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They are being kept in remand, with no possibility of release, for at least two years, without being convicted of a crime.
This is legal because Palestine Action is a terrorist organisation and the UK passed some farcical laws aimed at preventing terrorism, that everyone pointed out at the time would be used against non-terrorists eventually. They are using this same law to arrest hundreds of people for doing nothing more than holding a placard.
In the UK, if the government can make a case that you are a terrorist, then arrest is absolutely the same as imprisons. And similar farcical laws are operating in most Western democracies.
Do you even descern any difference?
Surely no problem! But being serious if anything this is worse than no imprisonment. Why are they arresting so many people they don't have any grounds to jail longer term?
> The police can hold you for up to 24 hours before they have to charge you with a crime or release you.
> They can apply to hold you for up to 36 or 96 hours if you’re suspected of a serious crime, such as murder.
> You can be held without charge for up to 14 days if you’re arrested under the Terrorism Act.
https://www.gov.uk/arrested-your-rights/how-long-you-can-be-...
[0] https://legalknowledgebase.com/how-long-can-someone-be-held-...
>Keep in mind the UK already arrests and imprisons vast numbers of people for speech offences
>>I think you’ve been spending too much time on Twitter
Did you miss it or are we moving the goalposts for some reason?