Under current UK anti-terror laws you can be locked up and repeatedly questioned by police for up to 28 days without being charged. You might not even be told why you are there.
In 2007 the then Government proposed to increase this time limit to 42 days. This short film of interviews with Dame Vivienne Westwood, actor and MC
Riz Ahmed, and Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti was made for us by DNR Films in 2007
to help raise awareness of our Charge or Release campaign against the
extension of the pre-charge detention limit from 28 days to 42.
"I'm not scared of terrorists. I'm scared much more of the Government" - Dame Vivienne Westwood.
"It looks good on paper, until it happens to you" - Riz Ahmed, actor and musician.
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"I'm not scared of terrorists. I'm scared much more of the Government" - Dame Vivienne Westwood.
"It looks good on paper, until it happens to you" - Riz Ahmed, actor and musician.
Watch our other Charge or Release films:
- 'Imagine' cinema advert
- Coming Soon viral film
Watch all of Liberty's films on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/libertyhumanrights