British Accuse David Miranda, Glenn Greenwald's Partner, Of 'Terrorism'

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4. This is what preceded that on Wednesday.

Key documents relating to the police detention of David Miranda, the partner of the Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, have been handed over to his lawyers, the high court was told on Wednesday.

Judges turned down an application for more material to be released on the grounds that further disclosure was not necessary and would not be in the national interest. The decision was announced at the end of a preliminary hearing before next week's challenge of the lawfulness of the police decision to hold Miranda under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

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Miranda's lawyers claim that the Metropolitan police misused schedule 7 and that his detention was a violation of his human rights. They sought information about why Miranda was stopped and why his laptop, phone and electronic equipment were seized.

Matthew Ryder QC, representing Miranda, told the court: "We are concerned we have not had adequate disclosure. We have achieved some significant disclosure. There are some significant documents that are not with us." Passages in many of the released documents were heavily redacted, he said.

Stephen Kovats QC, counsel for the home secretary, Theresa May, told the court that officers did not know before they stopped Miranda what material he was carrying. "The base line against which the risk to national security is assessed is the entirety of the material misappropriated by Mr Snowden," Kovats said.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/30/david-miranda-documents-schedule-7