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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has narrowly won a House of Commons vote on extending the maximum time police can hold terror suspects to 42 days.

Thirty-six Labour MPs joined forces with Conservatives and Lib Dems to vote against the proposals.

But that was not enough to defeat them - although the government still faces a battle in the House of Lords.

The 42-day proposal was passed by 315 MPs to 306 - with votes by the nine DUP MPs proving crucial.

But there was uproar in the Commons as the result of the key vote on 42 days was announced after five hours of tense debate - with Tory and Lib Dem MPs shouting "You've been bought" at the DUP benches.

They claim the DUP was offered a string of inducements - including extra financial help for Northern Ireland - to guarantee its support.


BBC NEWS | Politics | Brown wins crunch vote on 42 days


A survey by the Foreign Office has attempted to make a comparison:

FRANCE

Suspects can be held without access to a lawyer for 72 hours and in pre-trial detention for up to four years.

GERMANY

Suspects must be seen by a judge within 48 hours but can be held without trial during the period of investigation. This must be reviewed by a judge at least every six months.

GREECE

Suspects may be held without charge for up to 12 months, or 18 months in extraordinary cases, which requires a warrant to be issued by the public prosecutor.

ITALY

Suspects may be held for 24 hours without seeing a lawyer.

NORWAY

Suspects can be held for a maximum of 48 hours, but a judge can increase this period to cover the period of an investigation if it passes a test of "proportionality".

SPAIN

Terror suspects can be held for 72 hours without their lawyer or relatives being informed and this can be increased to a maximum of 13 days.

USA

Under the 2001 Patriot Act the attorney general can detain foreign suspects but must start deportation proceedings within seven days. Suspects can be held for periods of six months, but cases must be reviewed within a further six months.

# Source: Counter-Terrorism Legislation and Practice: A Survey of Selected Countries. Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2005

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For Africans in the UK, imagine being held up to 6 weeks in custody without charge under the Terrorism act , and then being released....probably with no job, no reputation and if you're damned unlucky no family is this a fair or right?
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