41.   During the trial, though, Paul barred the lawyers from using political conspiracy as a defense.

42.   Gil denies any wrongdoing and blames the allegations on a political conspiracy against him.

43.   Gil denies any wrongdoing and calls his jailing part of a political conspiracy against him.

44.   He denies the charges, calling them part of a political conspiracy.

45.   He denies the charges, saying they are part of a political conspiracy to quash his challenge to Mahathir.

46.   He claims he is the victim of a political conspiracy.

47.   He has denied the charges, saying they are part of a political conspiracy to end his challenge to Mahathir.

48.   He has repeatedly denied all the charges, saying he is a victim of a political conspiracy to crush his challenge to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

49.   He has repeatedly denied all the charges, saying he is a victim of a political conspiracy to crush his challenge to Prime Minister Mahathir.

50.   He claims a high-level political conspiracy is behind the charges against him.