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Colonial detainees could be imprisoned indefinitely at the Governor General's pleasure, guilt irrelevant.

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aliases@stephens_phantom_2013, loc. 121

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Colonial detainees could be imprisoned indefinitely at the Governor General’s pleasure, guilt irrelevant.

Evidence

‘It is clear that no one here has the power to do aught against the wishes of the Governor General. Whether we be guilty or innocent, he can, if he pleases, and as long as he please, leave us to rot in prison.’ — Julia Stephens, The Phantom Wahhabi, 121

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  • QUESTION: What legal mechanism — habeas refusal, emergency statute — actually authorized this? Worth chasing.
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