The issue focused on the law that put an end to so-called "dodgy" non-militarized detentions, in which people are given a week to get out of their cells.

Bolstered by its support for war in Iraq and civil war in Syria, US President Barack Obama's administration is now working to pass a new law to allow these detentions, as well as other court orders, to be used to hold political opponents.

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