Psychiatrists set to use mental health law to detain terrorist suspects
by Angela Hussain
Psychiatrists are set to increasingly use mental health law to detain terrorists suspects, prompting fears that psychiatry will be directly involved in the abuse of civil rights.
The government has set up a VIP “stalker” squad to identify and detain terrorists and other individuals who pose a threat to prominent people, such as the Prime Minister, the cabinet and the Royal Family.
The unit, staffed by psychiatrists as well as police, could have extra powers to detain suspects using mental health law.
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
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