21.   Even in Moscow, the bitterness remains strong and dissenting judges on the constitutional court blasted Yeltsin as having systematically broken the constitution.

22.   The three dissenting judges said they believed the ruling essentially grants an amnesty to former East German spies.

23.   Mella added he had been heartened by the comments of the dissenting judge, Justice Bokhary, who said he would have allowed all the appeals.

24.   The dissenting judge has not been identified.