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Terror laws 'targeting wrong suspects'

A new study claims the police are arresting the wrong people under anti-terrorist legislation.

A report by the Institute of Race Relations has found that most of those convicted under the new laws in the last three years are non-Muslim, but most of those arrested are Muslim.

The group accuses the police of "excessive and discriminatory use of arrest powers".

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:02:48 GMT+01

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Guardian - page 7