Judges in Strasbourg say UK powers under Terrorism Act 2000 violate convention on human rights
The European court of human rights today ruled that Britain's controversial stop and search powers were illegal, in a blow to the government's policy on combating the threat of terrorism.
The court ruled that powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion violated article eight of the European convention on human rights.
The full judgment is available here.
Just wait for the government to appeal against this ruling, as it usually does.
ReplyDeleteThey won't appeal they'll just get the sheep to vote another piece of anti-terrorism legislation thru the HoC instead, or add it onto the Corner's Bill.
ReplyDeleteEasier and more NuLabor than appealing!