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Side effects of anti-terrorism detention legislation take centre stage
Oliver Robertson examines the hidden impact of anti-terrorism laws on suspects and those around them
What effect does being held and questioned under terrorism laws have on someone's life, work and family? This question has been barely touched upon in the current debate on extending pre-charge detention to forty-two days, but discussions with lawyers and campaigners have begun to draw a picture of the situation
Matt Foot, a solicitor working with terrorist suspects, told the Friend that people's jobs, homes, families, mental health and community standing may all be affected or lost because of being questioned 'The whole household and family with it is a very serious issue which the individual themselves is constantly thinking about while they're in custody', he said 'There's just this terrible unknown where you completely turn people's lives upside down'
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