41.   Two former interior ministers were absolved of embezzlement charges Tuesday after their lengthy trial for allegedly misusing public funds under former Socialist governments.

42.   If the action, due to be heard next month, should fail, he could face another lengthy trial next year.

43.   A lengthy trial process, most of it on television, will drag well into next year.

44.   Anguka was subsequently charged with the murder, but after a lengthy trial was released this year for lack of sufficient evidence.

45.   The Milosevic case is also a test for the tribunal, which has been criticized in the past for its lengthy trials.

46.   That would mean a lengthy trial and the risk of severe sentences.