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I don't think I can relate further than I have in paragraph 9 of the statement.  I received the phone call, the Brigadier was clearly concerned, agitated and he mentioned that he had been in contact with a person in a very senior position.
 I cannot remember which of the two it was, but it was clearly intimated to me that at very senior level it was felt that we had acted incorrectly and that this man should be released on bail.