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| Terror detainees win Lords appeal | |
| 2004-12-16 | |
Detaining foreign terrorist suspects without trial breaks human rights laws, the UK's highest court has ruled. In a blow to the government's anti-terror measures, the House of Lords law lords ruled by an eight to one majority in favour of appeals by nine detainees. The law lords said the measures were incompatible with European human rights laws. The men will stay behind bars while ministers decide how to react. Solicitor Gareth Peirce called on the government to release them quickly. Most of the men are being indefinitely held in Belmarsh prison, south London. The ruling creates a major problem for Charles Clarke on his first day as home secretary following David Blunkett's resignation. The Liberal Democrats say Mr Clarke should use the fact he is new to the job to take issue with a law established by his predecessor, David Blunkett. Belmarsh prison has been dubbed Britain's Guantanamo Bay by civil rights campaigners opposed to the use of emergency anti-terror laws.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 At some point, in countries where the politics are such that the asshats can't be kept locked up, yet the military and, possibly, the police realize the gravity of the situation that Joe Voter doesn't, the authorities will realize that they have to go ahead and kill these bad boyz. During apprehension, "escaping", whatever... Taking them in is merely an inconvenience for them - and that just won't do if you "get it"... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-12-16 9:28:44 PM |
| #3 Tell the CIA to kidnap their asses, bundle them off somewhere, drain them of information, then let them have their raisins. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-12-16 4:32:26 PM |
| #2 What recourse do these "Law Lords" have if the government and police tell them no and keep them? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-16 4:22:22 PM |
| #1 Guess they'll need to be tried then. It's a goddamn infringement of my human rights that these people are allowed to stay in my country longer than it takes to bundle them into the back of a C130. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-12-16 1:46:06 PM |