71. Police in the Russian republic of Dagestan arrested a leader of a joint Chechen-Dagestani organization on Saturday, a news agency reported. 72. Police on Tuesday arrested the leader of a religious cult that had kept a mummified corpse in an airport hotel northeast of Tokyo for several months. 73. Police Saturday arrested the leader of a group of farmers who attacked a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet this week in a protest against foreign restaurant chains. 74. Police arrested a leader of street protests against Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, raising opposition accusations Tuesday that Mahathir was trying to suppress political dissent. 75. Police arrested a leader of the Cali drug cartel during a raid in a city north of the capital, authorities said Wednesday. 76. Police arrested another leader of the Cali drug cartel as he dined in a Bogota restaurant Tuesday night, authorities said. 77. A Belarusian opposition leader was arrested Saturday for spray-painting a political slogan on the wall of the Interior Ministry headquarters. 78. A Malaysian opposition leader was arrested briefly Wednesday for handing out political leaflets police said might be seditious, police and the politician said. 79. A militant student leader was arrested at the border by South Korean intelligence agents Tuesday after returning home from an illegal visit to North Korea. 80. A leading Malawian opposition leader was arrested Tuesday, and authorities said they planned to charge him with treason. |