Abu Bakr, who was falsely accused of being part of an alleged terror plot has launched an attack on the UK Government claiming that the UK has become a police state for Muslims.  Mr Bakr was released without charge after being detained and questioned as part of a supposed kidnap plot.  He said:

"It's a police state for Muslims.  It's not a police state for everybody else because these terror laws are designed specifically for Muslims and that's quite an open fact."

Solidarity candidate for the Lothians region, Pat Smith, backed Abu's claims:

"Everytime the government comes under pressure we see a so called terrorist plot hitting the headlines and mostly it is innocent muslims who are accused.  Muslims in this country have become the scapegoats and are held without charge and often without evidence.  We see it all across the UK where muslim populations and communities exist.  The terror laws are racist and the war on terror is an assault on muslims in this country and across the world."