Here are two sentences:

Defense lawyers had said a change of venue was needed because massive pretrial publicity had tainted the jury pool against their client .

Defense lawyers had requested a change of venue for two reasons : They argued that massive pretrial publicity had tainted the jury pool against their client .
Are the two sentences saying the same thing?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
no
Här är två meningar: Försvarsadvokater hade sagt att en förändring av platsen behövdes eftersom massiv publicitet före rättegång hade förorenat jurypoolen mot sin klient. Försvarsadvokater hade begärt ett byte av plats av två skäl: De hävdade att massiv publicitet före rättegång hade förorenat jurypoolen mot sin klient. Säger de två meningarna samma sak? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Here are two sentences: Defense lawyers had said a change of venue was needed because massive pre-trial publicity had contaminated the jury pool against its client. Defense lawyers had requested a change of venue for two reasons: They claimed that massive pre-trial publicity had contaminated the jury pool against their client. Do the two sentences say the same thing? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
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