21.   He appeared in court in March after his arrest for organizing a political rally without a police permit in the Eastern Province, his traditional stronghold.

22.   He has been jailed twice since then for giving political speeches without police permits, and he is banned from running for office for five years.

23.   In Malaysia, public gatherings require a police permit.

24.   It also nullifies two cases against Kaunda for addressing political meetings without a police permit.

25.   Kaunda said he was charged Sunday after going ahead with a rally outside Lusaka last weekend despite having been denied a police permit.

26.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani refused to overrule the police permit for the march and participated in the parade.

27.   Members of the Barisan Merah Putih were initially charged under the same article for conducting a street rally without the necessary police permit.

28.   Norway has strict gun control laws, with police permits and membership in a gun club for pistols, and a license and hunting test for rifles.

29.   Opposition politician Chee Soon Juan was ordered Monday to appear for a three-day trial in early February on a charge of speaking without a police permit.

30.   Police have said they would press charges against Anwar if he speaks without a police permit.