21.   Federal officials say the Saudis have refused to allow them to interrogate dozens of suspects arrested by the Saudis and to review critical evidence.

22.   First, a council of legal experts and religious scholars is reviewing the evidence, he said.

23.   Haley at first was unwilling to let the defendants review the evidence because the government wants some documents analyzed for fingerprints.

24.   He said he had yet to review the evidence.

25.   He routinely throws out confessions obtained by torture and meticulously reviews evidence for signs of falsification.

26.   He took an interest in their case six months ago and hired a private attorney to review the evidence and fly in witnesses from remote mountainous areas.

27.   He said the defense would have only a day or two to review evidence that the state had had for weeks.

28.   However, she said, she expected them to review the evidence carefully and added the issue of intent might be a difficult one in this case.

29.   Hoeveler said at the conclusion of arguments that he would not announce his verdict until he reviewed the evidence and read the legal citations.

30.   Initially skeptical, the CIA reviewed the evidence and agreed that espionage had probably aided China.