Dr Rod Thornton, a lecturer in counter-terrorism at the university of Nottingham, was suspended on 4 May for documening serious misconduct by senior university management over the arrest of two university members under the Terrorism Act 2000 in May 2008. Using documents obtained under the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts, Thornton demonstrates that university management and senior academics colluded to paint Rizwaan Sabir and Hicham Yezza in a negative light despite no evidence of wrongdoing. A campaign has begun for Rod Thornton’s immediate reinstatement and for an independent inquiry into the university’s actions in relation to Rizwaan Sabir and Hicham Yezza.
Topics: Civil liberties, Terrorism