[www.libertysecurity.org] The
report looks at how France uses a vaguely defined ‘terrorism
association offense’ to arrest large numbers of people based on minimal
evidence. Human Rights Watch documented credible allegations that
terrorism suspects are subjected to oppressive questioning in police
custody, linked to a policy that delays a suspect’s access to a lawyer.
Many suspects go on to spend long periods in pre-trial detention. Human
Rights Watch talked to two dozen people caught up in terrorism
investigations and trials, and conducted interviews with
counterterrorism officials and judicial authorities.
Download "Preempting Justice: Counterterrorism laws and procedures procedures in France" (pdf)
