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| Fresh hearing in terror book row | Fresh hearing in terror book row |
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| A new hearing will be held to re-examine the extent of a production order made against a journalist under anti-terror laws. | |
| Shiv Malik was ordered to give police his notes from an interview with former terrorist supporter Hassan Butt. | |
| Mr Butt, 28, has spoken of his past involvement in terrorist activity, which he says he has renounced. | Mr Butt, 28, has spoken of his past involvement in terrorist activity, which he says he has renounced. |
| High Court judges ruled a production order against Mr Malik was justified but its terms were "too wide". | High Court judges ruled a production order against Mr Malik was justified but its terms were "too wide". |
| The original order, made under anti-terror laws, required him to disclose all source material for his book, entitled Leaving al Qaeda: Inside The Mind Of A British Jihadist. | The original order, made under anti-terror laws, required him to disclose all source material for his book, entitled Leaving al Qaeda: Inside The Mind Of A British Jihadist. |
| Mr Malik, of north-west London, has worked on the book with Hassan Butt, a British citizen from Manchester, who has previously admitted to fund-raising for terror networks. | |
| In a free society journalists should never themselves be prosecuted for carrying out their regular functions Shiv Malik | |
| The freelance journalist had challenged the order, obtained by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in March following references to Mr Butt by a Mr A, a defendant in a forthcoming criminal trial in September. | The freelance journalist had challenged the order, obtained by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in March following references to Mr Butt by a Mr A, a defendant in a forthcoming criminal trial in September. |
| Lord Justice Dyson, sitting with Mr Justice Pitchford and Mr Justice Ouseley ordered a new hearing on 26 June to decide "the precise terms and scope of the order". | |
| Speaking afterwards, Mr Malik called the ruling a "victory for common sense". | |
| He said: "They have denied the police the right to go on unlimited fishing expeditions. | |
| Hassan Butt insists he has now renounced terrorism | |
| "In so doing, they recognised the right of sensible and determined investigative journalists to protect confidential sources. | |
| "They have also raised their concerns in regards to the direct prosecution of journalists when it comes to withholding information in terrorism investigations. | |
| "In a free society journalists should never themselves be prosecuted for carrying out their regular functions and I am grateful to the judges in the High Court for raising their concerns on this point of law." | |
| Granted under Schedule 5 of the 2000 Terrorism Act, the production order stipulates production of source material for the book, "all material" generated as a result of the project, and all information in Mr Malik's possession regarding the alleged terrorist activities of Mr Butt. | |
| Refusal to comply with the order could lead to contempt of court proceedings and a Mr Malik could face a two-year jail sentence. | |
| Opposition to the move by GMP has been voiced by a number of media organisations, including the National Union of Journalists and the Index on Censorship, led by Jonathan Dimbleby. |