The former president, who led Pakistan for nine years, is currently under house arrest in Islamabad.
Reformist candidates Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi were detained and remain under house arrest.
Thein told reporters that the pro-democracy advocate had actually been under house arrest for four-and-a-half years.
The head of Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland business, Bruno Spagnolini, has been placed under house arrest.
At least four other senior opposition leaders were also put under house arrest, officials said.
Unconfirmed reports said they were held under house arrest by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
"The parting of the way came when I was placed under house arrest, " she says.
After he was released from jail, Chen was under house arrest for 18 months.
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Mr Montazeri has long been under house arrest, and members of his family have been jailed.
The head of Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland business, Bruno Spagnolini, was also placed under house arrest.
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Now 68, Sandusky has been under house arrest in the days leading up to his trial.
Placed under house arrest, both ex-officers have requested military hearings, which would quickly exonerate them.
Last year, while awaiting appeal, Panahi was under house arrest in his Tehran apartment.
Carlos Menem, president for a decade until 1999, is under house arrest, on corruption charges.
He was put under house arrest after a judge refused to endorse his detention.
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Judges were kept under house arrest for about six months in 2007 after he imposed emergency rule.
Assange is currently under house arrest and staying in the mansion of a friend in Suffolk, England.
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Mr. ElBaradei's whereabouts after that couldn't be confirmed, though the AP reported he was under house arrest.
Indonesian police want to have Mr Ba'asyir moved to Jakarta for questioning, or placed under house arrest.
Suu Kyi, the iconic face of democracy in Myanmar, was placed under house arrest in 1989.
Unconfirmed reports said they were held under house arrest by the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino, is being investigated for possible criminal charges and remains under house arrest.
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Ms Suu Kyi, held under house arrest for many years, now serves as leader of the opposition.
But there is little prospect that the group's senior leaders, currently under house arrest, will face justice.
Lorena Henao had spent several years under house arrest or in prison, but was released in 2011.
The Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino, remains under house arrest while he is investigated for possible criminal charges.
When you get caught, blame your chief nuclear go-to guy and deflect awkward questions by putting him under house arrest.
The court in Valparaiso gave both men three-year sentences, but said they could serve them under house arrest.
They were allegedly held under house arrest by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard, although Tehran never acknowledged their presence.
He has been under house arrest at his home in the town of Meta di Sorrento since January.
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