• yxzi@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”

    What happened to freedom of speech?

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      3 years ago

      EU != USA.
      Do they even have something akin to Miranda rights?

      I got curious and found Article 10 of the ECHR which refers to their version of freedom of speech and it does have restrictions based on the following:

      • interests of national security
      • territorial integrity or public safety
      • prevention of disorder or crime
      • protection of health or morals
      • protection of the reputation or the rights of others
      • preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence
      • maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary

      I could see how that could be misused by any politicians to do as they please. But we have the same problems in the USA so no suprise there.