Several heads of state-run companies were also arrested.

The heads of the organization were arrested in 1979 following an attempted terrorist attack.

During the last elections, in 2006, the head of the opposition was arrested on suspicion of rape shortly before the vote.

In November 1988, Kosovo's head of the provincial committee was arrested.

The head of its nuclear program was even arrested for illegally selling nuclear technology and equipment.

The former head of the Turkish armed forces has been arrested.

The head of Italy's biggest public corporation was arrested on corruption charges in a 15-month-old bribery investigation.

The head of the country's only independent television station was arrested on Saturday.

The head of a childrens home has been arrested and charged on two counts of rape.

The head of the Ramadi police force was subsequently arrested for complicity with the kidnappings.