Early day motion · EDM 1777 · 11 Jun 2008

42-DAY DETENTION FOR TERRORIST SUSPECTS

Tabled by Lembit Öpik (Liberal Democrat) 15 signatures

The motion

That this House regrets the extension of detention without charge to a maximum of 42 days; notes that similar measures were used in Northern Ireland during the Troubles; recalls that this power was at that time referred to as internment; believes such measures led to an increase in recruiting activity by the IRA; and observes that the current Government has learned nothing about conflict resolution from the lessons of the Troubles.

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