He also arrested several public figures from the Mahathir era for corruption, a move which was widely applauded by the public.

A state of siege was imposed by the army last June when it moved to arrest leading figures of the Islamic Salvation Front.

The planned February mutiny was ultimately thwarted when British intelligence infiltrated the Ghadarite movement, arresting key figures.

American intelligence agencies arrested key figures in the aftermath of the Annie Larsen affair in 1917.

The morning after, the state forces clamped down on known opposition leaders in the capital, arresting several prominent figures.

The prosecutor general did arrest several public figures on charges of election fraud in the first half of 2005, but no high-profile case was bought to court.

Some of the shorter poems in this book also arise from arresting historical figures or moments.

But NATO troops started by arresting minor figures.

That means arresting demonstrators, student leaders and charismatic figures.

According to Marcellinus, once Paulus arrived, he widened his remit and began arresting other figures, often on apparently trumped-up charges and without evidence.