[Salon] DETAINED BY UK COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICE AT HEATHROW: BRITAIN BECOMES MORE TOTALITARIAN

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DETAINED BY UK COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICE AT HEATHROW: BRITAIN BECOMES MORE TOTALITARIAN

Join me live at 1900 BST on 3 October

Ian Proud

Oct 3

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If I can be arrested for promoting real discussion about peace then anyone who expresses a view that differs from the government’s can be too.

On the night of 2 October, when I arrived at Heathrow following a visit to the Valdai discussion club in Moscow (27 September - 1 October) five members of UK Counter-Terrorism police were waiting for me on the jetway to the plane and took me into custody under the UK Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act of 2019.

I was searched, interrogated for 3 hours, had all my electronic devices taken (I had to purchase a new laptop today) and was told that I had no right not to comment.

My crime? Attending a conference to discuss how to bring peace not only in Ukraine, but elsewhere including Iran, the middle-east etc.

Join me for a live discussion at 1900 BST today, 3 October, in which i will describe what happened and explain why Free Speech in the UK has never been under so much threat.

#peace #freespeech #counterterrorism #diplomacy #dialogue

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