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There is one exception to the statement in the text that the detainees were lawfully held on immigration charges; one detainee was held for a short time "despite the fact that there was no valid immigration charge."
The inspector general of the Justice Department found significant problems in the way the 9/11 detainees were treated.
Among the detainees are 1,200 government employees, who will be forced to take "re-education" classes.
Sani Abacha died Monday, the independent, pro-democracy Post Express called on the new military leadership to release political detainees and establish a "Government of National Unity" as first steps toward re-establishing a civilian democracy.
Ashcroft ordered all special interest immigration hearings closed to the public, family members, and press; directed government attorneys to seek denial of bond until such time as they were "cleared" of terrorist connections by the FBI and other agencies; and ordered the identity of the detainees kept secret.