Partner of The Guardian's NSA leaks reporter is detained for 9 hours at airport
David Miranda—partner of The Guardian's lead NSA-leaks reporter Glenn Greenwald—was detained under local terrorism laws for nearly nine hours on Sunday at London's Heathrow airport. Miranda was eventually released without any charges, but authorities confiscated property such as Miranda's phone, laptop, camera, memory sticks, DVDs, and games consoles, according to The Guardian.
The paper reports Miranda was returning from a trip to Berlin with US filmmaker Laura Poitras when officers stopped him at 8:30am. Miranda was then informed that he'd be questioned under a British anti-terrorism law, known as Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The law gives authorities the power to stop, search, question, and detain individuals at airports, ports, and borders, and individuals approached under this legislation are committing a crime if they refuse to comply.
