“A blind calypso musician and his band who were escorted off a plane as suspected terrorists after a passenger claimed to have seen him reading a newspaper are suing Ryanair for about £1,000 each.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ward v Police Service of Northern Ireland [2007] UKHL 50
“On an application by the police for an extension of the period of detention of a person who was detained under the Terrorism Act 2000, the judge’s power under para 33(3) of Sch 8 to the Act to exclude the detainee and his legal representatives from any part of the hearing also included the power to refuse to disclose to them anything that took place during the period of their exclusion.”
WLR Daily, 21st November 2007
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Ward v Police Service of Northern Ireland
House of Lords
“The power to exclude a detainee and his legal representatives from an application under the Terrorism Act 2000 to extend the period of detention, included the power not to inform them of anything that took place during their exclusion.”
The Times, 22nd November 2007
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“The director of public prosecutions has blown a hole in the government’s plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects, by questioning whether courts would allow the police to use the extra time. Sir Ken Macdonald told MPs that he was satisfied with the current 28-day limit, which ‘has suited us nicely’, and argued that the response to terrorism should be ‘proportionate and grounded’.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s controversial proposals to extend the time a terror suspect can be held before charge were condemned today by the former Attorney General.”
The Times, 21st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The ‘reluctant’ fifth bomber in the failed July 21 suicide attacks on London was jailed yesterday for 33 years.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Counter-terrorism officials are rethinking their approach to tackling the radicalisation of Muslim youth, abandoning what they admit has been offensive and inappropriate language. They say the term ‘war on terror’ will no longer be heard from ministers. Instead, they will use less emotive language, emphasising the criminal nature of the plots and conspiracies. The government in future, they add, will talk of a ‘struggle’ against extremist ideology, rather than a ‘battle’.”
The Guardian, 20th Novemeber 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British lawyers have joined the call on the Canadian Government to intervene over Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay who has now spent a quarter of his life in captivity there.”
The Times, 19th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s hopes of forging a political consensus over extending detention without charge beyond 28 days are expected to be dealt a heavy blow by the former attorney general Lord Goldsmith. In a meeting with the home affairs select committee next week, he is expected to say he has seen no evidence to justify the extension, and reveal that he was close to resignation when Tony Blair pushed for 90-day detention in 2005 before being thwarted by a backbench rebellion.”
The Guardian, 17th Novemeber 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who slipped into a diabetic coma on a bus was shot twice with a Taser gun because police mistook him for an Arab suicide bomber.”
The Times, 16th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A key suspect behind an alleged plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic appeared last night to be a step closer to being extradited to Britain after a court in Pakistan dropped charges against him there.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza can be extradited to the US to face terror charges, a court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Security is being stepped up at hundreds of railway stations, airports, ports and power stations amid fears that suicide bombers could strike at ‘soft targets’.”
The Independent, 15th Novemebr 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Gordon Brown is preparing to water down his plan to double the maximum period for which suspected terrorists can be held without charge in an attempt to win all-party agreement for a higher limit. The Prime Minister, who has previously hinted at his support for the limit to be raised from 28 to 56 days, adopted a more conciliatory approach in a Commons statement yesterday.”
The Independent, 15th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Gordon Brown today unveiled a wide-ranging package of measures to bolster security in public places while attempting to prevent young people being radicalised by violent extremists.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government was plunged into disarray today over its proposed terror laws as security minister Lord West retracted his statement that he was not ‘totally convinced’ about the need to extend detention of terror suspects for more than 28 days without charge.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will today clarify the future role of the police in his plans for a unified border force designed to track and stem the flow of potential terrorists into the country.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A survivor of the July 7 bombings today told a parliamentary committee that she was opposed to extending the amount of time suspected terrorists could be held without charge.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Secretary did not breach control order duty
Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and Another
House of Lords
“It was not a condition precedent to the making or renewal of a nonderogating control order that the Secretary of State for the Home Department should comply with his duty to keep under review the prospect of successfully prosecuting the controlled person for a terrorism-related activity.”
The Times, 13th November 2007
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“The government’s approach to terrorism is creating an atmosphere of suspicion and unease, the head of the Muslim Council of Britain has said.”
BBC News, 10th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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