1.   Defence counsel Richard Benson said she was part of a syndicate of ten or a dozen young Oxford people who bought amphetamines in bulk to save money.

2.   Defence counsel William Carter said Gould had been campaigning against drug abuse within the jail.

3.   Defence counsel Manjeet Singh Dhillon had objected each time Abdul Rahim tried to tender them.

4.   Defence counsel C.K. Leong earlier submitted that the magistrate had erred in law as nobody witnessed the accident.

5.   Defence counsel Abdul Hoosen pleaded in mitigation that the victim suffered no physical injury.

6.   Defence counsel Moi Tick Hong applied for another date for sentencing of Pembinaan Emas as he wanted to obtain the facts of the case.

7.   After arguments, their identities are now being revealed -- in confidence -- to defence counsel.

8.   Defence counsel Karpal Singh expressed shock over the death sentence for three of the cult members.

9.   Defence counsel Karpal Singh expressed shock over the death sentences.

10.   Defence counsel Tan Chee Meng argued that the caning be waived on grounds of ill-health.