Lizzie Dearden is The Independent's Home Affairs and Security Correspondent. She specialises in extremism and terrorism, and has covered attacks around the world. Her work has been featured in research published by the United Nations, Combating Terrorism Centre and other bodies. She also writes about crime, policing and legal affairs.Source
Mark Sutherland was convicted after communicating with a member of an activist group, who he believed to be a 13-year-old boy.He appealed his conviction, arguing that his right to a private life and correspondence, enshrined in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).Delivering the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday, Lord Sales said the appeal had been “unanimously dismissed”.“There was no interference with the accused’s rights under Article 8,” he added.Lord Sales said Sutherland believed he was communicating with a 13-year-old boy, and had no “reasonable expectation...…Mark Sutherland was convicted after communicating with a member of an activist group, who he believed to be a 13-year-old boy.He appealed his conviction, arguing that his right to a private life and correspondence, enshrined in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).Delivering the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday, Lord Sales said the appeal had been “unanimously dismissed”.“There was no interference with the accused’s rights under Article 8,” he added.Lord Sales said Sutherland believed he was communicating with a 13-year-old boy, and had no “reasonable expectation...WW…
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