He said evidence of the irregularities was not available to the court panel.

He was not a member of the court panel that handed down the ruling.

A court panel this week recommended an annual increase of $5.6 billion, to be phased in over four years.

Two members of the court martial panel were dismissed before the searing in.

A three-judge state appeals court panel decided last month it was fed up.

A ten-member court martial panel was named on 5 October.

This week, a court panel in New York made the latest attempt at a fix.

They had been trying to seal a pact before the court panel announced its $5.6 billion recommendation on Tuesday.

The head of the court panel said the investigation had yielded no evidence of a criminal organization.

A three-member Federal appeals court panel upheld the law earlier this month.