1.   He was later convicted of lying under oath when asked whether he tried to hide his assets to prevent the marchers from collecting on the judgment.

2.   A cordon of police prevented the marchers from approaching the presidential residence.

3.   Government Minister Guillermo Fortun has pledged to use security forces to prevent the marchers from reaching La Paz.

4.   He said he gave the order to prevent the marchers from clashing with thousands of government supporters rallying in front of the presidential palace.

5.   He said officials of the white minority government ignored his suggestion that road blocks be set up to prevent marchers from carrying weapons.

6.   In the West Bank town of Qalqiliya, Palestinian security men wielding clubs prevented marchers from reaching the nearest Israeli position.

7.   Police said his attackers were angered by recent police operations to prevent Protestant marchers from clashing with Catholic protesters in a nearby Catholic village, Dunloy.

8.   Hundreds of paramilitary troops were seen taking up positions around this lakeside city of one million people to prevent the marchers from assembling.

9.   Hundreds of police and paramilitary forces were deployed to prevent the marchers from reaching the heavily-guarded embassy.