Wednesday 22 July 2009

UK Phone Tapping plans prove unworkable under current legislation

During secret testing Gordon Brown's proposed use of phone tapping has shown to be unworkable under current legislation.

A mock trial was run and the validity was examined. Quotes attributed to Sir Paul Kennedy, the Interception of Communications Commissioner, said that under RIPA there were “real legal and operational difficulties” and would “welcome the Government’s acceptance that intercept as evidence should not be introduced".

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