21.   The judge said Thursday that Orantes will remain hospitalized pending his examination by court-appointed doctors to decide if he is well enough to go to prison.

22.   The ISU ruling said the two remained suspended pending the appeal, meaning they are ineligible for the elections.

23.   The others remain free pending the appeal.

24.   Twenty-eight people remain jailed pending the outcome of the probe.

25.   Unless authorities decide otherwise, Hass will remain free pending the final appeal, Maccioni said.

26.   Former defence minister Heinz Kessler and two other former senior officials were given prison sentences, but they have remained free pending an appeal to the Constitutional Court.

27.   He remains free pending the outcome of an appeal.

28.   All three, who had remained free pending the constitutional appeal, must now serve the sentences.

29.   Election commission officials said the results remained preliminary pending any possible complaints from losing candidates.

30.   Passenger travel by both air and sea would remain halted pending the adoption of tighter security.