesday and Wednesday, said Thursday that it seemed to be going well.

20.   Yugoslavia requested that the UN war crimes tribunal allow an official Belgrade representative to observe the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic said Saturday.