41.   The general claimed his innocence in a telephone interview to the London-based, Saudi-owned television channel Middle East Broadcasting Corp.

42.   The government claimed innocence, but fired two top leaders of its main spy organization, the Agency for National Security Planning, in connection with the case.

43.   The no contest plea comes after Blades had claimed his innocence for months, saying the shooting was an accident.

44.   The soft-spoken father of two had long claimed his innocence, but was unable to provide an alibi for the time period in which Marchal was killed.

45.   Djukic claims his innocence and said his arrest and subsequent transfer to The Hague by IFOR was tantamount to kidnapping.

46.   Djukic has claimed his innocence and said his arrest and subsequent transfer to The Hague by the NATO-led peace implementation force in Bosnia were tantamount to kidnapping.

47.   The state-run Korea Gas Corp. claimed its innocence, but police said city gas officials would be questioned to determine if proper safety checks had been conducted.

48.   Van der Biest had always claimed his innocence.

49.   Sharma did claim innocence but the judge who granted him temporary protection against arrest had no sympathisers.

50.   She demanded a new trial, claiming innocence.