Ex-Attorney General "not persuaded" of case for terror detention extension
Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, giving evidence to a committee of MPs, said he was "not persuaded" of the need to extend detention beyond 28 days. And he said he would have resigned had Tony Blair's government succeeded with their attempts at 90 day detention. Giving evidence to the same committee, the director of public prosecutions said he will not be pressing the Government for the current 28 day limit for holding suspects to be extended. Sir Ken MacDonald said prosecutors had "managed comfortably" with 28 day detention.
22 Nov 2007
