If you thought holding someone for 28 days without charge in the UK was bad enough you're in for another surprise.
[b]Terror limit 'could be doubled'[/b]The 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge is likely to be doubled by the government.
Home Office Minister Tony McNulty said the government wanted to extend the limit, "probably" to 56 days.
Security Minister Lord West said "about 50" was the figure being talked about - but said safeguards would have to be in place to win over critics.
But he said efforts to extend it to 90 days had been wrong, and were handled "in the most appalling way".
It is thought the government will make an attempt to extend the current 28-day limit in the Counter Terrorism Bill to be announced in the Queen's Speech on Tuesday.
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7077685.stm[/url]
Please use the right topic, or a new one. This has been split from "Offbeat News."
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
On topic - this is really stupid.
Call me crazy, but should the investigation work not be done BEFORE making the arrest?
The only time it is otherwise is when someone is caught doing something. Then they can be charged with whatever they were doing while everything else is investigated.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
For most crimes the investigation work doesn't have to be done, they just need to have sort of evidence that is strong enough so they can make the arrest, rest of the work can done after the arrest.
But terrorism is something different, no work needs to be done at all, a mere suspicion can result in an arrest, and if you are proven innocent (like most people) you are freed.
Do they compensate you for the unpaid detention? That would be a major issue I would think for someone just scrimping by on their day job...
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
I don't think the UK compensates prisoners if they have been wrongly imprisoned, but they do it in the US.
However, the US have been really sly in choosing the location of Guantanamo; US laws doesn't apply so they cannot claim compensation.
Not even that but "reasonable grounds for suspecting".