1.   But he cautioned that such tribunals could be abused by authorities without the proper chance for public review.

2.   Kahan said the Swiss authorities had abused the cooperation of her ministry by claiming that there was evidence to substantiate the kidnapping charges.

3.   Militants said they feared authorities would abuse them if they were separated from each other.

4.   Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has given wide-ranging powers to paramilitary troops in Karachi to clamp down on terrorist activity, as political parties said authorities were abusing their power.

5.   The Bosnian Serb authorities have abused the complex voter registration completed earlier this month to tip the ethnic balance in their favour in certain parts of Bosnia.