Original sentence: He was detained twice without trial under the National Security Act by the ruling DMK-Congress regime, first for speaking in favor of the LTTE and again for  protesting the killing of a Tamil fisherman by the Sri Lankan Navy
Edited sentence: He was detained twice without trial under the draconian National Security Act by the ruling DMK-Congress regime, first for speaking in favor of the LTTE and again for  protesting the killing of a Tamil fisherman by the Sri Lankan Navy