Part 3
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Key points – Part 3:
• Arrest must be based on reasonable suspicion, suspects must be informed
promptly of the reasons for the arrest and must be brought promptly
before a judge or judicial authority to determine the lawfulness and necessity of the arrest or detention;
• Any force used during an arrest must be absolutely necessary and
proportionate;
• When planning operations to arrest terrorism suspects, senior officers
have a responsibility to put in place a system that is robust and thorough
enough to ensure that any errors are prevented or detected in time;
• Every suspect in custody has the right to be promptly informed about
his or her rights according to domestic law; to have someone of his or her
choice notified of his or her arrest, detention, imprisonment and whereabouts; to challenge the lawfulness of his or her arrest and detention; to
have access to legal counsel of his or her choice and to medical attention;
• Torture and ill-treatment are crimes; and
• Torture and ill-treatment are ineffective.
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