The new accusations have provoked calls by civic, religious and business leaders for Mr. Peredo's resignation.

In 1993 10 people died in a coach crash on the M2 motorway provoking calls to make the it compulsory to wear a seat belt.

The lawsuit provoked widespread calls by elective officials yesterday for tough new scrutiny of police conduct.

A local official's remark at an Independence Day celebration that many in his audience considered anti-Semitic has provoked calls for his resignation.

Sectoral policy that favours foreigners may, as in Malaysia's electronics, provoke calls for greater linkage with and support for local firms.

Problems do exist; repetitive petitions have provoked calls for reform, particularly in the tiny percentage of cases involving the death penalty (99 percent do not).

The resulting violent clash ended in 121 light injuries and provoked new calls to protest in all squares still occupied across Spain.

Officer Byrne's slaying has provoked calls for sterner tactics against drugs - in particular, against the violent and sometimes chaotic world of crack sales.

The Bank Bali scandal has involved Indonesia's President and his brother and provoked calls for the resignation of the nation's top financial officials.

The agency's assessment is likely to provoke calls by members of Congress for greater scrutiny of the sale of American military technology to Israel.