Imagine that you are a lawyer already and work for a big legal agency in Donetsk. One of your loyal clients recommended a friend of his to address your firm for legal advice and assistance. Write a typical legal letter in reply to your prospective client. You are to observe all the rules for the layout of an official letter.
Your clients facts: Yuri Mankovich; resident of Makeevka; wants to purchase a tract of land in the suburbs of Donetsk.
8) Read the text and complete the assignments to it:
TERRORISM
Certain special powers are available to assist in preventing and investigating terrorist acts.
The Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1989 applies throughout Britain. It makes it unlawful to support specified organisations involved in terrorism.
The legislation also gives the police wider powers to deal with suspected terrorists. For example, the police may arrest terrorist suspects without warrant and hold them for up to 48 hours, and ministerial approval may be sought to extend detention for up to a further five days. There also exist special codified powers for the police to conduct security checks at ports and airports.
The 1978 Suppression of Terrorism Act brings into force in English law the provision of the 1977 European Convention on the Suppression of terrorism. It provides that a large number of offences often committed by terrorists are not to be treated as offences of a political nature, so that persons suspected of having committed them are liable to extradition under the relevant acts.
The 1989 Act contains strong powers to deal with those who provide financial support for terrorism, or who launder terrorist funds. Under these powers, the restraint or forfeiture of terrorist funds can be ordered. The legislation of Great Britain allows for reciprocal enforcement arrangements with other countries.
The Public Order Act 1994 gives the police new powers to stop and search for articles which may be used for terrorist purposes, and created a new offence of possession of such articles.
The government maintains that there should be no concessions to terrorist demands and that international cooperation is essential in tracking down terrorists and impeding their movement between countries.
Because of terrorist activities in London, the Anti-Terrorist Branch of the Metropolitan Police was formed in the British capital. Detectives from the branch are involved in the dangerous work of investigating acts of terrorism and politically motivated crime in the Metropolitan area. The Anti-Terrorist Branch was born from the Bomb Squad, itself formed out of necessity in 1971 when London became a target for the anarchist bombers of the Angry Brigade. Attached to this branch are the civilian explosives officers who have the dangerous task of dealing with suspect devices.
The government of the country began to think about defending the nation against terrorism as early as the 19th century. The Special Branch of the Police was formed in 1883 under the title of Special Irish Branch. Its activities were concerned with investigating Fenian bombings and the Fenians themselves, who were Irish terrorists operating in London and the provinces. The word Irish was dropped from the name three years later and the Special Branchs scope was widened to include providing personal protection and involvement in matters of national security.
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A) The following facts are either true or false. If the information is true, put the word RIGHT for the sentence. If you find it false, give your variant.
1. Supporting specified organisations involved in terrorism is a usual practice backed up by different laws.
2. The police can hold terrorist suspects arrested without warrant for up to 7 days.
3. Under the European Convention, persons suspected of having committed terrorist acts are liable to extradition.
4. The British Police dont have enough powers to deal with the people who launder terrorist funds.
5. The Police can stop and search those who are suspected of carrying the articles which may be used for terrorist purposes.
6. The Public Order Act 1994 created a new offence of possession of the devices possible to use in terrorist acts.
7. Nowadays its not fundamental to track down international terrorists and impede their movement.
8. In London, they plan to establish the Anti-Terrorist Branch of the Police.
9. The Fenians are an international terrorist gang.
10. The Government has widened the scope of the Police to include providing personal protection and involvement in matters of national security.
B) Answer the questions to the text:
1. Does the British legislation regulate the police powers in connection with terrorism? Name the Acts, if there are any.
2. What preventive measures are taken by the police in public places?
3. What is the codified time for detention of terrorist suspects?
4. What legal actions are allowed in relation to terrorist funds?
5. What can the police officer search a terrorist suspect for?
6. What does international cooperation in the terrorism prevention lie in?
7. What Police Branch is responsible for investigating acts of terrorism and politically motivated crime?
8. What kind of criminals was the Angry Brigade?
9. Where did the Fenians come from?
10. What were Special Irish Branchs activities concerned with?
