UK terror suspect detention law overruled
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (17/12/04) - Britainâs House of Lords ruled yesterday that the indefinite detention of foreign terrorism suspects was incompatible with the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), in a decision Human
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The Law Lords&#39; ruling against the detention of foreign terrorism suspects without trial will have widespread implications - potentially affecting existing and planned anti-terror
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Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, already detained in London on an extradition request from the United States, was arrested under Britain's main anti-terrorist law, police said.
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Britain&#39;s top court delivered a severe jolt to Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s post-Sept. 11 security policies on Thursday by ruling against the detention of foreign terrorism suspects without trial.
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Britain&#39;s highest court yesterday harshly condemned one of the most hotly disputed elements of the country&#39;s anti-terrorist strategy -- a law allowing some foreign suspects to be locked up indefinitely with no charge.
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(OfficialWire) -- 12/16/04 -- Britain&#39;s highest court ruled Thursday against holding terror suspects without trial, saying the government cannot detain terror suspects indefinitely without trial.
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Rushed through parliament in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the act states that a non-British national can be detained indefinitely if the secretary of state suspects that person of being a terrorist and he or she is believed to be a risk to
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Foreign detainees being held in Britain are challenging the country's anti-terrorist legislation, under which they could be held indefinitely, at the European Court of human rights, The Guardian reports.
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Britain's highest court ruled on Thursday against the detention of foreign terrorism suspects without trial, in a major judgment on how far human rights can be restricted in the "war on terror."
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Police arrested a man in central England  on Thursday under anti-terrorism laws.
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The government on Thursday unveiled controversial plans to extend the length of time terrorism suspects can be held by police and questioned without charge from 28 to 42 days.
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Nine foreign terror suspects held indefinitely without charge in Britain will challenge their detention before the country&#39;s highest court today.
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Home secretary backs new attempt to extend time terror suspects can be held without charge.
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THE Government was seeking new ways to keep terrorist suspects in prison last night after a law lords ruling devastated the anti-terrorism laws introduced by David Blunkett.
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Britain has about 2,000 terror suspects, hundreds more than was previously thought, a top British official said Tuesday as she urged lawmakers to extend how long police can hold terror suspects before they are charged.
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Police arrested a man in central England on Thursday under anti-terrorism laws.
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Charles Clarke is to set out his plans for foreign terrorist suspects after Law Lords ruled their detention is illegal.