Passage: Spicer, 44, said he and his 65 mercenaries were recruited for 24 million pounds (39 million dollars) by the government of the South Sea nation to help overthrow a nine-year rebellion on the copper-rich island of Bougainville. He was arrested three weeks ago, was mistreated for six days and then placed under house arrest until charges against him were dropped, he told assembled reporters.
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