11.   Four of those arrested claim their confessions were extracted under torture.

12.   He said arbitrary arrests are still common, and police regularly use torture and beatings to extract confessions from criminal suspects.

13.   However, officials from their party, known by its initials as the MQM, say the confessions were extracted under torture.

14.   Instead, they say the mistreatment is usually used to fish for information and extract confessions.

15.   Japanese police are often criticized by human rights groups for their aggressive interrogation tactics and their determination to extract confessions from suspects, both guilty and innocent.

16.   Mexican police authorities have been known in the past to extract confessions from suspects with force.

17.   Mullin knew that Bridgwood was diligent and patient, with a remarkable ability to put witnesses at ease and extract confessions.

18.   Police sometimes use strong pressure tactics, including sleep deprivation, to extract confessions from criminal suspects.

19.   The case is the latest in a string in which suspects have said Phoenix-area law-enforcement agencies extracted false confessions.

20.   The confessions were extracted after the prisoners had been in solitary confinement for months.