In an earlier period of detention, in 1990, Miss Suu Kyi led her party to a crushing electoral victory, which has never been honoured.

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Tsarnaev would be represented by counsel who could seek a writ of habeas corpus from the federal courts if what I envision as a reasonably brief period of temporary detention turned into something abusive.

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"The state... agrees to offset the days in which the appellant was detained for the purpose of a criminal investigation prior to his administrative detention from the period of the current administrative detention order, and also announces that as long as no new significant and substantive material is added regarding the appellant, there is no intention to extend the administrative detention, " a statement said.

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Mr Brown said he remained unpersuaded of the need for emergency legislation and regarded the terms of the bill as being "unnecessary in part, meaningless in part, with the need for the extension of the detention period unproven at best".

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Their detention took place during a period of high tensions between Pyongyang and Washington.

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Only at the end of the 14-day detention period then allowed by law did police find the required evidence on Mr Barot's computers.

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"We have also repeatedly pressed the government to take responsibility for protecting the physical integrity of those in detention, even if they go on being held outside state authority for a limited period of time, " Martin told CNN.

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Mr Maskey spoke of the need to tackle the "revolving door", which saw prolific offenders released after a short period in detention.

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