81. They said they feared that U.S. officials might be accused by foreign judges looking into the deaths of citizens in nations where American policy has had violent consequences. 82. Throughout the flooded areas, victims accused local officials, especially those from the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, of favoring allies when handing out the meager aid. 83. U.S. officials were accused of complacency and worse. 84. Union officials are also accused of dipping into pension and welfare-fund reserves to subsidize companies that failed to make required benefit payments for their employees. 85. Organizers accused officials of using police checks to restrict demonstrators who tried to arrive from the provinces and neighboring countries. 86. Opposition candidates have accused government officials of restricting them from media access and other discrimination aimed at supporting candidates of pro-presidential parties. 87. Others accused officials of arrogance and incompetence. 88. Peasants also accuse government officials of stealing the money Pemex paid them for environmental damage. 89. Patten accuses Chinese officials of snubbing him. 90. Petitioners also accused officials of inflating figures to get more compensation from Beijing, it said. |