Sentence examples for suspects are held from inspiring English sources

Suspects are held for weeks and months, sometimes in secret, often without formal charges.

Terrorist suspects are held at Paddington Green's anti-terrorism "suite", a wonderfully Orwellian term.

According to Krishna Bhakta Pokharel, a lawyer in the nearby town of Bharatpur, suspects are held for up to 25 days at undisclosed locations and can be remanded for up to two years before their final hearing.

Much of the public and most politicians seem to feel that as long as these suspects are held out of sight on the island of Cuba, they can be held indefinitely without trial, in violation of basic constitutional protections and international treaties.

MANHATTAN: MORE DETAILS GIVEN ON CONVENTION ARRESTS Hundreds of protesters arrested during the Republican National Convention were held at a detention center for an average of almost 33 hours, about seven hours longer than suspects are held on an average day, Deputy Police Chief John J. Colgan testified yesterday before the City Council's Committee on Governmental Operations.

She also sees many couples whom she suspects are holding on to the status quo because it's comfortable.

One of the suspects being held in America, Zacarias Moussaoui, is a French citizen of Algerian parentage.

The freelancer later passed the name of the undercover agent to lawyers representing several Qaeda suspects being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

In some cases, people detained as terrorism suspects were held on Social Security fraud charges, which are easier to prove.

From a peak of 660, the number of al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects being held at the American naval base in Cuba has fallen to around 500.

Based on the single conspiracy charge against him, Mr. Mohamed could be one of the most significant suspects being held at Guantánamo.