辩称

míng bèi qǐ sù de shěng yì yuán duì huì xuǎn shòu huì děng zhǐ kòng shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn biàn chēng jiē shòu zhù xuǎn jīng fèi bù suàn shòu huì

13名被起诉的“省议员”，对贿选、受贿等指控矢口否认，辩称接受助选经费不算受贿。

The 13 “provincial representatives” that stand accused of electoral fraud and taking bribes denied the charges of their accusers, arguing that accepting campaign funds was not equal to bribery.

tā biàn chēng tā shì wú zuì de

他辩称他是无罪的。

He contended that he was not guilty.

bèi gào lǜ shī biàn chēng tā de qián kē hé běn àn méi yǒu guān xi

被告律师辩称他的前科和本案没有关系。

The defendant’s lawyer argued that his past offenses were irrelevant to this case.