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Questions over arrest of men outside RAF Fairford

Original: UK police can hold terrorism suspects for 14 days without charge. Had police any grounds to believe the men arrested out

Commentator Jonathan Cook is challenging the arrest of men outside RAF Fairford in the UK, arguing that police had no genuine grounds to treat them as terrorism suspects. He points out that UK law allows terror suspects to be held 14 days without charge, so their release suggests the terrorism justification was thin, and he criticises BBC coverage of the incident.

Why now: The arrest of men near RAF Fairford and its framing as a terrorism matter is drawing scrutiny and scepticism about police motives.

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• UK police can hold terrorism suspects for 14 days without charge. Had police any grounds to believe the men arrested outside RAF Fairford had even the slightest terrorism connection, they would not have been released. They'd still be behind bars. But watch the BBC's Daniel · Jonathan_K_Cook · 5.3K

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