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March 01, 2005
Prevention of Terrorism Bill II
The Prevention of Terrorism Bill was narrowly passed in the Commons yesterday and sent to the Lords in the face of growing opposition and considerable confusion about government intentions (see also 26 February).
“The scope for miscarriages of justice is enormous,” said David Davis.
Liberty have a petition against the bill. They are calling for: ” Respect for precious British values of freedom, justice and the presumption of innocence in any new anti-terror laws.” Also, “Recognition that human rights must not, and need not, be sacrificed for effective security.”
They point out: “Allowing intercepted telephone calls to be used in evidence will facilitate criminal trials of terror suspects. People can be detained for limited periods whilst charges are brought. This way we need not derogate from hard-won human rights.”
www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/defend-fair-trial-rights.shtml
news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=225082005
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4306813.stm#
Posted by Simon Holledge at March 1, 2005 09:34 AM
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