UK Court of Appeal rebukes Home Office for exceeding its powers with bunkum ‘national security’ GSM gateway ban

UK Court of Appeal rebukes Home Office for exceeding its powers with bunkum ‘national security’ GSM gateway ban

Legal saga that began with dodgy prosecution ends in vindication The Home Office cannot order Ofcom to ignore its legal duties even when a government minister wants to shut something down because of unspecified “national security” concerns, the Court of Appeal has said, ruling that ministers acted outside their legal powers when banning GSM gateways.…

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Hong Kong’s national security police gather evidence at university campus after student protesters chanted independence slogans

Hong Kong’s national security police gather evidence at university campus after student protesters chanted independence slogans

About a dozen officers from the police national security unit spent three hours gathering evidence at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Friday as part of an investigation into a student protest on campus that featured separatist slogans and banners.The rally drew strong condemnation from Beijing’s liaison office, which warned it might have breached…

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