ALL RIGHT SCUM, RAT OUT YOUR MATES, PLEASE

Terror suspects have rights that must not be violated:

Detectives who now have access to a man they believe is a would-be suicide bomber hope to persuade him to give them information about the others they are hunting. They have two weeks in which to convince him.

"If they really believe that someone has intelligence which they think can help them and there is an urgent need for it, they may put forward an offer," said one lawyer who has represented a number of suspects who have been held at Paddington Green police station.

"It is a technique most often used if they believe that someone is involved but not the lead person. The police themselves are not in a position to offer definite deals."

Under the Terrorism Act, a suspect can be held for 48 hours after which a judicial warrant can extend the detention for seven days. After 14 days, a suspect has to be charged or released.

An officer of superintendent rank or above can initially deny the suspect access to a lawyer if he believes that a lawyer's presence would interfere with the investigation. During the interrogation period, the suspect is entitled to eight hours' rest in every 24. Under the rules for interviews, "no interviewer may try to obtain answers or elicit a statement by the use of oppression".

The IRA trained its members in techniques which would enable them to resist attempts to "turn" them. The training would involve subjecting the member to humiliation and threats in as realistic a setting as possible.

I suppose the no oppression thing rules out the pliers and Bernz-o-matic torch.