Questions have been raised about how concerns for state and community safety may impact the civil and human rights of terror suspects after US officials reportedly conducted an initial interrogation of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev before advising him of his constitutional rights to legal representation.
Join us as we speak to Mail & Guardian reporter Niren Tolsi to discuss what this type of scaling back on basic freedoms means for South Africa, which often looks to the US when deciding on best practices in terms of safety and security, and which already has a chequered history when it comes to policing.
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