- 03 Aug 2008 04:35
#1600197
For some reason the government allows al-qaeda related material to float around the net, but as soon as someone downloads it they get slapped with the new anti-terror powers of the state. A graduate student named Hicham Yezza from Nottingham university downloaded an al-qaeda training manual for his Masters disertation, and was subsequently nabbed and put in a cell for an arbitrary amount of time. He is now fighting to stay in the country:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... uksecurity
what are people's opinions in fighting this ridiculous policy? obviously state security is a serious issue, but if this is the case, why to the authorities allow this material to float around if they are only going to arrest people for down loading it?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... uksecurity
what are people's opinions in fighting this ridiculous policy? obviously state security is a serious issue, but if this is the case, why to the authorities allow this material to float around if they are only going to arrest people for down loading it?