From GuardianUK
David Miranda, who lives with Glenn Greenwald, was returning from a trip to Berlin when he was stopped by officers at 8.05am and informed that he was to be questioned under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The controversial law, which applies only at airports, ports and border areas, allows officers to stop, search, question and detain individuals.
The 28-year-old was held for nine hours, the maximum the law allows before officers must release or formally arrest the individual. According to official figures, most examinations under schedule 7 – over 97% – last under an hour, and only one in 2,000 people detained are kept for more than six hours.
Miranda was released, but officials confiscated electronics equipment including his mobile phone, laptop, camera, memory sticks, DVDs and games consoles.
. . . While in Berlin, Miranda had visited Laura Poitras, the US film-maker who has also been working on the Snowden files with Greenwald and the Guardian. The Guardian paid for Miranda's flights.
Glenn Greenwald writing on The Guardian UK
. . . they obviously had zero suspicion that David was associated with a terrorist organization or involved in any terrorist plot. Instead, they spent their time interrogating him about the NSA reporting which Laura Poitras, the Guardian and I are doing, as well the content of the electronic products he was carrying. They completely abused their own terrorism law for reasons having nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism: a potent reminder of how often governments lie when they claim that they need powers to stop "the terrorists", and how dangerous it is to vest unchecked power with political officials in its name.
. . . It's bad enough to prosecute and imprison sources. It's worse still to imprison journalists who report the truth. But to start detaining the family members and loved ones of journalists is simply despotic. Even the Mafia had ethical rules against targeting the family members of people they felt threatened by. But the UK puppets and their owners in the US national security state obviously are unconstrained by even those minimal scruples.
To recap: Greenwald's partner was on a trip financed by the Guardian to meet with Laura Poitras to help with disseminating the leaks.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 18, 2013
Without noting that it's an update. RT @JoshDorner Guardian updated its story to note it had paid for his flights. http://t.co/NxfiC9JFXL
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 18, 2013
Guardian paid for dude’s trip AND he was visiting Poitras. So maybe he’s more than just “ @ggreenwald’s partner.” http://t.co/Nolcs0uBMX
— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) August 18, 2013
@AngryBlackLady Well, his partner in crime. *runs away* #punpolice
— Empty Circle (@EmptyCircle) August 18, 2013
If this spawned its own case on the rights of a person detained in the U.K., the name would be ideal. http://t.co/zb2nvJ9gO5 #MirandaRights
— Richard P. Goldberg (@GoldbergLawDC) August 18, 2013
While the detention of @ggreenwald partner may have been a I'll- conceived attempt at intimidation...
— David_Packman (@David_Packman) August 18, 2013
...it seems more likely to be an attempt by UK/US to get ahead of the next embarrassing leak by finding out what the next leak would be.
— David_Packman (@David_Packman) August 18, 2013
god would someone just detain glenn greenwald in a dark damp place for a while?
— Amy McCarthy (@aemccarthy) August 18, 2013
@20committee Someone tweeted me, "can you imagine if that was your partner who you love!?!" Ah, no. I wouldn't use my partner as a mule.
— Nicholas Molodyko (@molodyko) August 18, 2013
#24HourRule. Wait for it...
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) August 18, 2013
@bobcesca_go Meanwhile, the outrage porn continues at pace.
— Nicholas Molodyko (@molodyko) August 18, 2013
LOL @molodyko @bobcesca_go Weeping teenaged girls are placing flowers in front of Miranda's photo.
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) August 18, 2013
Okay, just got my first UK = rapist tweet.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) August 18, 2013
I get that @ggreenwald makes some of you feel a type of way. He used to be mean to me too. We got over it, because adults. This = big deal.
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) August 18, 2013
.@attackerman Yeah, calling the UK "puppets" and comparing it to the Mafia is the kind of adult moment that really clarifies the issue.
— Tom Nichols (@TheWarRoom_Tom) August 18, 2013
.@attackerman Your assumption that opposition to GG is motivated by his meanness is, itself, childish. GG made himself a big part of story.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) August 18, 2013
@bobcesca_go Now GG face is on the home page of the Guardian. Definitely made himself part of the story.
— Shar G (@hapkidogal) August 18, 2013
.@attackerman @ggreenwald Not an expert on UK law, but can you see where it looks like GG trying to extend journalistic immunity by proxy?
