21.   Information ministry officials pleaded innocence and joined criticism of the confiscations.

22.   An Islamic union leader charged with sedition and insulting King Hussein pleaded his innocence Sunday on the opening day of his trial before a state security court.

23.   Antara said the two defendants, who had pleaded their innocence, would appeal the sentence which was a year less than demanded by prosecutors.

24.   Asprilla has already pleaded his innocence, Curle has refused to comment.

25.   Brian Regan pleaded his innocence after being arraigned Thursday on three counts of attempted espionage, and one count of gathering national defense information.

26.   But he persistently pleaded his innocence, describing his sentence as the outcome of a mistrial.

27.   The Russian-born Touretski, who has consistently pleaded his innocence, was included in the coaching staff for the Commonwealth Games team.

28.   The voting by secret ballot came after Claes went before parliament one last time to plead his innocence and try to save his job at NATO.

29.   Ultranationalist Serb Vojislav Seselj said Thursday he had asked the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague to let him plead his innocence on war crimes charges.

30.   When he pleaded innocence, they pressed a hot iron on his shoulder.