“I do not expect that detainees will be kept longer than is really necessary,” declared the Prime Minister in the House of Representa tives at the time of independence. “As soon as we are satisfied that the country is out of danger, we will let almost all of them out.” Although the state of emergency was not lifted until August, 1961, the moment when we were apparently no longer considered to be a threat to the security of the State came on May 18th, when I and the last fifteen of my fellow detainees were released from Pademba Road prison.

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