42-day detention gives police time

Wednesday, August 27. 2008

42-day detention gives police time

I feel let down by the Labour Party veteran Tony Benn, who supported the Tory Davis Davies in the recent Haltemprice and Howden by-election.

My by-election campaign was not just about the 42-days detention issue. Gordon Brown bottled out of a fight in Haltemprice and Howden; a Labour candidate should have stood in the election.

Like most people, I'm still in favour of the 42-day detention period for terrorist suspects because it does give the police time to complete the tricky job of gathering sufficient evidence.

In this country a great deal of evidence is necessary to even bring a terrorist case to court.

I enjoy being involved in politics because we now have the crazy situation where a market trader can be prosecuted for selling in pounds and ounces, despite being asked by the customer to do so, contravening the EU law.

In the present political climate the mood of this country is for a General Election, not a by-election.

Chronicle & Echo 22/08/2008

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