Police CSOs ‘fail to detect any crimes’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 20th, 2007 in news, police by sally

“The effectiveness of police community support officers has been called into question after it emerged last night that those from several forces had failed to detect any offences in the past 12 months.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2007

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Terror law puts Britons at risk of surveillance by US agents – The Observer

Posted August 20th, 2007 in news, privacy, terrorism by sally

“A new law swept through Congress by the US government before the summer recess is to give American security agencies unprecedented powers to spy on British citizens without a warrant.”

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The Observer, 19th August 2007

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Terror suspect’s family claims he was tortured by Spanish police – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The family and legal team of a British resident jailed in Spain as a terror suspect claim he is the victim of the Spanish equivalent of Guantánamo Bay. Mohammed Fahsi has been detained for more than 18 months after being arrested by Spanish police who claimed to have struck a blow against a recruiting network that was sending suicide bombers to Iraq.”

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The Guardian, 20th August 2007

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