By the time the Government denounced him, he was back behind bars - the one place the police never thought to check.

The Government has denounced these attacks in no uncertain terms.

The Lebanese government denounced the violence as a coup attempt.

The government denounced the reports and accused the corporation of poor journalism.

After the revolution, the Islamic government denounced capitalism and built barriers to protect the economy.

The American government welcomed this part of the agreement, but denounced the initiative's call for a mutual cease fire.

And the President of Europe has said that if necessary, his government will denounce the ban on nuclear weapons.

The Ethiopian government has denounced the report as "outrageous".

The government also denounced the anti-Islam film, adding that the attacks "cannot, in any case, be justified."

This was the first time since the end of Franco's regime that the government denounced a form of expression.