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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.
The detainees were lawfully held on immigration charges.
The inspector general of the Justice Department found significant problems in the way the 9/11 detainees were treated.
Meanwhile, Israel's highest court shocked everyone by restricting the authority of Israeli security forces to use force against detainees.
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."