— Tom Nichols (@TheWarRoom_Tom) August 18, 2013
@bobcesca_go @TheWarRoom_Tom @allanbrauer still don't get why it's somehow MURICA's fault how the UK govt acted towards a Brazilian national
— 李小龍, Esq. (@CurryN_Eggzz) August 18, 2013
.@CurryN_Eggzz @bobcesca_go @TheWarRoom_Tom @allanbrauer Everything in the world is our fault because Teh Evol Empire
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) August 18, 2013
"It's only 3? I could've sworn it was later." —@HoneybadgerLA "Greenwald ages you." —me
— &e-ru (@dvnix) August 18, 2013
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Guardian and @ggreenwald really complicate important work they're doing by acting as activists/partisans rather than sticking to journalism
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) August 18, 2013
@hunterw Maybe nobody told you, but the news website for which you work is partisan and admittedly so.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 18, 2013
@ggreenwald I've never done anything like have a loved one help on a project and hide their role. That's activism.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) August 18, 2013
@hunterw You're a complete moron. That's the most ignorant tweet I've read in weeks. Go away. #UniteBlue
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 18, 2013
.@ggreenwald It's rather telling how unable you are to thoughtfully and civilly discuss criticism of your work.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) August 18, 2013
And @ggreenwald has blocked me. This was a good, intelligent dialogue pic.twitter.com/q8FvxxhLjs
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) August 18, 2013
Sunday Twitter fight award goes to @ggreenwald & @hunterw
— Dan Hirschhorn (@DanHirschhorn) August 18, 2013
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.@GGreenwald's partner detained at London airport for the apparent "crime" of being a journalist's partner: http://t.co/BIIq4k24lH
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 18, 2013
@davidsirota,? "journalist partner"? Isn't his ROLE more than THAT if @Guardian was Paying for What>Services Was he on the Job? @ggreenwald
— HonestyinGov (@HnstyNgov) August 18, 2013
@HnstyNgov @guardian @ggreenwald Why does that matter? It wouldnt be much better if they detained just a journalist.
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 18, 2013
@davidsirota,it matters B/C he is "NOT" just Partner. Was his PAID role to share/pass MORE stolen Docs? #verylogical @guardian @ggreenwald
— HonestyinGov (@HnstyNgov) August 18, 2013
@davidsirota, ahh so you 'suggest' that the @guardian are all into just Philanthropy. #FREE airfare with nothing in return? #Ha @ggreenwald
— HonestyinGov (@HnstyNgov) August 18, 2013
@HnstyNgov @guardian @ggreenwald So by your logic, any journalism business is not journalism? You can't be that droolingly stupid.
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 18, 2013
@davidsirota,I implied nothing of the sort. MY #Logic says @guardian is NOT a Philanthropist.They #PAID 4 something-2 get WHAT? @ggreenwald
— HonestyinGov (@HnstyNgov) August 18, 2013
@HnstyNgov @guardian @ggreenwald So a journalism org doing journalism justifies detaining a journalist under a terrorism statute? Wow.
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 18, 2013
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Congratulations UK gov! You just made Glenn Greenwald as pissed off as Julian Assange. Smart move there.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 18, 2013
Don't discount Miranda was sent on this @ioerror/ @GGreenwald/ @Guardian caper precisely so they could generate more fake rage headlines.
— R (@LibertyLynx) August 18, 2013
@LibertyLynx @ioerror @ggreenwald @guardian I think WikiLeaks confirms this: https://t.co/o9mhFnN3H7
— Nicholas Molodyko (@molodyko) August 18, 2013
@molodyko I wouldn't be surprised if The Guardian called in fake tip on Miranda. @ioerror @ggreenwald @guardian
— R (@LibertyLynx) August 18, 2013
@LibertyLynx @ioerror @ggreenwald @guardian Well, they paid for the kid's trip. Why stop there?
— Nicholas Molodyko (@molodyko) August 18, 2013
@LibertyLynx And Assange suddenly has a gigantic new insurance file. How did he get that, with the WL dropbox broken? Too big to email...
— Rev Magdalen (@revmagdalen) August 18, 2013
@revmagdalen They have their own pony express of hackers on the move. Miranda could have just been a decoy. Who knows.
— R (@LibertyLynx) August 18, 2013
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UK (might as well be the US) detains my friend David for 9 hrs. Hope they enjoy the gaming consoles they confiscated http://t.co/vfs2QJY05b
— Jane Hamsher (@janehamsher) August 18, 2013
This has been the most outrageous incident against journalism since Jane Hamsher failed to renew her auto registration.
— allanbrauer (@allanbrauer) August 18, 2013
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Do the US & UK governments distinguish between leak & terrorism investigations? Or just a mish-mash of "enemies"? http://t.co/34HfgjMTqe
— Amy Davidson (@tnyCloseRead) August 18, 2013
@tnyCloseRead Useful pages: http://t.co/9cIutUpANS and http://t.co/LVXSqf56FJ (Section 2e)
— joshuafoust (@joshuafoust) August 18, 2013
@tnyCloseRead Read the UK terrorism law: officers need no due cause, and "disrupting electronic systems" is listed as a qualifying offense.
— joshuafoust (@joshuafoust) August 18, 2013
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