arrest

When one is suspected of having committed a crime, law enforcement takes them into custody by arresting them.

The exact process varies between countries, but it typically sees police officers place a suspect in handcuffs and taking them either to be detained or interrogated.

An arrest is also often marked on a permanent legal record, though there are legal processes through which this can be expunged.

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Dodik to ‘Post’: Muslim radicals fuel fear in Bosnia; Interpol now seeks his arrest

EDITOR'S NOTES: “The world needs to understand,” Dodik said, “there is no peaceful coexistence where one side is always expected to apologize. We tried that. It failed.”

27/03/2025

Bosnia court issues international arrest warrant for Serb leader Milorad Dodik

Defying an internal arrest warrant, he crossed into neighboring Serbia earlier this week then traveled to Israel for an antisemitism conference in Jerusalem on Thursday.

By REUTERS
27/03/2025

German journalist detained while in West Bank, ambassador says

The journalist arrested was reportedly Christian Meier, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) correspondent for Israel and Palestine.

Longtime Iranian opposition leaders freed from house arrest after 14 years

Karroubi's political ally, former Prime Minister Mirhossein Mousavi, would also be released from house arrest in the coming months.

By REUTERS
17/03/2025

Greek MP Nikos Papadopoulos arrested after vandalizing ‘blasphemous’ artworks

He declared: 'I demand the immediate withdrawal of these specific exhibits from the National Gallery.'

Baltimore police

'I wasn’t thinking': Man pleads guilty to setting fire by Jewish museum

After his release, Hashemi will be on probation for five years and must adhere to a mental health treatment plan, reporting to the court and a probation officer. 

Turkey arrests opposition mayor over alleged tender-rigging, state media says

The government dismisses claims that the arrests are aimed at muzzling dissent and says the judiciary is independent.

By REUTERS
04/03/2025

ICC cancels arrest warrant for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif

An arrest warrant was issued for Deif even though Israel had confirmed that he had been killed in an Israeli airstrike back in August 2024.

Malaysia jails Israeli for seven years on firearms offences

Shalom Avitan was arrested last March at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur and was later charged with unauthorized trafficking and possession of firearms.

By REUTERS
26/02/2025

British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman arrested in Iran for espionage on world motorcycle trip

Iran accuses the Foremans of collaborating with hostile intelligence services under the guise of research.

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