Witness law to be debated by MPs – BBC News
“MPs are to debate emergency legislation to restore trial judges’ powers to grant anonymity to witnesses.”
BBC News, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: terrorism
42 days: Government plans set for rough ride in Lords – The Guardian
“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s government will today join peers from all parties to attack the government’s plans for 42-day pre-charge detention for terrorist suspects.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Senior peers to mount attack on 42-days plan – The Independent
“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s cabinet will today lead a devastating assault against plans to hold terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days.”
The Independent, 8th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother of July 7 bombing victim calls for inquiry – The Independent
“A mother whose son died in the 7 July bombings in London is using today’s third anniversary of the atrocity to call for a public inquiry into the incident.”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Human rights body condemns counter-terrorism bill – The Guardian
“Government plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days are ‘unnecessary, disproportionate and counter-productive’ and should be rejected when they come before the House of Lords next week, an international human rights group said today. ”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
24-hour bail curfew for terrorist suspect linked to Bin Laden – The Guardian
“The hiding place of a leading terror suspect was inadvertently released by Justice Ministry officials last night after he was freed from jail under unprecedented bail conditions. The man, who can be identified only as U, was released from Long Lartin, Worcestershire, after the appeal court ruled there was no reason to hold him indefinitely as he could not be deported to his native Algeria.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brown denies offering inducements to MPs over 42-day plans – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown today denied offering peerages or other inducements to persuade MPs to back the government’s controversial plans to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FBI ready to demand detailed logs of Britons’ internet and travel habits – The Observer
“The EU is close to finalising an agreement with the US that would allow the FBI to see the internet browsing habits and credit card histories of UK citizens.”
The Observer, 29th June 2008
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk
Shiv Malik ordered to hand police source material for terrorism book – The Guardian
“Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven days and pay legal costs, a judicial review of the case ruled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
21/7 ‘obstruction’ case dropped – BBC News
“Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who was accused of failing to disclose information about one of the attempted 21 July bombers.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crown denies 7/7 trial witch-hunt – BBC News
“The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide bombers has denied the case was a witch-hunt.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Angelic looking’ boy, 12, at risk of being lured into extremism – The Times
“An ‘angelic looking boy’ aged 12 has been identified as at severe risk of being lured into violent Islamist extremism, a senior police officer revealed today.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Terror charge student given bail – BBC News
“A student accused of not telling police of an alleged suicide-bomb plot has been released on conditional bail.”
BBC News, 24th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nazi supporter guilty of terror charges – The Independent
“A Nazi sympathiser who kept nail bombs under his bed was today found guilty of terror offences.”
The Independent, 24th June 2008
Journalist claims victory in protection of sources ruling – OUT-LAW.com
“Police were right to ask a journalist to reveal source material for a book about terrorism but the terms of the order obtained were too wide, the High Court has ruled. Arguments on what the terms of the ‘production order’ should be will be heard this week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Clarke warns on terror detentions – BBC News
“Concessions made to secure the passage of the 42-day detention bill will ‘damage the fight against terrorism’, a former home secretary has said.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abu Hamza loses extradition fight – The Independent
“The radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has lost his High Court battle against extradition to the United States, where he faces a jail sentence of up to 100 years.”
The Independent, 21st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bluewater bomb threat man jailed – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a year for threatening to blow up the giant Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Radical cleric Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal – The Times
“Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical Muslim cleric, today lost his High Court battle against extradition to the US, where he faces terrorism charges.”
The Times, 20th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Shiv Malik case: Police order against journalist ruled ‘too wide’ – The Guardian
“Greater Manchester police were justified in demanding that freelance journalist Shiv Malik hand over source material for a book on terrorism, but the terms of the production order were too wide, a judicial review of the case ruled today.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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