Those responsible for the mistakes would be held to account, he promised.
Subsequently, prosecutors added a civil charge against Full Tilt owners and managers, accusing them of siphoning off hundreds of millions of dollars that they promised would be held in player accounts.
Over the following years he would be held up to the promises he had made, in particular that of upholding the Charter of the Forest.
If the father gave up the teenager, the agents promised, he would be held for only a few days.
Prince Mutab had confirmed last month that the elections, the first in the conservative Muslim kingdom, would be held later this year as the government had promised last October.
The assembly left it unclear whether the election would be held next May, as Mr Habibie promised when taking office, or whether it would be delayed by a month or more.
Then, on April 27th, at a meeting in Bali with John Howard, Australia's prime minister, President B.J. Habibie of Indonesia announced that a vote would be held on August 8th, and he promised to respect the outcome.
Lanny Breuer, a senior official at the Department of Justice, promised that HSBC would be "held accountable".
Pursehouse admitted head groundsman Steve Birks might have made an error in his pitch preparation - a point conceded by Birks himself on Nottinghamshire's website - but insisted judgement on the pitch should be reserved until later in the match, and promised an "inquest" would be held if the game petered out to a draw.
They also warned that British parliamentarians would be "held personally legally liable" for all damage, and promised to follow up with a letter to Britain's attorney general.
