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Blair Gets Anti-Terror Law Approved
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2005-03-12
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has pushed a law that allows terrorism suspects to be kept under the control of police if ordered by a judge.
Yesterday the law won the support of Parliament. The law will allow the government to act fast against 8 foreign terror suspects who are out on bail.
According to a Seattle Times article,
"Unlike the old law, the new law requires the government to get a judge's approval to issue house-arrest orders, although in an emergency a minister can immediately order the lesser measures and seek court approval within seven days.
Although the suspects were released, the judge set tight conditions for their bail similar to those in the new law. They are required to remain in their homes 12 hours a day, are barred from using their telephones and must wear electronic bracelets that allow police to track their movements. They are also barred from having meetings outside their home or visitors without court permission."
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