Soin had proposed that if police receive a complaint involving family violence, they could make an arrest without a warrant or a court order.

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An Interpol warrant for his arrest remains in effect for 188 countries, the Associated Press news agency reports.

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As if that were not enough, the prosecutor general's office also said it had issued an international warrant for the arrest of Nikolai Gololobov, a lawyer representing Yukos.

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The authorities in Kazakhstan issued an international warrant for the arrest of Rakhat Aliyev, the son-in-law of President Nursultan Nazarbayev who was until last month the country's ambassador to Austria.

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So it was an embarassing climbdown for Mr Lagos when he agreed on December 6th to summon the council though not until after the courts have dealt with an appeal by General Pinochet's lawyers against the arrest warrant.

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But police were frustrated by a judge's refusal to grant an immediate search warrant for Yalcin's apartment after his arrest, according to Reinares.

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According to the AP, police in Kentucky have issued a warrant for the arrest of Hart stemming from an alleged Sept. 7 incident after a performance by the Mickey Hart Band at Terrapin Hill Farm in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

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And in March 2009, prosecutors in Munich issued a warrant for his arrest, accusing him of being an accessory in the deaths of Jews.

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However, news reports in Argentina and Uruguay claimed that Antonini Wilson's hotel bills and other expenses in Montevideo had been paid for by the Venezuelan oil company, PDVSA. A warrant has been issued for Wilson's arrest by an Argentine court and Prosecutor Luz Rivas Diez said she wants to have him detained so he can answer questions about the cash.

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