Police officer warns of targeting Muslims
Britain’s Muslims have born the brunt of tough new anti-terror laws and increased police activity in the past few years, the country’s highest-ranking Muslim police officer has warned. Tarique Ghaffur, assistant commissioner in the Metropolitan police, said despite police insisting their stop and searches are “intelligence-led”, they tended to be “based more on physical appearance” […]
New control orders for organised crime
Individuals and businesses suspected of being involved in organised crime could be handed the equivalent of control orders under new plans unveiled today. The Home Office said the civil orders, which would restrict an individual’s ability to travel or communicate with certain people, could be used where there was insufficient evidence for a prosecution, or […]
Campbell: Anti-terror laws will not improve security
The “raft of authoritarian legislation” introduced by the Labour government has done little to improve security, Menzies Campbell has warned. The Liberal Democrat leader admitted that the “extraordinary threat” posed by international terrorism required a “different balance between our hard won liberties and our security”. But he warned the reaction to this should not be […]
Reid unveils new terror threat system
The level of terror threat facing Britain will be made available to the public for the first time from next month, the home secretary has announced. John Reid also revealed that the country is currently on a severe threat level, which means a terror attack is “highly likely”. He said he hoped the new system […]
Bombing anniversary ‘a time to unite’
The year anniversary of the London bombings is a change for Britain to “unite across all races, religions and divides”, Tony Blair said today. He was speaking after the country observed a two-minute silence this lunchtime in remembrance of the 52 people who died in the terror attacks on July 7th. “Today is a day […]
MI5 cleared of withholding 7/7 evidence
The security services have today been cleared of withholding evidence from an investigation into the London bombings. The intelligence and security committee, which carried out the inquiry, said it was satisfied allegations that MI5 kept material from it “are not true”. It comes as the committee publishes its annual report for 2005 -2006. The report, […]
Met apologises as terror raid brothers speak out
The man shot during an anti-terror raid on his home in east London has spoken of how he thought he was going to be killed. Mohammad Abdul Kahar said he believed his family was being robbed when police burst into his house in Forest Gate at dawn ten days ago – it was not until […]
Blair 101% behind anti-terror raid
Tony Blair last night insisted he was “101 per cent” behind the decision to launch an anti-terror raid on a house in east London last week. One man was shot in the dawn operation, which involved about 250 police officers, and has subsequently been arrested. His brother is also in custody, although both deny being […]
Muslim leader warns of breakdown in trust
Trust could break down between police and the Muslim population if the reasons for Friday’s anti-terror raid in London are not made clear, a community leader has warned. Muhammad Abdul Bari, the new head of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), said the police must explain why the dawn raid in Forest Gate, in which […]
Man shot by police in London anti-terror raid
Police have shot a man and arrested another during an anti-terror raid on a house in east London early this morning. The injured man, 23, is not in a life-threatening condition, but the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been called and has already begun its investigations. Since being admitted to hospital, he has been […]
