| ▲ | iamacyborg 2 days ago | |||||||
Days? > The police can hold you for up to 24 hours before they have to charge you with a crime or release you. > They can apply to hold you for up to 36 or 96 hours if you’re suspected of a serious crime, such as murder. > You can be held without charge for up to 14 days if you’re arrested under the Terrorism Act. https://www.gov.uk/arrested-your-rights/how-long-you-can-be-... | ||||||||
| ▲ | marcus_holmes 2 days ago | parent [-] | |||||||
but then once charged you can be held for years on remand [0], there is no limit to how long the court can take to actually getting around to holding your trial. The law says now 8 months, but (as this site says) people are held for years. [0] https://legalknowledgebase.com/how-long-can-someone-be-held-... | ||||||||
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