Most UK Terrorism Arrests Result In No Charges – Home Office
‘The majority of UK terrorism arrests result in no charges or convictions, according to new Home Office figures.
The statistics show that the vast majority of suspects arrested in relation to terrorism over the last decade and a half are eventually released without charge.
Of 3,349 suspects from England and Wales arrested under terrorism legislation since the September 11 attacks, only around 18 percent were convicted of planning or facilitating violent acts. A further 10 percent were arrested for terrorism but convicted of non-terrorism charges. The majority of those arrested in that period were British Muslims.’
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