Terror register comes into force – BBC News
“People convicted of terrorism offences will join a register similar to that used to monitor sex offenders.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: terrorism
Lawyer for freed terrror suspect demands repeal of control orders – The Guardian
“Lawyers for a terror suspect set free this week by the home secretary called for the immediate repeal of the entire control order system today, saying his three-and-a-half year ordeal had done him and his family lasting psychological harm.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New blow to terror control orders as second suspect released – The Times
“Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, has allowed a second terror suspect to be released from virtual house arrest rather than disclose ‘secret’ evidence against him.”
The Times, 24th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Blair ‘torture policy’ inquiry demanded – The Independent
“Tony Blair must not be allowed to become EU President while it is ‘unclear’ what his role was over allegations of British complicity in the torture of terror suspects, Liberal Democrats demanded today.”
The Independent, 21st September 2009
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Should intercept evidence on terror suspects be made admissible in court? – The Times
“The control orders regime for detaining suspects who have been neither charged nor prosecuted has been widely discredited.”
The Times, 17th September 2009
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Restraints on terror suspects may be lifted, Government admits – The Times
“A number of terrorist suspects will be freed from the restraints of control orders despite posing a danger to the public, the Government admitted yesterday.”
The Times, 17th September 2009
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Review of control orders sought – BBC News
“A wholesale review of control orders, which restrict the freedoms of some terror suspects, has been instigated by Home Secretary Alan Johnson.”
BBC News, 16th September 2009
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Three guilty of airline bomb plot – BBC News
“Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes over the Atlantic with home-made liquid bombs.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
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Binyam Mohamed: I will fight for other prisoners – The Independent
“Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantanamo detainee, has reversed a decision to stay out of the public eye by signalling his determination to campaign for justice for prisoners at the American detention camp and highlight the lifelong effects of torture he suffered at the hands of his interrogators.”
The Independent, 31st August 2009
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‘Payout’ for UK terror victims – BBC News
“British victims of terrorist attacks abroad could be compensated by the government, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 13th August 2009
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Ministers’ admission links MI5 and MI6 to ‘torture victim’ – The Independent
“Ministers have admitted the Government sent secret agents to interview a British detainee in Afghanistan, supporting allegations MI5 and MI6 officers were present while he was tortured by his American captors.”
The Independent, 10th August 2009
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‘Torture complicity’: Key cases – BBC News
“A report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights has accused ministers of trying to avoid Parliamentary scrutiny in relation to a string of allegations of British complicity in the torture of terrorism suspects abroad. The report by MPs and peers lists a number of key cases that link the British intelligence and security agencies with claims of mistreatment.”
BBC News, 4th August 2009
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High Court revokes control order – BBC News
“The government’s anti-terror strategy has suffered a blow after the High Court revoked the control order of a suspect accused of links to al-Qaeda.”
BBC News, 31st July 2009
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Diego Garcia rendition victim challenges UK in court – The Guardian
“The government is refusing to provide details of the torture and wrongful detention of a man rendered through British territory, it was claimed today, depriving him of a remedy for ‘serious civil and criminal wrongdoing’.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gordon Brown’s plans to use phone tapping evidence in court thrown into chaos – The Times
“The proposed use of phone tapping evidence to secure convictions in terrorist and criminal trials has been shown in secret tests to be unworkable.”
The Times, 22nd July 2009
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Woman ‘detained’ for filming police search launches high court challenge – The Guardian
“A woman is to challenge the Metropolitan police in the high court, claiming she was handcuffed, detained and threatened with arrest for filming officers on her mobile phone.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pakistani students launch legal action over arrests – The Independent
“Janas Khan, one of two Pakistani students released from prison yesterday months after terrorism charges against them were dropped, has told The Independent on Sunday he was ‘shocked and angry’ at his treatment by the UK Government. Lawyers acting for the remaining seven Pakistani students still held in prison have also announced they will launch a legal challenge against the Government this week.”
The Independent, 19th July 2009
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Lords defeat on terror safeguards – BBC News
“The government has suffered a defeat in the Lords where peers have backed plans for an independent commissioner for terrorist suspects.”
BBC News, 13th July 2009
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Evidence ‘not enough’ as terror suspect scores win – The Times
“A terror suspect must be brought back to London from ‘internal exile’ in the Midlands despite convincing secret evidence that he intended to take part in terrorist-related activity, the High Court ruled today.”
The Times, 3rd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Book by former anti-terror chief Andy Hayman banned from shops – The Times
“Copies of a book by Scotland Yard’s former anti-terrorism chief were hastily removed from bookstore shelves yesterday after the Attorney-General obtained a last-minute injunction.”
The Times, 3rd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
