Former spy chief joins 42-day detention critics | Politics | guardian.co.uk
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/27/terrorism.uksecurity
The government's 42 days counterterrorism legislation came under fresh fire last night when a former director general of MI5 said the provision to hold suspects for six weeks without charge was excessive.
Dame Stella Rimington became the second former MI5 chief in three months to come out against the controversial measures. "It's too much, quite frankly," she said when asked about the 42-day limit during a talk in London about her new spy thriller novel. While she was uncertain what the right limit was, it was clear to her that 42 days was too long
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