81. He said that half a dozen agents were pursuing the case but that no arrest was imminent. 82. He says the arrests were sometimes an attempt to extort money. 83. He said arbitrary arrests are still common, and police regularly use torture and beatings to extract confessions from criminal suspects. 84. His arrest is new proof that traffickers have succeeded in corrupting the highest levels of the Mexican armed forces. 85. His arrest on Tuesday was a boost for the government of Musharraf, who has been visiting Washington this week. 86. His arrest was public. 87. His arrest was symptomatic of much larger problems. 88. His most recent arrest was a drug charge in Brooklyn in February. 89. His lawyers at The Hague, both Serbian-Americans, contended for almost two years that the arrest was illegal. |