The accusation is that the Major was assisted. That is for the court to prove or reject. The transcript of the exchanges with coughs is at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2823407.stm Assuming the coughs are meaningful, readers are challenged to speculate by working out the simplest syntax of communication ... and to relate this if possible to economical methods of communication used by the military. ... After all, if you guys can get N prisoners out of jail with the aid of two light switches and a protocol ... I should say that I have absolutely no connection with the defendants or the TV Program and have never met any of the protagonists. - guy