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The police, too, often sought Mr Hussain's advice, most notably during tension which followed the arrests of terror suspects in the area in 2007.

Eighteen senators, including two Democrats and one Independent, unveiled a bill Tuesday to withhold funding the President requested to try terror suspects in civilian courts.

The chancellor today called for new powers to stop payments to terror suspects in the UK and to use confidential intelligence, or closed source evidence, for the first time.

The U.S. government has historically condemned many of the same interrogation practices used by U.S. personnel against terror suspects in the wake of 9/11.

The 46 - page report, «Cruel Britannia: British Complicity in the Torture and Ill - treatment of Terror Suspects in Pakistan,» provides accounts from victims and their families in the cases of five UK citizens of Pakistani origin - Salahuddin Amin, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Rangzieb Ahmed, Rashid Rauf and a fifth individual who wishes to remain anonymous - tortured in Pakistan by Pakistani security agencies between 2004 and 2007.

Only a year after President Bill Clinton signed the U.N. Convention, CIA agents started snatching terror suspects in the Balkans, some of them Egyptian nationals, and sending them to Cairo, where a torture - friendly autocracy could do whatever it wanted to them in its prisons.

Addressing the Commons, he also announced an urgent view of the way the NHS hires migrant staff, after it emerged eight of the terror suspects in Glasgow and London worked for the health service.

Speaking on «Alhaji and Alhaji» on Radio Gold Saturday, the former Sports minister said Ghanaians have no reason to entertain fear over the existence of the two former terror suspects in the country since the President is in total control of the security of the state.

Domino tells the story of a Danish police officer (Nikolaj Coster - Waldau aka Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones) that goes rogue to pursue a terror suspect in the wake of his partner's untimely death.

He says: «If the FBI can charge a terror suspect in 48 hours, why do UK police need more than 28 days?»

Not exact matches

There was the initial act of terror at the Boston marathon, the heroism of first - responders, the dramatic press conference in which the FBI released blurry images of two suspects, the ensuing manhunt, the police shootout — the list goes on.

In the wake of the murder of 49 people and the wounding of 53 in Orlando last weekend, Senate Democrats have won the chance to vote Monday on two narrow gun control proposals they sponsored: expanding background checks and barring terror suspects from buying gunIn the wake of the murder of 49 people and the wounding of 53 in Orlando last weekend, Senate Democrats have won the chance to vote Monday on two narrow gun control proposals they sponsored: expanding background checks and barring terror suspects from buying gunin Orlando last weekend, Senate Democrats have won the chance to vote Monday on two narrow gun control proposals they sponsored: expanding background checks and barring terror suspects from buying guns.

Salah Abdeslam, who is suspected of involvement in the Paris terror attacks, will not fight extradition from Belgium to France, the BBC reports.

The top Republican in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said he was open to suggestions from experts on how to prevent terrorism suspects from acquiring firearms and called the Orlando shooting a «calculated act of terror.»

Back in 2005, language that would have required Section 215 business record orders to pertain to terror suspects, or their associates, or the «activities» of a terror group won the unanimous support of the Senate Judiciary Committee, though was not ultimately included in the final reauthorization bill.

A former defence minister has backed Number 10's handling of a report in the US into the CIA's torture techniques used on terror suspects after 9/11, after Downing Street officials were forced to admit Britain did ask for parts of it to be edited out.

Jordan participated in the airstrikes and is tightening its borders, cracking down on Islamists, and arresting terror suspects across the Hashemite kingdom.

Spanish authorities have said the terror cell responsible for attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils has been dismantled, but a manhunt for one suspect is continuing.

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Gordon Brown has today called for an extension in the time terror suspects can be held without charge.

Two US planes each carrying a terror suspect for extraordinary rendition purposes refuelled on a UK territory in 2002, David Miliband has admitted to parliament.

The government allowed 170 CIA flights carrying terror suspects to secret detention camps to stop over in the UK, MEPs have revealed.

The US is guilty of a «shocking affront to the principles of democracy» in its use of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to hold terror suspects, Lord Falconer has said.

And Mr Blair said the question of extending the detention time limit for terror suspects beyond 28 days would be included in these - making clear he still supported the idea.

