Two men have been arrested at the University of Nottingham under the Terrorism Act.
Police said the men, aged 30 and 22, were arrested on Wednesday morning. One is reported to be a student and the other a former student. Campus premises related to the two men are being searched.
So far the police have not released any additional information on the two men or revealed why they were arrested and have given no indication that the men are Muslim or indeed that the arrests are in any way related to Islamic terrorism.
Despite this, Reuters reported that Superintendent Simon Nickless the response to the raid in local "communities".
"Officers are working with community representatives to offer support and reassurance," he said.
"The response has been calm and rational. Feedback is that people accept that this sort of police operation is necessary and reasonable for the welfare of communities."
Comments (2)
This is actually an attack on academic freedom at the university. A student has been arrested for doing research on Palestine. This is for what he read, not for "terrorism". And according to commentators at Indymedia, the purpose behind it is intimidation. There have been a series of incidents over attempts to suppress protest on campus, directed especially at supporters of Palestine.
see:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/05/398954.html
and for previous events:
http://www.actionpalestine.org/wp/index.php/12/uni-arrest-sparks-free-speech-row/
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391957.html
Posted by concerned student | May 20, 2008 6:57 PM
Posted on May 20, 2008 18:57
Our Political elite Know what they are doing.
http://www.bnp.org.uk/?p=191
they are creating a new race of People, they call then EUropeans.
http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/865
6 Million Abortions to date, replaced by Mass mass immigration, lured here by welfare that would have helped raise those same children who would by now be having children of their own.
And as if that is not enough, they now wish to Sterilise British Schoolgirls.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514542&in_page_id=1770
Wasn't it former Communist Party member Jack Straw that said 'The British are not worth saving as a race'
Communists do not care about who they rule over.
Join the Dots People.
Posted by Adrian Peirson | May 17, 2008 7:43 PM
Posted on May 17, 2008 19:43