1. In April the powerful state security apparatus launched a campaign, apparently aimed particularly at southerners, of arresting people who sought to undermine political security. 2. Ashcroft has vowed that federal prosecutors would reinforce this practice by arresting people who act illegally by trying to buy guns. 3. A senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the government strategy of arresting people with suspected ties to terrorist activity has been a success. 4. Abacha broke the strike by arresting people, by putting workers in jail, by replacing workers with military troops and by pointing guns at some striking oil employees. 5. Further undermining the democratic credentials of the government, police officers have started arresting people found attending protests against the Chechen war. 6. He has been decorated six times, receiving four medals for excellent police work and two medals for meritorious police work, mostly for arresting people with guns. 7. Immigration officers began arresting people this week as they showed up for their scheduled waiver hearings and parole check-ins. 8. In real terms, that means arresting people before they can act -- even if the result is charging suspected terrorists with minor violations. 9. Some black members said the city needed to rein in the Police Department, not give it more ways of arresting people. 10. The policy forbids officers from arresting people just because they are undocumented. |