Taser arrest man plans legal move – BBC News

Posted November 25th, 2009 in news, police, weapons by sally

“A man who claims he was repeatedly shot with a Taser during his arrest in Nottingham intends to sue the police, the BBC understands.”

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BBC News, 24th November 2009

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Man jailed for Sudan vehicle deal – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2009 in news, sanctions, sentencing, Sudan, weapons by sally

“A millionaire businessman who illegally sold former military personnel carriers to Sudan has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2009

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Watchdog looks into CS spray use – BBC News

Posted September 18th, 2009 in news, police, weapons by sally

“A police watchdog is to start an independent inquiry into an incident when CS spray appeared to be used by police on a man at close quarters.”

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BBC News, 17th September 2009

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Inquiry started over CS spray use – BBC News

Posted September 16th, 2009 in complaints, news, police, weapons by sally

“Three police officers have been placed on restricted duty and an internal inquiry started after film emerged of close-range use of CS spray on a man.”

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BBC News, 15th September 2009

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Man alleges police shot him in head with Taser – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2009 in news, police, weapons by sally

“A police watchdog is investigating claims that officers used a Taser stun gun on a man’s head during an arrest.”

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The Guardian, 31st August 2009

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Police Taser use ‘up nearly a third’ – The Independent

Posted August 17th, 2009 in news, police, weapons by sally

“Police use of Taser stun guns has increased by nearly a third, figures revealed today.”

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The Independent, 17th August 2009

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Top judge: ‘use of drones intolerable’ – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2009 in news, weapons by sally

“The use of unmanned drones as weapons of war in conflicts around the world has been called into question by one of Britain’s most senior judges. Lord Bingham, until last year the senior law lord, said that some weapons were so ‘cruel as to be beyond the pale of human tolerance’.

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The Independent, 6th July 2009

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Miliband faces high court battle in UK over Gaza rights – The Guardian

Posted February 26th, 2009 in international law, news, weapons by sally

“The foreign secretary, David Miliband, has acted ‘in flagrant and continuing breach of international law’ in failing to suspend arms exports to Israel, the high court will be told.”

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The Guardian, 25th February 2009

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Complaint after OAP shot by Taser – BBC News

Posted January 22nd, 2009 in complaints, news, police, weapons by sally

“The case of an 89-year-old man, who was shot with a Taser gun by officers, has been referred to a police watchdog.”

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BBC News, 22nd January 2009

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Tasers being used more often by police, figures show – The Guardian

Posted August 5th, 2008 in news, police, weapons by sally

“The use of taser stun guns by police is increasing, new Home Office figures published today reveal.”

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The Guardian, 5th August 2008

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Cluster bomb ban treaty is signed – BBC News

Posted May 30th, 2008 in news, treaties, weapons by sally

“More than 100 nations, including the UK, have signed a treaty to ban current designs of cluster bombs.”

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BBC News, 30th May 2008

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US cluster bombs to be banned from UK – The Guardian

Posted May 29th, 2008 in armed forces, news, weapons by sally

“The US will no longer be able to stockpile cluster bombs at its military bases in Britain under government proposals for an international ban on the controversial weapons, it emerged last night.”

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The Guardian, 29th May 2008

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Police criticised over ‘routine’ use of Taser stun guns – The Independent

Posted April 14th, 2008 in news, police, weapons by sally

“Police chiefs were criticised yesterday for using Taser stun guns to handle routine public order situations involving people under the influence of alcohol, and the mentally ill.”

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The Independent, 13th April 2008

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Police use stun gun on youth, 15 – BBC News

Posted February 19th, 2008 in news, police, weapons by sally

“The first person in Gwynedd to be tasered by North Wales Police was a 15-year-old youth, a court has heard.”

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BBC News, 18th February 2008

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Early WMD dossier draft released – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2008 in Iraq, news, weapons by sally

“Foreign Secretary David Miliband has published an early draft of the UK’s infamous dossier on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction.”

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BBC News, 18th February 2008

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Government ordered to disclose draft Iraq dossier – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2008 in freedom of information, Iraq, news, weapons by sally

“A Whitehall spin doctor may have played a greater role in the drafting of the famous dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction than the government admitted at the time, the Information Tribunal said today.”

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The Guardian, 23rd Janauary 2008

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IPCC will not investigate Bedford death: death not result of taser – Independent Police Complaints Commission

Posted January 21st, 2008 in news, police, weapons by sally

“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has decided that the death of Justin Petty who died of knife wounds is suitable for investigation by Bedfordshire Police.”

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Independent Police Complaints Commission, 21st January 2008

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Man shot by police Taser gun dies after ‘self-inflicted injury’ – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2008 in news, police, weapons by sally

“A man has died after he was shot with a Taser gun and then apparently injured himself with a knife, according to police.”

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The Guardian, 21st January 2008

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Police accused of firing Taser into head of innocent man – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2007 in news, Poland, weapons by sally

“Police fired a 50,000-volt Taser into the head of a 45-year-old company director who later proved to be unarmed and innocent. Daniel Sylvester, the owner of an east London security firm employing 65 staff to guard council offices, pubs and nightclubs, was driving home on October 20 when he was stopped by armed police because of ‘firearms related intelligence’.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2007

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Legal fears left Atlantic Conveyor defenceless – The Times

Posted December 11th, 2007 in news, shipping law, weapons by sally

“A helicopter-carrying merchant ship that sank with the loss of 12 men after being hit by two Exocet missiles in the 1982 Falklands conflict was unarmed and unprotected because Ministry of Defence lawyers feared that it was illegal to fit a commercial vessel with weapon systems, according to newly released classified documents.”

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The Times, 11th December 2007

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