Other ASEAN states also have expressed concern about Aung San Suu Kyi's arrest, an unusual breach of the group's usual policy of not commenting on members' internal affairs.

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Mido Macia, 27, died of head injuries and internal bleeding after his arrest in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg.

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Mido Macia, 27, died of head injuries and internal bleeding after his arrest.

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Mr Anwar's arrest in 1998 was under the Internal Security Act, a harsh, but far blunter, instrument.

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