11.   Bacher, who gave up medical practice to concentrate on cricket shows, said officials should be punished for bringing the game into disrepute.

12.   But he suggested that other officials might be punished and that the sport will undertake a long-needed overhaul of the judging system.

13.   Fifty-four government officials will be punished for failing to prevent irregularities at a credit union and a finance company early last month, officials said Thursday.

14.   He has said he has not received a single penny from business leaders, and has severely punished government officials found guilty of receiving bribes.

15.   He said that he would punish any official found guilty of manipulating program finances.

16.   He said the allegations were being investigated and warned that some officials might be punished.

17.   He warned at the time that some officials might be punished.

18.   However, lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh said Khatami should have demanded some judiciary officials be punished for violating the constitution.

19.   In a follow-up report, the government said some bank officials had been punished, but no action was taken against senior government officials, including two Cabinet ministers.

20.   In a related development Monday, the prosecution warned that it will punish government officials involved in destroying sensitive documents that could link them to illegal activities.