Bag's Rants

Pesky rules and regulations.

Courts releasing Terrorist suspects on bail. This is why our Government want to hold them for 90 days without charge. The legal process seems to step on what our law enforcement want to do and it's clearly upsetting to them that they have to put up with that pesky due process of law.
I still think it is a draconian law working towards anything the Nazi's and the Soviets could do. It's only a first step of course till all British Nationals can be treated like foreign nationals with detention without charge and punishment without trial. He is charged with a crime that carries a life sentence. No evidence can be supplied because it would compromise our sources. But, the law will say that it is sufficient for the prosecution to know that and not have to supply it in public debate. Any defense? Against what? Can't tell you. OK so no defense then?

Keep it at 14 days and before they start holding them longer they must have something that they can use to convince a judge that they can be kept. Charge at 14 days with whatever you have and then you can have some more. Otherwise it is no different from grabbing someone off the street and then spending 90 days interrogating him before freeing them. Who wants to lose three months out of your life because you didn't look a copper in the eye or something?

posted by Bag @ 11:16 pm