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The point of such laws is to create a situation similar to Guantanamo where people are taken out of normal legal practices because there is an assumption that at some point in their lives, that they might become a threat unless taken out of society. That’s what the 90/30 days is therefore. Not so the police can gather material, but to shake off their association with their contacts who might, in 3 months, do some terrorising.
The danger of such laws is that they will be used against anyone the government simply doesn’t like the look of, or is an irritant. I could understand why the Muslim community feels threatened. I’m sympathetic to the armed struggle against Israel, the Russians in Chechnya, and the Indians in Kashmir. Simply voicing this could lead to me being confined in prison for 3 months, to teach me a lesson perhaps. And by the way – THERE IS NO TRIAL AT THE END OF IT. It is the police’s legal right to do this as part of anti-terrorism measures.