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1. Defence for Terrorism
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Terrorism in UK
Terrorist offences were described in the
UK by different Terrorism Acts passed by
the British Parliament which
define this type of offences generally,
following the September 11 attacks in the
U.S. and the consequent July attack in the
UK.
Individuals who are accused of terrorism
and related offences should seek legal
advice and representation from
our criminal solicitors in London who
can offer the needed support in front of the
authorities.

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Provisions of the
Terrorism Act 200
The Terrorism Act 2000 offers a complete and
clear definition of terrorism and provides a
series of details about the following:
• the known terrorist organizations besides
the ones connected with Northern Ireland;
• the rights of Police to arrest terrorist
suspects for interviewing for maximum
seven days;
• the rights of Police to stop and search any
individual or car in special areas without
having to suspect him or her of doing an
illegal deed;
• it also criminalized the funding for terrorist
purposes in the UK.

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Defences to Main Terrorist
Property Offences >>
The TACT Regulations 2007 made the
legal frame for three new defences
for the main terrorist property offences.
The prior consent defence can be
adopted when the accused discloses a
transaction or an arrangement to an
authorized person prior to getting
involved, and the person acts with the
agreement of an authorized officer.

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>> Defences to Main
Terrorist Property Offences
The consent defence for terrorism
involves the individual taking part in a
transaction or arrangement and discloses
it if there is a reasonable explanation as of
why he/she did not make the disclosure
prior to getting involved.
The reasonable explanation defence in
the case where the accused had the
intention to disclose the terrorist offence,
however, he/she had a reasonable
explanation of why he/she did not do so.

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Further Defences for
Terrorism Offences
There can be more defences for terrorism in
connection with cooperation with the Police. It
is not considered a terrorist offence if the
defendant:
• is acting with the consent of an authorized
person;
• he/she discloses the belief or suspicion to
an authorized person after becoming part of
a terrorist offence and he/she delivers
information which forms the belief or
suspicion.
The disclosure has to be made at the
accused’s own will and as soon as possible.

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Border Controls in UK
The possible terrorist threats have
always been in the attention of the British
authorities who have developed a series of
measures like increasing the border
controls for specific countries and their
citizens wanting to enter UK.
The police officers in charge of frontier
controls can make arrests if they are
suspecting persons of criminal acts like
terrorism, or if they are found in the
database as wanted persons from abroad.

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Counter-Terrorism in UK
The UK authorities continue to respond
to terrorism on a daily basis with
exceptional measures taken on a national
level, in order to protect the right to
physical integrity and of course the right to
life.
Among the laws that control the counter-
terrorism UK we mention the Terrorism
Act 2006, the Terrorism Act 2000, the
Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 and the
Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act
2001 which comprise the framework and
the main powers of arrest and pre-charge
detention.

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Legal Services in UK
Feel free to get in touch with our defence
solicitors in London for complete legal
support for terrorism accusations or:
 business crimes;
 fraud and money laundering;
 financial crimes;
 domestic violence.
Feel free to contact our criminal lawyers
in London for ample legal advice.

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