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      British Court Upholds Detention of Ex-Guardian Journalist's Partner

   by VOA News

   Britain's High Court has upheld the detention of a man stopped in
   London last year with classified documents leaked by former U.S.
   National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

   The High Court said on Wednesday that the detention and questioning of
   David Miranda, partner of former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald,
   was not only "legitimate, but very pressing."

   Miranda was detained at Heathrow Airport last August, where his
   encrypted devices containing nearly 60,000 classified documents were
   seized. He was also questioned for nearly nine hours. Lawyers for
   Miranda and Greenwald had argued that the government's use of terrorism
   laws to justify its actions was improper and infringed on Miranda's
   right to freedom of expression.

   Snowden passed thousands of classified documents to Greenwald to be
   used in articles for The Guardian newspaper. Supporters of Greenwald's
   case argue that Britain's actions have the potential to affect other
   journalist activities. The Guardian quoted Miranda's lawyer as saying
   the ruling "leaves little room for responsible investigative journalism
   which touches on national security issues."

   It is not clear if Miranda can appeal Wednesday's ruling.
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