41. Also added was a second area with steel paneling and a bar to hold additional suspects. 42. All seven were being detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, which permits police to hold suspects for seven days without charge. 43. All four suspects were held on the robbery charge. 44. Although they are not police, the guards are armed with Mace and empowered to hold suspects until law officers arrive. 45. An Israeli court ordered the suspect held for psychiatric observation, Israel army radio reported. 46. Amnesty also criticized the Palestinian use of administrative detention, under which suspects can be held without trial indefinitely by order of the chief of police. 47. Another suspect is being held in France. 48. An Israeli court ordered the suspect held for seven days for psychiatric observation, Israel army radio reported. 49. And detectives can hold a suspect for questioning without a lawyer for weeks, sometimes for months. 50. And police are generally unable to hold suspects for more than a few hours. |