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Journalist Richard Medhurst arrested at Heathrow Airport under terrorism act
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this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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Isn't it funny how liberals will let this slide just because they don't agree with his positions? Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a conservative, nor a liberal, I'm a communist, and no, I do not agree with Richard Medhurst or his positions on the Russia - Ukraine war, but I think it's quite worrisome that we're arresting people on "terrorism" for saying bullshit we don't like. 20 years ago a terrorism charge meant you'd be caught building a bomb, or providing a terrorist organisation with material support, nowadays it constitutes spreading Russian propaganda, or sharing some opinions that some bad guys might also have (or be interpreted as such), and that the government has decided is punishable. And yes, his opinions do suck.
Just wait for the regime in the UK to change, wait for the far-right brexit geezers that have been rioting to get in power, and we'll see many more people (including journalists and activists) get arrested under the suspicion of "terrorism" just for saying things the current/future regime doesn't like. You are creating some very dangerous instruments for future governments to use and abuse. It's scary how much trust the civil society is thereby putting in all future governments that will have these tools at their disposal.
You have no idea what he said. Maybe he said "free palestine!" or maybe he said "kill all jews" to his audience of 100k. If it is the latter, I think he should be punished, like anyone else who incites violence against any group, from anywhere in the political spectrum. His positions on Ukraine only matter to establish that he has no credibility and his "testimony" is worthless.