The outrage caused by Rory Stewart's suggestion that jihadis should be killed is a bit late. UK gov has been extrajudicially killing UK citizens in Syria since ~2013. Seems it does this because the men are dangers but the evidence against them is not permissible in a court of law
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
What do you mean, not permissible evidence? Thought UK had made it a crime to support ISIS in any shape, form
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Replying to @philosophicweb
Yes, but if gov finds out you support Isis through covert monitoring of communications, this can't form the basis of a prosecution in a UK court of law.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Well that's daft. Right hand destroying what left hand is doing, is authorized to do. Ridiculous. Is that EU law or UK law at work here?
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
So, if there is a law prohibiting any support whatsoever of ISIS, other terror gps, incl fighting, u say that prosecution can occur
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Replying to @philosophicweb @G_S_Bhogal
But any covertly obtained evidence is inadmissible. Understood you correctly?
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Yup. "Inviting support for a proscribed organisation" is an offence under Terrorism Act 2000. But prosecutorial cases require information on offences to have been acquired legally (i.e. not through electronic eavesdropping).
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