Pierce O'Farrill, who was shot three times, said he would welcome an agreement that would imprison Holmes for life.

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America, too, used to imprison people for sedition.

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Before acting, he added, the UK must be sure that an offender's country of origin was willing to imprison them for the same length of time as they would serve if they stayed in domestic jails.

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Asked if he would be able to stand in the election, the spokesman said he believed the court would eventually fine Mr Nasheed or imprison him for a year and if the latter happened, he would be barred from standing.

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She insisted that those we imprison should be held in humane conditions necessary for rehabilitation.

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