 Critics warn against attempt to push through 90-day detention By Nigel Morris, Home Affairs CorrespondentPublished: 14 August 2006 John Reid has provoked anger by signalling he is likely to make a fresh attempt to push through 90-day detention without charge for terrorist suspects in the wake of the alleged transatlantic bomb plot.
Last November the Government was forced to settle for a limit of 28 days in the face of opposition from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and a sizeable minority of Labour MPs.
The Home Secretary was warned last night that any new attempt would also be doomed because of massive opposition.
The measure was championed by Tony Blair and senior ministers after they were lobbied by police chiefs who said the complexity of international terrorism meant they needed more time to prepare cases. ...The Home Secretary argued that the "awful, terrible consequences" of knowing something might be about to happen and being unable to detain suspects long enough "now should be apparent to everyone".He said: "When we come back to that, I hope we all remember that the police and security services say they need up to 90 days."[read article]
Dangerous Fascist John Reid wants to lock people up for 90 days without the need for evidence. We have seen before that John Reid and New Labour want to move on from the need for evidence. Abandoning the need for evidence seems to be one of those values that New Labour is championing in the "battle of values".
There's no need to worry about fascist states said John Reid, the danger is fascist individuals.
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