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UK: UPDATE: Police force behind Newsnight laptop seizure reveals BBC did not contest Terrorism Act application

30 October 2015

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See the story: Police force behind Newsnight laptop seizure reveals BBC did not contest Terrorism Act application (Press Gazette, link)

And see: Newsnight journalist’s laptop seized by UK police under Terrorism Act (Guardian, link): "BBC says police accessed communications between Secunder Kermani and Isis member in Syria, in move criticised by press freedom campaigners...

The editor of Newsnight, Ian Katz, said on Wednesday: “While we would not seek to obstruct any police investigation, we are concerned that the use of the Terrorism Act to obtain communication between journalists and sources will make it very difficult for reporters to cover this issue of critical public interest.”"

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