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Title: Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court
Post by: Jonnie Goodboy on January 13, 2011, 07:36:12 pm
Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court.
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Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.
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"Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 allows the home secretary to authorise police to make random searches in certain circumstances. "
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"Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he was disappointed with the ruling and would appeal against it.2

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8453878.stm
Tuesday, 12 January 2010