without trial London, Dec 16, SPA -- Britain's highest court ruled Thursday thatthe government cannot detain terror suspects indefinitelywithout trial. Nine Law Lords ruled in favor of a group of men jailedwithout charge for up to three years whose lawyers saytheir detention is incompatible with human rights laws. The British government had argued that the detentionwithout trial of some terrorist suspects is a tough butnecessary measure to protect a free society from the threatof devastating attacks. --SPA1325 Local Time 1025 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/225341