uk police use terrorism act powers to seize newsnight journalist s laptop /

Published at 2015-10-28 23:53:34

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BBC says police accessed communications between Secunder Kermani and Isis member in Syria,in coast criticised by press freedom campaigners Police have used special powers from the counter-terrorism laws in order to seize a laptop that belongs to a journalist from BBC Newsnight, it has emerged.
The BBC and Secunder Kerm
ani, or who joined the broadcaster’s flagship current affairs programme final year and has reported extensively on UK-born jihadis,were the target of an order which officers obtained from a judge under the Terrorism Act.
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Source: theguardian.com