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Terrorism (Detention and Human Rights)

I, too, look forward to some clarification from the Minister on this point. I think that one reason why the issue was not raised in debate was that it was so obvious—certainly for someone like myself. The threshold test issue has been around for a long time, and in the ordinary criminal cases in which I have been involved as a prosecutor, it is perfectly clear that the decision to charge is often taken on limited evidence, with the certainty in the background that a great deal more evidence will be obtainable thereafter. It never crossed my mind that terrorism cases might have to be subjected to some different regime. That, I think, is why the issue simply did not crop up in debate.