11.   He later lodged an appeal, saying he had been physically abused by police and forced to plead guilty as part of a plan to smear Anwar.

12.   Indonesia protested to the Dutch government Tuesday, saying an Indonesian pilot detained in Amsterdam on charges of drug smuggling was physically abused by police.

13.   It alleges government-controlled police have abused UNITA supporters in areas already handed over.

14.   Sukma, currently out on bail, says he was mentally and physically abused by police and coerced into making a guilty plea, which he is now appealing.

15.   The hijacker boarded in Polykastron, where he claimed he was abused by police.

16.   Ukrainians say they have been abused by police in Russia and their government has demanded an investigation.

17.   The organisers said the forum was meant to gather evidence of incidents in which the police had abused their powers, and to present the personal testimonies of victims.

18.   Widespread police abuse included torture and killings of peaceful demonstrators and other unarmed civilians, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights said in a statement released here.

19.   She also alleged that police sexually abused her.

20.   The forum was to gather evidence of incidents in which the police had abused their powers, and to present the personal testimonies of victims, they said.