31.   Just like the Hague tribunal, the Swiss military court will have difficulties proving the guilt of the suspect in the face of often contradictory testimonies from witnesses.

32.   Lauro himself remained in Italy out of the reach of the Swiss court.

33.   Lawyers for Swiss banks have tried to block the collection, saying the Philippine government has frozen the Swiss funds, and that Swiss courts have upheld the freeze.

34.   Marcos lawyers had successfully taken advantage of the complex, decentralized legal system to appeal previous rulings by lower Swiss courts ordering the release of the assets.

35.   Mrs. Marcos, however, won an order from the Swiss court temporarily stopping the transfer of the money.

36.   Officials of the Swiss court traveled to Rwanda in the run-up to the trial, visiting the sites of the alleged crimes and interviewing some witnesses.

37.   On Tuesday, Lazarenko appeared before a Swiss court to deny allegations of money laundering, while his supporters continued to stage demonstrations in Kiev demanding his release.

38.   One group of Marcos victims also has appealed to the Swiss court to stop the transfer of the money but the court rejected the appeal.

39.   Swiss courts Friday granted Swissair protection from creditors as it sought to restructure following a two-day shutdown this week.

40.   Speaking outside the court, Clark denied that it was strange that Americans were fighting it out in a Swiss court.