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"Mr President, I will not just defend the UK Government or a specific anti-terror law but I am here tonight in the hope of adding a little commonsense and to provide facts rather than accusations in relation to the Miranda case. What is becoming increasingly clear in the work of this Parliament is that we are becoming the judge, jury and executioner on all issues, with a dislike of acquiring evidence before doing so.
The fight against terrorism and serious crime is a thankless task, complex and a target for criticism. Proportionality is something this House talks about a lot in the context of the actions of security services, its legislation and the collection of data, yet so often Parliament’s response, its approach and its methodology of working are far from proportionate and this comes at the cost of credibility.
The facts: the UK has independent reviews of its terrorist legislation, introduced by Mr Moraes’ party but improved by the coalition government. It is subject to strong safeguards and there are clear rules and provisions for any complaints that may occur; complaints which are overseen by an independent police complaints commission.
David Miranda’s legal team and the UK’s courts have both agreed that there is a strong case for the highly sensitive stolen material – I emphasise ‘stolen’ – to be retained by the police and that the documents retrieved may be examined on both national security and specified criminal grounds. The proportionality of Mr Miranda’s detention was further confirmed by the consent order which was granted. This is an ongoing investigation. It is not an opinion of a journalist. It is a theft.
Finally, I would like to remind the House that we are here to serve the interests of the citizens in the EU, not just a few vocal bloggers, hackers and twitterers who seem to have a powerful lobby here in Parliament."@en1
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