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UK Police to Consult Muslim Leaders Before Raids

Posted on 24 September 2006 by Ed Z


British police will now have consult Muslim leaders before conducting
raids.  Since when do civilian panels get to determine whether police have
evidence enough to conduct raids?

POLICE have agreed to consult a panel of
Muslim leaders before mounting counter-terrorist raids or arrests. Members of
the panel will offer their assessment of whether information police have on a
suspect is too flimsy and will also consider the consequences on community
relations of a raid.

Members will be security vetted and will
have to promise not to reveal any intelligence they are shown. They will not
have to sign the Official Secrets Act.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2372471,00.html

Oh, they’ll have to promise not to tell!  Now I feel
better.  Will other groups start asking for these privileges?

I think treatment like this has to be earned.  Let these
leaders start working with law enforcement to root out terrorists from their
communities and once you have a positive track record maybe then you can start
doing this.  Essentially, London police are acting as their informants.

Michelle
Malkin has more info and thinks America will follow suit.

1 Comments For This Post

  1. Tel-Chai Nation Says:
    September 25th, 2006 at 7:05 am

    Londonistan police will only conduct raids on terr

    One more reason why Britain is no longer a role model for the west to follow, especially when seeing how Chicago’s authorities have been cooperating with CAIR recently. From the Times of London (via Michelle Malkin and Tigerhawk):

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  1. A Gentleman's view. - Think Of The Possibilities… Says:
    October 4th, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    [...] Page 26 had a story about a white electrician named Paul Smith who makes bombs for a hobby and had his house raided despite the fact that he is so open about it, his birthday cake was shaped like a bomb and said, “Hope it goes off with a bang.” Authorities did not first consult the local church to see if the raid would be considered offensive to Paul’s religion as they often do before Muslim raids. [...]

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