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Stop and search powers illegal according to the European court
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Tuesday January 12, 2010 17:53 by Campaigner
Spotted this on the eirigi website and it could have some possible and very welcome repercussions right across Ireland. The European court has ruled that stop and search powers which the British government has given to various police forces by virtue of Sections 44&45 of the Terrorism Act 2000 are illegal. The Strasbourg court had been hearing a case involving two people stopped near an arms fair in London in 2003. The European Court of Human Rights said the pair's rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights had been violated. |
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