Apparently our Home Secretary now wants another Terrorism Act that would permit secret trials without juries and with a reduced standard of proof. Supposedly he’d even like to keep the evidence secret from the defence. So – exactly what has happened lately that requires this vast new power grab? Isn’t it the case that the Home Office bureaucracy is simply trying to anchor the “temporary” post-11/9/01 extensions to its power into a permanent anti-terrorism empire?
You’d be especially worried if you were this bloke.
“Mike, who asked that his last name and hometown not be used (AVweb has verified his identity) says a dark tan, a black beard and the regular shipment of aviation-related merchandise to his home is all it took to have him branded (briefly) as a suspected terrorist.”