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European judges rule airport cops breached rights of al-Qaeda chief’s wife, must pay $28,000
Jihad Watch ^ | MAR 6, 2019 1:00 PM | ROBERT SPENCER

Posted on 03/07/2019 12:40:43 AM PST by robowombat

European judges rule that UK airport cops breached rights of al-Qaeda chief’s wife, taxpayers must pay her $28,000

How did they breach her rights? By stopping her for questioning. In that case, my rights have been breached in several airports, but no one is giving me a big payout. This is the same court that ruled that criticism of Muhammad is not subject to free speech protection.

“Al Qaeda chief’s wife, 49, wins human rights battle after claiming UK airport police breached her privacy by stopping her for questioning (and taxpayers will now foot her legal bills),” by David Churchill, Daily Mail, March 4, 2019:

The wife of an Al Qaeda chief had her human rights breached by UK airport police, European judges have ruled.

Sylvie Beghal, 49, was stopped at East Midlands Airport while returning to Leicester after a visit to her husband Djamel Beghal in a French jail.

The mother of three said she was detained without reasonable suspicion – violating her right to private and family life.

Her claims were rejected by the High Court and Supreme Court but the European Court of Human Rights eventually ruled in her favour.

The Home Office said it was disappointed by the ruling, which it has three months to challenge.

The airport incident in 2011 had led to Mrs Beghal being charged with failing to help officers – an offence under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Lord Carlile of Berriew, who was the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation from 2001 to 2011, said: ‘Schedule 7 is absolutely key to the protection of the public in the UK and to national security.

‘It has to be used carefully and proportionately, as recognised when the law was amended in 2014. But I’m very surprised that this case has resulted in such a ruling, particularly given the factual background.

‘I fear we have to put this down to a questionable decision by the ECHR. In my view the British courts were right and correctly took their decisions in this case.’

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen, whose constituency covers the airport, said: ‘It’s sickening. These people are big on human rights but not so much on their responsibilities.

‘We all have a duty to cooperate with the police with regards to terrorism and anyone who doesn’t want to is breaking the bond of loyalty to our country.

‘It’s great she can use the law to protect her own right to family life, but she has strong links with a convicted terrorist and Al Qaeda have not shown any regard to human rights in the past with their victims.’

According to court documents lodged at the ECHR, Mrs Beghal was stopped at the airport after visiting her husband with their children.

Officers said they wanted to talk to her to establish whether she might be ‘a person concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism’.

She refused to answer questions until a lawyer was present and after 30 minutes was told she was free to go. But she was later charged under Schedule 7 and pleaded guilty at Leicester Magistrates’ Court in December 2011.

She then launched a legal action, claiming the powers given to police under Schedule 7 did not have adequate safeguards to be ‘in accordance with’ the European Convention on Human Rights.

Her case reached the ECHR in January 2016, which last week ruled in her favour. Judges told the Government to foot her £21,531 legal bill


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Ro which the reply should be'Er have upped our security screening, now ECHR up yours.
1 posted on 03/07/2019 12:40:43 AM PST by robowombat
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To: robowombat

Churchill would have hanged her. But now the UK will pay her $28,000 instead. As Bob Dylan might say, the times they are a changin’.


2 posted on 03/07/2019 12:50:39 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: robowombat

No wonder Britain is failing. It’s infested with libtard bleeding hearts like this judge at every level. This judge might very well be the next victim of Al Quaeda, grabbed and forced down and beheaded. But they will stubbornly cling to their insane libtard ideals even as the blade is swinging above their idiot head.


3 posted on 03/07/2019 12:55:13 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: robowombat

The European Convention on Human Rights is a European suicide pact. Who knew?


4 posted on 03/07/2019 12:56:44 AM PST by CitizenUSA (Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.hu)
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To: CitizenUSA
> The European Convention on Human Rights is a European suicide pact. <

You've got that right.

Muslims: We want to dominate the world.
The EU: We're happy to help. It's the liberal thing to do.


5 posted on 03/07/2019 1:15:50 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: robowombat

These are the same people half of Britain wants to rule over them completely.


6 posted on 03/07/2019 1:20:38 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Leaning Right

Times they are a changing because good men do nothing.


7 posted on 03/07/2019 2:10:15 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary walks free, equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: Leaning Right

Incredible England hasn’t revolted yet, especially after that Libyan Islamo killed all those kids at the Ariana Grande concert. Hey it’s only kids. It’s amazing how many terror attacks have gone on over there and England just sits back and does nothing, these Musanimals even butchered and beheaded a British soldier on a London street


8 posted on 03/07/2019 2:18:12 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary walks free, equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: robowombat
JIZYA

Stupid Limeys ... y'let 'em in n' now yer gonn'a hav'ta' have a war you can't win alone in order to clean yer land out.

WE'RE headed for the same thing, so don't come knockin' on OUR door.

9 posted on 03/07/2019 2:21:48 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true. I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: robowombat

Leftist judges are killing freedom by constantly siding with terrorist muslims.

JoMa


10 posted on 03/07/2019 2:27:55 AM PST by joma89
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To: Leaning Right

Globalist army against the sovereign nations of the world


11 posted on 03/07/2019 2:50:43 AM PST by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: robowombat

Perhaps payment can be made in lead.


12 posted on 03/07/2019 2:54:35 AM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

We can’t have any of those firearm thingies. Jolly ole England.


13 posted on 03/07/2019 3:55:16 AM PST by wally_bert (You're bringing The Monk down, man!)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

...and after the animals murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby, they told military to just not wear their uniforms in public, IIRC.


14 posted on 03/07/2019 4:02:41 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: EinNYC

This isn’t a British judge.


15 posted on 03/07/2019 4:17:48 AM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: CitizenUSA

Everyone except them :)


16 posted on 03/07/2019 4:18:51 AM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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This isn’t a British judge.

Exactly. Just more payback to Britain for leaving the EU.

That'll teach-em.

17 posted on 03/07/2019 4:38:18 AM PST by C210N (You can vote your way into Socialism; but, you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: robowombat

islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist.


18 posted on 03/07/2019 4:50:14 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Trump 2020 - Re-Elect the M*****F***er!)
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To: Leaning Right

Isis brides should be shot upon return.


19 posted on 03/07/2019 4:51:39 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Trump 2020 - Re-Elect the M*****F***er!)
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To: robowombat

“criticism of Muhammad is not subject to free speech protection.”

Not coming soon to America, already here. That is what the House Democrats are planning on voting soon.


20 posted on 03/07/2019 6:18:00 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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