Category: detention

“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.”

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The Independent, 15th November 2007

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“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.”

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The Guardian, 14th November 2007

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“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.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2007

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“Britain’s existing 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge is already far longer than that for any comparable democracy, according to a study to be published tomorrow.”

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The Guardian, 12th November 2007

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“MPs of all parties condemned moves to double the time terror suspects can be held without charge amid fears that the number of people jailed for terrorist offences could grow twelvefold in the next decade.”

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The Independent, 8th November 2007

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“The length of time terror suspects can be detained without charge is to be debated by MPs as they continue their discussion of the Queen’s Speech.”

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BBC News, 7th November 2007

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“Details of anti-terror proposals revealed by the Government in today’s Queen’s Speech did not reveal what is sure to be the most controversial aspect of the new security Bill.”

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The Independent, 6th November 2007

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“Britain’s MPs are being urged by one of the world’s leading civil-rights lawyers to resist pressure to extend the 28-day time limit for holding terror suspects.”

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The Times, 5th November 2007

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“There is a case for extending the 28-day limit on questioning suspected terrorists, the government’s terror legislation watchdog has said.”

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BBC News, 28th October 2007

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“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday admitted that there was ‘still some scepticism’ about extending detention without charge beyond its current 28 days among those who had responded to the government’s consultation.”

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The Guardian, 23rd October 2007

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“There will have to be a ‘proper debate’ in the country and in the House of Commons before the 28-day detention limit for terrorist suspects could be extended, the Government said.”

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The Times, 22nd October 2007

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“Police need at least 50 days to question some terrorist suspects before charging them, the country’s top officer has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2007

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“One of the five British residents London wants freed from the Guantanamo prison camp has already been cleared for release but will not be sent to his native land because of fears he would be abused there, a Pentagon official said on Thursday.”

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Reuters, 9th August 2007

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“The UK government has requested the release of five British residents from US custody at Guantanamo Bay.”

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BBC News, 7th August 2007

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