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The general's January detention in a high-security prison outside Istanbul was considered by many to be excessive, prompting Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who worked with Gen. Basbug during his two years as army chief from 2008-2010, to stress that he would have preferred a trial "without arrest."
Turkey to Seek Life Sentence for General Joe Parkinson 2012
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Other key Taliban prisoners are held by the Afghan government in a high-security wing of the main prison in Kabul.
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In November, at least 18 people died after a combined car bomb and gun attack on a police compound in the high-security city center.
Four Pakistani Seamen Die in Bombing Zahid Hussain 2011
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*** Asia In Afghanistan, the Taliban crowed over the jailbreak of hundreds of militants from a high-security prison in Kandahar, an escape the government called a "disaster" and analysts described as a serious blow to attempts to stabilize southern Afghanistan.
World Watch 2011
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Hundreds of militants escaped from a high-security prison in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, through a long tunnel dug by the Taliban.
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That decision Thursday cleared the way for a Richmond County Supreme Court judge to order Eric Bellucci, 31 years old, to be sent to a high-security psychiatric facility instead of standing trial for the murders of his parents, Marian and Arthur Bellucci.
Son Unfit for Trial in Killing of His Parents Sean Gardiner 2011
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The West has threatened Mr. Lukashenko with further sanctions since a court earlier this month sent Andrei Sannikov, his leading rival in the election, to a high-security prison for five years.
Belarus Jails Rivals to Leader James Marson 2011
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• Give prisoners a chance to help the community, read the heading on a piece 16 May, G2, page 3 which went on to make passing mention of Broadmoor in Berkshire, describing this high-security institution as a "hospital for the criminally insane".
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On Thursday, State Supreme Court Justice Leonard Rienzi ordered Mr. Bellucci to be placed in the custody of the state Commissioner of Mental Health and sent to a high-security psychiatric facility for treatment.
Son Unfit for Trial in Killing of His Parents Sean Gardiner 2011
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KABUL—The Taliban crowed Monday over the jailbreak of hundreds of militants from a high-security prison in Kandahar, an escape the government called a "disaster" and analysts described as a serious blow to attempts to stabilize southern Afghanistan.
Taliban Jailbreak Rattles Afghan South Maria Abi-Habib 2011
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