I came back from Reykjavik on Monday morning [16 October] a… - Craig Murray

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I came back from Reykjavik on Monday morning [16 October] and I was detained at Glasgow Airport by the police after I came through passport control.
They took me into a wee room and they said that I was detained under the Terrorism Act, which was an extraordinary thing.

Craig Murray

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About Craig Murray

(born 17 October 1958) is a Scottish former diplomat for the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office who was the ambassador to Uzbekistan between 2002 and 2004, a post from which he was removed. In later years, he has been known for his defence of Julian Assange, and for contentious claims published on his blog and X, formerly known as Twitter. He was the Workers Party of Britain candidate in Blackburn at the 2024 general election coming third with 18.3% of votes.

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Alternative Names: Craig John Murray

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I didn't really volunteer to fight the British police state, it came after me.
But here we are, and here I am, in Switzerland seeking the protection of the United Nations.

The whole thing's extraordinary, I don't think anybody can seriously believe I have any connection to terrorism of any kind.

The petitioner [Murray] is an intelligent person whose actions were deliberate and calculated.
They clearly showed contempt for the court's order and for the rule of law.
They created serious risks for the complainers' mental and physical health [from paragraph 82 of the original source].

I came back from Reykjavik on Monday morning [16 October] and I was detained at Glasgow Airport by the police after I came through passport control. … - Craig Murray

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