Counter-Terrorism Bill
1:00 pm
Lord Carlile: Of course it is right that he would have been, but the issue is whether he could have been asked questions. Nobody can predict how a suspect will react during questioning. Most do not answer questions, but some do. It is potentially very valuable to the police and extremely valuable to the inquiry to carry out interviews. Sometimes the effect of interviewing is to draw to the attention of the person being interviewed the real strength of the potential prosecution case. In some cases, that can lead to their pleading guilty or providing information.