Britain's upper House of Parliament has rejected a proposal to tighten anti-terrorism laws which would have allowed suspects to be held for up to six weeks without charge.
The current limit is 28 days. In a vote carried by 309 to 118 the House of Lords resoundingly defeated amendments to the government's Counter-Terrorism Bill. The defeat is a setback for Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Labour party. Opponents saw the proposed law change as violating Britain's civil liberties and out of line with other Western democracies where detention limits are far shorter.
(Deutsche Welle)
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