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The police have to follow strict rules if you're arrested, questioned or charged with a crime - you can get legal advice at a police station
If you’re arrested, you’ll usually be taken to a police station, held in…
The police can hold you for up to 24 hours before they have to charge you…
The police have the right to: take photographs of you take fingerprints…
You have the right to free legal advice (legal aid) if you’re questioned…
Contact the police force you want to complain about if you’re unhappy…
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Financial sanctions are in place in respect of certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and others. To date, no targets have been designated.
Extradition processes and agreements between the UK and other countries, role of the Secretary of State, High Court and Supreme Court.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
This page provides guidance on the UK’s sanctions regime relating to Lebanon (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others)
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Thailand.
Find out about the help you can get in the UK and abroad, including from victim support and the local British embassy or consulate.
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Greece.
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