> At the time the "security official" called me, David had
> been detained for 3 hours. The security official told me
> that they had the right to detain him for up to 9 hours
> in order to question him, at which point they could
> either arrest and charge him or ask a court to extend the
> question time. The official [...] said David was not
> allowed to have a lawyer present, nor would they allow
> me to talk to him.
But then, in the report on Greenwald's detention [2]:
> He was offered a lawyer and a cup of water, but he
> refused both because he did not trust the authorities.
Let's be honest: if the official was lying, Greenwald would have pointed it out. So why didn't he? Greenwald just presumes that I'll believe him since he's so much more trustworthy than a sinister figure on the end of a phone. That presumption must end.
[1] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/18/david-m...
[2] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/19/david-miranda-i...