1.   All six had been accused of withholding information or lying to Congress.

2.   All six accused, including OPG chairman Ma Ching-fat, are contesting the contempt of court proceedings.

3.   All six are accused of forming the cell.

4.   All six are jointly accused of a crime against humanity for persecuting the inhabitants of Ahmici.

5.   The six are accused of taking hostages during the protest.

6.   The six are accused of forging fiscal stamps and making unauthorized bank withdrawals, according to judicial sources.

7.   The six have been accused by the tribunal in The Hague of violations of the Geneva convention on the conduct of war.

8.   The statement said Garrod had no right to accuse the six.

9.   The six were accused of forming an international cartel for graphite electrodes which are columns of graphite used for heat generation in steel milling and steel scrap recycling.