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
Category: terrorism
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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Is it safe to download al Qaeda manuals yet? – The Register
“Is the ‘al-Qaeda manual’ still an easy get into jail card? The UK Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the conviction of Samina Malik, aka the ‘Lyrical Terrorist’, for possession of information useful for terrorist purposes under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000, but the Crown Prosecution Service still views this and other widely circulated documents as prima facie evidence of wicked intent.”
The Register, 18th June 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Government thwarted on terror detentions – Daily Telegraph
“The Government’s attempts to lock up foreign terrorism suspects have been thwarted at every turn.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Does England have house arrest? – BBC Law Magazine
“One of the UK’s top terrorism suspects is starting a new life beyond the razor wire of prison – within the walls of his own home. Is this house arrest?”
BBC Law Magazine, 18th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Bin Laden lieutenant’ Abu Qatada freed on bail – The Times
“Abu Qatada, the radical Muslim cleric described as one of Osama bin Laden’s right-hand men, was freed from jail last night under some of the most stringent bail conditions ever imposed by a British court.”
The Times, 18th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Lyrical terrorist’ has conviction quashed – The Guardian
“A former Heathrow shop assistant who called herself the ‘lyrical terrorist’ and was the first woman sentenced under new anti-terror laws today had her conviction overturned.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers split over 42 day detention period – The Lawyer
“City lawyers are split over the extension of the pre-charge detention period to 42 days which was narrowly passed in the House of Commons on Wednesday.”
The Lawyer, 13th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
First and last word – Law Society’s Gazette
“The UK’s new supreme court could answer the vexed question of how judges might legitimately help the government confront terrorism.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th June 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Forest Gate anti-terror raid brothers to get £60,000 compensation – Daily Telegraph
“The two brothers at the centre of the Forest Gate anti-terror raid will receive £60,000 in compensation from Scotland Yard, it emerged last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terror campaign postman is jailed – BBC News
“A postman who left a hoax bomb on a bridge and sent white powder in the post to leading figures, including Tony Blair, has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 13th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
42-day terror law faces ‘very rough ride’ in Lords – The Times
“A leading Labour critic of Gordon Brown’s 42-day terror detention plan predicted today that the legislation would have a ‘very rough ride’ in the Lords.”
The Times, 12th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawyers urge FO to come clean on torture – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for Binyam Mohamed, a British resident incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay, have urged the government to disclose evidence which, they say, would demonstrate he was tortured.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: “Human Cargo”: Binyam Mohamed and the Rendition Frequent Flier Programme
42-day detention: what happens next? – The Guardian
“Ministers now face a fiendish struggle to get their plans to extend pre-charge detention for up to 42 days through the House of Lords.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
