Dwyer unlikely to win freedom - but it's clear we need to reform 'illegal system of mass surveillance'
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision in the Graham Dwyer case was much anticipated, to the point where the judgment was shown live on television. But viewers expecting a clear outcome might have been left nonplussed by the apparently inconclusive result.
Instead of making a final judgment, the Supreme Court decided to refer questions of law to the European Court of Justice - postponing the final outcome for at least several months and possibly a year or more.
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