Who or whom?

Use 'whom'.

Thanks Yoong.

Use whom; it's the object of the verb accused.

If it were a passive construction, it would be who was accused.

AbilMy question is: should not it be "whom" instead of "who"?

Only in overly formal contexts. The way "who" was used is perfectly ok in virtually every context in modern English.

Strictly speaking, as Philip also said, 'whom' should be used.

Yoong LiatStrictly speaking, as Philip also said, 'whom' should be used.

Yes, but what do you mean by "strictly speaking"?
I think you only need to use "whom" that way if you have a teacher or editor who demands you use it. The use of "who" is now considered perfectly ok in pretty formal contexts too... In fact, the original poster's example cam

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Yoong LiatStrictly speaking, as Philip also said, 'whom' should be used.

Yes, but what do you mean by "strictly speaking"?
I think you only need to use "whom" that way if you have a teacher or editor who demands you use it. The use of "who" is now considered perfectly ok in pretty formal contexts too...In fa

PhilipSorry, but from what I've been hearing recently, even from so-called respected newscasters, I refuse to hold the news media as a standard! The most intelligent, literate and articulate reporting I've heard in the last many months was, quite unexpectedly, form those reporting the Olympics.

I agree with Philip. Even journalists make mistakes some

Well, I don't agree, but in the end, everyone is free to choose their own style. If newscasters and journalists shouldn't be considered as a good standard, if movies aren't good either, if novels and song lyrics are full of "mistakes" and non-standard English, then what is left as a good standard? Only grammar books, it seems, which are taken into account by less than 1% of the native speakers, I

Abil posted the question and we've replied. I think it is best left to him to decide whether to use 'who' or 'whom' in the sentence he posted.