David Miranda Heathrow detention was unlawful, court told

[malaise]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/06/david-miranda-heathrow-detention-glenn-greenwald
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The detention of David Miranda, the partner of the former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, at Heathrow airport was unlawful and the first time journalistic material has been seized under a controversial provision of the Terrorism Act, his lawyers have told the high court.

Their claim alleges that counter-terrorism powers under schedule 7 to the act should not have been used, insists Miranda was not involved in terrorism and says that his right to freedom of expression was curtailed.

The Brazilian national, who was detained as he passed through Heathrow on 18 August this year, was in transit between Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. In Germany, he had met the film-maker Laura Poitras, who has been involved in breaking revelations based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden.

The stories, published in the Guardian and other newspapers, have exposed the extent of mass online surveillance carried out by the US National Security Agency and the UK's monitoring operation GCHQ.

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This is a very important case

[marmar]

1. An embarrassing sham.

k/r

[nashville_brook]

2. shows the importance of our 1st Amendment protections...

also, just shows how far our allies have gone to the dark side.