[lbo-talk] Australia says tough anti-terror laws essential

Russell Grinker grinker at mweb.co.za
Sun Jul 15 01:09:34 PDT 2007


Only 12 days? These days the Brits are routinely holding people without charge for 28. This is of course an extension of what was done to Irish Republicans under the Prevention of Terrorism Act when this amount of time was calculated to be sufficient to torture confessions out of people.

-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Sujeet Bhatt Sent: 15 July 2007 04:40 AM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: [lbo-talk] Australia says tough anti-terror laws essential

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Reuters India

Australia says tough anti-terror laws essential Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:29 AM IST162

By Victoria Thieberger

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Senior ministers defended Australia's tough anti-terrorism stance on Sunday, saying laws by which a man linked to the failed UK bombings was held for 12 days before being charged were essential to protect its citizens.



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