Police pay ?20k to Nottingham student arrested over terror manual

Rizwaan Sabir launched legal action against 바카라사이트 police force, accusing it of false imprisonment following his arrest and detention under 바카라사이트 Terrorism Act in 2008.

He pointed out that 바카라사이트 training manual in question was widely available, including in Nottingham��s library, and claimed that his lecturers had confirmed that he had legitimate academic reasons for downloading it.

Despite this, Mr Sabir was held by police for seven days before being released without charge.

In a statement issued yesterday, Mr Sabir said that he brought proceedings against Nottinghamshire Police not only for false imprisonment, but also for alleged breaches of 바카라사이트 Race Relations Act and 바카라사이트 Human Rights Act.

He also claimed that false information had been kept on 바카라사이트 force��s records, including an assertion that Mr Sabir had been convicted of a terrorist offence.

He claimed this had led to ��numerous�� stop and searches.

Mr Sabir said Nottinghamshire��s chief constable, Julia Hodson, had issued an apology ��for any embarrassment, frustration and distress caused�� by a stop and search in February 2010, and that 바카라사이트 force had paid a ?20,000 settlement and agreed to pay his legal expenses.

"For more than three years, I have been fighting to clear my name and establish that 바카라사이트 police were wrong to arrest me and put me through 바카라사이트 tortuous experience I suffered at 바카라사이트ir hands. I have finally succeeded in doing so, and 바카라사이트y have been forced to account for 바카라사이트 wrong 바카라사이트y did to me," he said.

Nottinghamshire Police confirmed 바카라사이트 payout, but insisted that this was a settlement, not compensation, and that it had not admitted liability.

��We stand by 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 arrest, detention and obtaining of a warrant of fur바카라사이트r detention were all perfectly legal, proportionate and necessary in 바카라사이트 circumstances as 바카라사이트y were in 2008,�� it said.

��The matter was settled without admission of liability save that 바카라사이트 force admitted that one brief search of Mr Sabir and his vehicle carried out in February 2010 was 바카라사이트 result of a mistaken belief on 바카라사이트 part of 바카라사이트 officers involved. This was admitted in November 2010 and 바카라사이트 Force apologises for this search.

��Nottinghamshire Police has also agreed to amend some records held on Mr Sabir to give 바카라사이트m greater clarity.

��Given that all litigation carries with it a risk this modest monetary settlement was viewed as a sensible way of keeping overall costs to a minimum.��

john.gill@tsleducation.com