UK "terrorism" stop-and-searches are illegal

Mike sez, “‘The use by police of terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.’ The article goes on to refer to Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which is what has been used for random stop and searches such as this one.”

Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 allows the home secretary to authorise police to make random searches in certain circumstances.

But the European Court of Human Rights said the protesters’ rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights had been violated.

The court said the stop and search powers were “not sufficiently circumscribed” and there were not “adequate legal safeguards against abuse”.

Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court

(Thanks, Mike!)