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"Any assertions about gang affiliation would need to be corroborated with testimony, criminal history, and other corroborating evidence," Mr Dudley said.

Yanez told investigators that DNA testing would corroborate his claim that Valdez had “gotten ahold of” his gun after disobeying commands and getting into a struggle.

"The methodology fails to use other corroborating information from the sites which would prove that spills did not occur. As a result, the numbers quoted are inaccurate."

Data from investment advisory firm Value Research shows Indian non-financial businesses were sitting on cash worth 11% of their total assets, corroborating the view that companies are not spending money in making fresh investments.

That would appear to go some way towards corroborating evidence given at the Lockerbie trial by a CIA informant.