Justice Minister Crispin Blunt said payments were being restricted to victims "who have a clear and sufficient connection to the UK".

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The Supreme Court reversed, finding a sufficient German connection from the fact that Fuchsmann is a German resident and 14, 484 Germans were registered users on the Times site.

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The sometimes shaky technology meant the connection was not perfect, but it was generally sufficient for local journalists to put a range of questions to the ICC's chief prosecutor and the defence counsel.

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The Indian government has made Aadhaar sufficient proof for opening a bank account as well as getting a mobile-phone connection.

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