stokeace "I'm sick of seeing on the tv that the friends of the arrested men saying that they were normal peace loving men then they proceed to blow up trains."
did I miss something - when did these men blow up trains?
Glad to see that at least derekpara wants a trial - seems others have made up their minds regardless of any facts.
ZEN. Are you suggesting that these arrests are a fabrication ?
From the home office's own website:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/security/terroris m-and-the-law/terrorism-act/
895 people were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000, 11 September 2001 until 30 September 2005.
Of these 895:
* 23 were convicted of offences under the Terrorism Act
* 138 charged under the Act, 62 of these were also charged with offences under other legislation
* 156 were charged under other legislation. This includes charges for terrorist offences that are already covered in general criminal law such as murder, grievous bodily harm and use firearms or explosives.
* 63 transferred to Immigration Authorities
* 20 on bail to return
* 11 cautioned
* 1 received a final warning for non-TACT offences
* 8 dealt with under mental health legislation
* 1 dealt with under extradition legislation
* 1 returned to Prison Service custody
* 1 transferred to PSNI custody
* 496 released without charge