Disgraced International Olympic Committee (IOC) members expelled from sport's most exclusive club last night continued to maintain their innocence.

A furious Paul Wallwork, a former weightlifter from Samoa, broke into tears when he was told by IOC first vice-president Pal Schmitt that the members in Lausanne, Switzerland, had found him guilty over his involvement in the Salt Lake City corruption scandal.

"This is not justice," said a composed Wallwork later. Equally upset was Lamine Keita from Mali. "Justice was not done. I am a sacrifice," he complained.

According to the six-man IOC inquiry team led by vice-president Dick Pound, Keita's son collected nearly $100,000 from Salt Lake between 1993 and 1997.

Keita (65), insisted he should not be held responsible for his 26-year-old son.

Augustin Arroyo of Ecuador accused the IOC of acting too quickly. "The public and press wanted heads and they got mine," he said. "I suppose that's life but my conscience is clear. I do not think the IOC can feel proud of what they have done," he added.

Arroyo and his family were accused of accepting nearly $20,000 in cash and gifts. Arroyo was also given a golden retriever worth over $1,000.

Jean-Claude Ganga, one of the most powerful figures in sport in Africa, insisted that the expulsions had solved nothing.

"I hope the session will look for the truth," said Ganga, who is accused of having collected nearly $250,000 in gifts and cash for the Utah city.

"I will accept the decision as a sportsman," he added.

Only two members voted against Ganga's expulsion. Eighty-eight were for.

Wallwork's downfall was his wife, who according to the six-man IOC inquiry team took a $30,000 loan from Tom Welch, head of the Salt Lake bid committee.

"I paid the money back. The loan was given to my wife, who I have been separated from for a very long time," explained Wallwork (57).

"When I first thought about what I was going to go through I thought of resigning, but I thought I would get a fair hearing and would be able to explain. After today, I wish I had quit," he added.

The other members expelled were General Zein El Abdin Ahmed of the Sudan and Chile's Sergio Santander Fantini.

"Justice was not done here today. Only the weakest were picked on," complained Italian IOC member Franco Carraro.

But the tone the trial would take was firmly spelt out by IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch. Before the hearing began, Samaranch (78), told the session that its job was clear.

"We must clean our house. We must root out all forms of inappropriate or unethical behaviour among our membership and expel those members recommended by the executive board," said Samaranch.

He accused the six of almost bringing the IOC to its knees.

"No one thought that certain of our members would act in a manner which would eventually bring the IOC into disrepute - in fact into a crisis which has nearly destroyed the reputation and credibility of all its members and the organisation itself," he said.