1.   For the past six and a half years, he had prosecuted rogue policemen, tough cases with no constituency, and he had grown weary.

2.   His conclusion is a landmark in Malaysia, where rogue policemen have rarely been unmasked despite frequent allegations of police brutality by detainees and lawyers.

3.   Many kidnappers, operating in Manila and in the southern Philippines, are believed to be Muslim rebels or rogue policemen and soldiers who have joined criminal gangs.

4.   Many kidnappers are believed to be rebels or rogue policemen and soldiers who have joined criminal gangs.

5.   Most of the kidnappers are believed to be rebels or rogue policemen and soldiers who have joined criminal gangs.

6.   The kidnappings were seen by some authorities as an act of defiance by rogue policemen upset with an anti-corruption campaign within the force.

7.   The Philippine police force has a bad reputation due to numerous cases of kidnappings, robberies and extortion allegedly committed by rogue policemen.

8.   President Fidel Ramos last week admitted that rogue policemen were hampering the anti-crime drive.

9.   The cases have highlighted efforts to get tough with rogue policemen, who are a common cause of complaint from Vietnamese tired of corruption and abuses of power.