November 20, 2006

Germany's Terrorist Catch and Release Program

Germans arrested six people they say were involved in a plot to bribe a Frankfurt airport employee to plant explosives on an El Al plane.

The story sounds like a victory for Western security until you get to this part:

The six, who could face charges of belonging to or supporting a terrorist organization, were temporarily detained Friday, but five of them were released Saturday after questioning. The remaining suspect was kept in custody over an unrelated matter.

Under German law, authorities must release suspects after a maximum of 48 hours unless they have enough evidence to convince a judge that they can be held in long-term investigative custody.

D'OH!

Posted by: Bluto at 01:33 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 Waterboard them ! That will make them confess.
to something

Posted by: John Ryan at November 20, 2006 04:16 PM (TcoRJ)

2 Wow, JR, I 've seen some really, really stupid comments from you in the past, but you've outdone yourself this time. So, it's your opinion that anyone arrested for a crime is immediately waterboarded? What grade are you in?

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at November 20, 2006 11:31 PM (vBK4C)

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