The piracy ring contained several members, some of which had been arrested for offences in the recent months prior.

Police will know families of men arrested for criminal offences.

The deal to avoid prosecution was offered to those arrested for minor offences including failure to disperse.

He had started to drink heavily, and was arrested for minor drink-related offences.

Once a suspect is arrested for an offence, or offences, legal restrictions apply.

There were 134 persons arrested for terrorism-related offences compared with 131 in the previous 12 months.

In total, 1,998 persons have been arrested for terrorism-related offences since 11 September 2001.

Over the past year, more than twenty journalists have been arrested for alleged slander or criminal offences against state security.

However, international human rights groups assert that there has been virtually no movement on these promises, with more people being arrested for similar offences since.

He was arrested in 1983 for drug-related offences (Reynolds denied having any involvement).