Control orders allow terror suspects to be closely monitored when there is insufficient evidence for prosecution or deportation, and Mr McNulty claimed: «Without control orders these individuals would be free to continue to engage in terrorist - related activity.»

The Conservatives claim no data is available on how long terror suspects have been held since the new detention limit was introduced in July.

The joint committee on human rights also questions plans to extend the time a terror suspect can be held in police custody without charge from its current limit of 14 days, saying it has yet to see evidence to justify this.

Ministers have previously acknowledged flaws in the system, which was introduced under the Terrorism Act 2005 after the law lords ruled the indefinite detention of terror suspects without charge at Belmarsh prison was unlawful.

The head of MI5 has said the security service is monitoring 1,600 terror suspects across 200 networks in the UK.

David Cameron could confirm an inquiry into British complicity in the torture of terror suspects later.

He repeated his call for intercept evidence to be allowed in court so more terror suspects could be brought to justice, and stressed that his party still backed a new cabinet position for homeland security and a dedicated border police.

The cell that carried out the Paris and Brussels attacks sought to target the Euro 2016 soccer championships in France, ISIS terror suspect Mohamed Abrini has told interrogators, according to a source close to the investigation

Though normally voting with the Labour Whip, Thornberry voted against her party's government on national security matters, regarding the detention of terror suspects without charge for 90 days in the Terrorism Act 2006, on the same matter for 42 days in the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, and against the renewal of Trident.

In fact, in 2013 and 2014, the number of successful gun buyers from the terror watch list rose to 94 percent — with 455 suspects purchasing firearms and just 30 being denieIn fact, in 2013 and 2014, the number of successful gun buyers from the terror watch list rose to 94 percent — with 455 suspects purchasing firearms and just 30 being deniein 2013 and 2014, the number of successful gun buyers from the terror watch list rose to 94 percent — with 455 suspects purchasing firearms and just 30 being denied.

Much has been said, in the past year, about the failure of governments to monitor and control the movement of terror suspects within Europe's passport - free Schengen area.

The discussions over further welfare cuts took place before last Wednesday's suspected terror attack in Woolwich, which is expected to lead to renewed pressure on the Treasury to protect security spending.»

Tensions between the U.S. and Islam have been inflamed in recent years by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo and unflinching U.S. support of Israel.

Pataki did say it's appropriate to make distinctions between non-citizen terror suspects and US citizens like Faisal Shahzad, who has admitted to his role in the Times Square plot, adding: «The Christmas Day bomber should not have been given the Miranda warnings... he is an enemy combatant, a terrorist without those rights.»

In his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee this morning following the arrest of the Times Square bomb plot suspect, Mayor Bloomberg is urging lawmakers to close the so - called «terror gap» to give the FBI the power to block the sale of guns and explosives to people on watch lists.

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This would ensure terror suspects could be brought to trial more quickly, he said - and in doing so ensure Britain's response to the terror threat adhered to its most basic values.

Bratton and King, in separate television interviews, said the attacks are a reminder of the importance of tracking potential terror suspects and not underestimating the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, the perpetrator of the strikes.

[18] The announcement came a day after the narrow passing of a parliamentary vote on the Counter-Terrorism Bill, which would extend the limit on the period of detention of terror suspects without charge in England and Wales, from 28 to 42 days.

Damian Green announces reduction in pre-charge detention limit for terror suspect from 28 to 14 days

The head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Ian Blair, told MPs that terror suspects may need to be held for up to 90 days without charge, and callls for parliament to pass measures now rather than in an emergency.

The government decided to act after the supreme court ruled last year that a terror suspect accused of targeting British troops had the right to return to Britain from Turkey after being stripped of his British passport, which was awarded in 2000.

As far as they are concerned those evils involve foreign rapists who can't be deported and terror suspects who can't sent home, which means they will be able to bang a populist drum on crime and immigration while blaming foreign European judges — all in one hit.

His ministers have been speaking out in recent months - in August, constitutional affairs secretary Lord Falconer said the US was guilty of a «shocking affront to the principles of democracy» in using the camp to hold terror suspects.

Many believe the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes - who was shot dead after being mistaken as a terror suspect on a London Underground station in July 2005 - would have been held in private had the legislation already been passed.

In particular, the MPs note «with alarm» that the UK may not be able to make any bilateral agreements with countries outside the EU on extraditing terror suspects.