UK detains Glenn Greenwald’s partner under terrorism law

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UK detains Glenn Greenwald’s partner under terrorism law
By Barry Grey and Thomas Gaist
19 August 2013

British authorities detained David Miranda, the partner of Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald, for nine hours on Sunday under a counterterrorism law. They held Miranda, 28, a citizen of Brazil, incommunicado and interrogated him without giving him the opportunity to secure legal counsel.

▻http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/08/19/mira-a19.html

Du 12 décembre 2012: Schedule 7 terror laws used to interrogate activists
▻http://netpol.org/2012/12/12/schedule-7-terror-laws-used-to-interrogate-activists

There is now abundant evidence that the police are using terrorism powers to stop and question activists on their political activities when they pass through UK ports. It is undoubtedly very helpful to the police that the draconian powers introduced by Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 provide no right to silence – a refusal to answer questions can lead to a criminal conviction. The powers are also hugely intimidating – people can be detained for up to nine hours and have their DNA and fingerprints taken. To top it all, no ‘reasonable suspicion’ is needed – the police and border authorities can stop whoever they wish. What more could ‘total policing’ wish for?

cf. ▻http://seenthis.net/messages/165939 de @Kassem
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Glenn Greenwald ’Not Worried At All’ About Britain Getting Info From His Partner’s Seized Electronics - Forbes
▻http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/08/19/glenn-greenwald-not-at-all-worried-about-britain-getting-info-from-his-partn

Miranda was essentially an ‘information mule.’ According to the New York Times, he was returning to Brazil from Berlin on a Guardian-paid flight, carrying documents from Laura Poitras, the documentary filmmaker who along with Greenwald is at the heart of the Snowden leaks.

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“We both now typically and automatically encrypt all documents and work we carry – not just for the NSA stories,” says Greenwald via email. “So everything he had – for his personal use and everything else – was heavily encrypted, and I’m not worried at all that they can break that.”