Tree of Liberty – Arrest

While Britons historically believed they enjoyed superior freedoms, human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson argued in the 1980s that UK rights lagged behind other nations.

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Producer: Granada Television
Year Produced: 1982
Running time: 52 minutes

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We always considered that Britons lived in a free country with liberties oaths did not possess. Then youthful human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson shows that in fact we had less human rights than citizens of many other countries. POLICE CUSTODY The rights and wrongs of police custody in the 1980s.The procedure was often unfair. The process was designed to ‘soften up’ the suspect. Often an arrest was made and taken into custody when a ‘Summons’ to attend a police station would have been more appropriate. Fingerprinting was also often employed when totally unnecessary interogations often happened and suspect was not told of their right to have a solicitor present. Some aspects of the arrest procedure have improved in the last 50 years whilst others have got worse. The above talk is followed by a discussion with Richard Du Cann Chair of the Bar Council, Dianne Hayter Politician and John Keyter Police Chief Superintendent.

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