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Petition update, 29 September 2009

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On the 16th of February, the Government passed a law (in the Counter Terrorism Act) making it illegal to take a photograph of a police office, military personnel or member of the intelligence services - or a photograph which "may be of use for terrorism". This definition is vague at best, and open to interpretation by the police - who under Home Secretary guidelines can "restrict photography in public places".

We call for these vague restrictions to be lifted, as they can easily be mis-used by the police.

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• Anthony Larkin
• Mark Baxter
• sam thomson
• Nicky Goldsmith
• steven brophy
• John Coundon
• Nicholas Hill
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• Philip Wood
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• Harry Douthwaite
• Linda Cole
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• D Griffiths
• Janice Veal
• Ben Elijah
• khaleel shabir
• Paul Roberts
• leslie wright
• Robert Newton
• Elspeth Smith
• Bjorn Slenger

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