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04/03/2005
Terror law may still breach human rights laws, MPs warn
The government's controversial plans to place terror suspects under house arrest may still breach human rights laws, a committee of peers and MPs has warned.
Earlier this week, Home Secretary Charles Clarke agreed to make a concession in the Bill, allowing judges to issue 'control orders', which would enable terror suspects to be placed under house arrest. The original proposal would have given the Home Secretary the power to issue such 'control orders'.
However, the Joint Committee on Human Rights have published a report stating that the new legislation may still be illegal.
The Committee, which contains members from all the political parties, said that the Bill was being pushed through parliament too quickly for it to be scrutinised properly. It also raised concerns that the extent of judicial involvement may not be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights' requirement that "deprivations of liberty must be lawful".
The Committee also said that more judicial control was required and also recommended that judges should also issue other 'control orders' for such other measures as electronic tagging and a ban on the use of mobile phones.
The new legislation was introduced after the House of Lords ruled that the previous law, which allowed foreign terror suspects to be detained without trial, was illegal.
(KMcA/SP)
Earlier this week, Home Secretary Charles Clarke agreed to make a concession in the Bill, allowing judges to issue 'control orders', which would enable terror suspects to be placed under house arrest. The original proposal would have given the Home Secretary the power to issue such 'control orders'.
However, the Joint Committee on Human Rights have published a report stating that the new legislation may still be illegal.
The Committee, which contains members from all the political parties, said that the Bill was being pushed through parliament too quickly for it to be scrutinised properly. It also raised concerns that the extent of judicial involvement may not be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights' requirement that "deprivations of liberty must be lawful".
The Committee also said that more judicial control was required and also recommended that judges should also issue other 'control orders' for such other measures as electronic tagging and a ban on the use of mobile phones.
The new legislation was introduced after the House of Lords ruled that the previous law, which allowed foreign terror suspects to be detained without trial, was illegal.
(KMcA/SP)
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