prétendre

Les soldats et le chauffeur auraient avoué avoir transporté des personnes portées disparues et auraient prétendu avoir suivi les ordres de leurs supérieurs.
The soldiers and the driver reportedly admitted having transported the persons who disappeared and claimed to have been acting on the orders of their superiors.
De plus, ces dernières années une série d’entreprises auraient prétendu y figurer de manière trompeuse.
In addition, in recent years several organisations have reportedly been falsely claiming to be on the list.
Ils auraient prétendu être des employés du ZESN venant chercher le matériel nécessaire pour une mission sur le terrain dans une zone reculée lorsque les gardiens de nuit les ont interpellés.
They reportedly pretended to be ZESN staff stopping by to collect necessary material for a field mission in a remote area when confronted by the night guard who they then abducted.
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