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Terrorism Act 2000 urgent alert to all activists coming into the UK
For those who are not aware PACE does not apply in this instance.
It appears (as this has not been challenged in court) that the detained person commits an offence under this act if s/he refuses to answer any questions and they were getting quite cross with me when I did not "cooperate" almost shouting "you HAVE to answer".
For those who utter the mantra "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about" the questions included asking about my parents details, if I had any children, work, colleagues, friends, if I had a partner, any drug addictions, religious beliefs all in all far beyond the remit of preventing terrorism and well into the realms of a gigantic fishing expedition coupled with threats of prolonged incarceration.
I was under the distinct impression that if I did answer a question about for example my mother that it would lead to many more questions of a personal nature so I refused to play that little game.
Posted: 10:21:20 AM
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