1.   But Mahathir was quoted as saying that these allegations were unfair and aimed at branding Asian governments as undemocratic.

2.   However, Mahathir was quoted as saying that these allegations were unfair and aimed at branding Asian governments as undemocratic.

3.   Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has defended the sentence and said the allegations by human rights groups were unfair and aimed at branding Asian governments as undemocratic.

4.   The parties that boycotted the polls have already branded the government due to be formed after the polls as an illegitimate and a minority regime.

5.   The militiamen have branded the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani illegitimate and have demanded that it step down immediately, a call the government has dismissed.