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Snowden leaks: Law used in David Miranda detention incompatible with human rights, court rules

Legal loopholes used to detain David Miranda at Heathrow Airport while he was carrying leaked intelligence files for journalistic use are incompatible with human rights laws, a UK court has ruled.

While lawful, the detention for nine hours of Miranda, partner of Intercept journalist Glenn Greenwald, was found to contravene the European Convention on Human Rights.

The judgment was announced by master of rolls, Lord Dyson, in a hearing in a UK court of appeal.