lennart
08-07-04, 17:43
Scotland to be testing ground for tagging of asylum seekers
Story in full ASYLUM seekers in Scotland will face electronic tagging within months as part of a major security crackdown by the Home Office, The Scotsman has learned.
Reliance Monitoring Services, part of the same group as the security firm criticised for releasing prisoners in error, will take on the controversial contract, operating a six-month pilot scheme from September.
Home Office sources say that about 70 asylum seekers in Scotland will be involved in the compulsory trials, which will run alongside similar projects in England and Wales before being rolled out across the UK.
The idea was floated by the Home Secretary, David Blunkett last November, but The Scotsman understands the trial will go ahead in the autumn.
As part of the scheme, state-of-the-art equipment, including satellite tracking, will be used to enable the security forces to pinpoint the exact location of failed asylum seekers awaiting deportation.
"The government is keen to have monitoring of all asylum seekers," said a Home Office insider. "They are sending a strong message ... this is something they will have to put up with if they want to come into our country.
"Satellite tracking will also be used. Accuracy is down to inches, so we will be able to pinpoint the side of the street that someone is walking on."
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http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=781882004
Dit is behoorlijk big brother! Het zou me ook niet verbazen als dit indruist tegen de recht van de mensen. Het zal deze asielzoekers verder niet veel uitmaken, zij komen immers naar de VK vanwege de hoop op een beter economisch leven, maar het opent wel de deur naar verdere experimenten. Misschien gaan ze er nu ook toe over om bevolkingsgroepen die een mogelijk gevaar vormen voor de inheemse bevolking een zender mee te geven. Misschien in de vorm van een ster?
Story in full ASYLUM seekers in Scotland will face electronic tagging within months as part of a major security crackdown by the Home Office, The Scotsman has learned.
Reliance Monitoring Services, part of the same group as the security firm criticised for releasing prisoners in error, will take on the controversial contract, operating a six-month pilot scheme from September.
Home Office sources say that about 70 asylum seekers in Scotland will be involved in the compulsory trials, which will run alongside similar projects in England and Wales before being rolled out across the UK.
The idea was floated by the Home Secretary, David Blunkett last November, but The Scotsman understands the trial will go ahead in the autumn.
As part of the scheme, state-of-the-art equipment, including satellite tracking, will be used to enable the security forces to pinpoint the exact location of failed asylum seekers awaiting deportation.
"The government is keen to have monitoring of all asylum seekers," said a Home Office insider. "They are sending a strong message ... this is something they will have to put up with if they want to come into our country.
"Satellite tracking will also be used. Accuracy is down to inches, so we will be able to pinpoint the side of the street that someone is walking on."
(...)
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=781882004
Dit is behoorlijk big brother! Het zou me ook niet verbazen als dit indruist tegen de recht van de mensen. Het zal deze asielzoekers verder niet veel uitmaken, zij komen immers naar de VK vanwege de hoop op een beter economisch leven, maar het opent wel de deur naar verdere experimenten. Misschien gaan ze er nu ook toe over om bevolkingsgroepen die een mogelijk gevaar vormen voor de inheemse bevolking een zender mee te geven. Misschien in de vorm van een ster?