Asians 42 Times More Likely to be Held Under Terror Law in UK
Submitted on May 23, 2011
By Vikram Dodd - The Guardian
People from ethnic minorities are up to 42 times more likely than white people to be the target of a counter-terrorism power which allows the stopping and searching of the innocent yet grants them less rights than suspected criminals...The figures have led to accusations that police have resorted to "ethnic profiling"...Those stopped have no right to maintain their silence, and failure to answer questions can be a criminal offence.
