Terror arrest men 'abused by police'

Terrorism suspects arrested two weeks ago in high-profile raids have been psychologically abused by police, their solicitor claimed today.

The men, who must be charged or released today after a fortnight of questioning, have been held at high-security Paddington Green police station.

Mudassar Arani, a solicitor for seven of the nine Muslim suspects, accused the police of keeping them in solitary confinement for 12 days and stopping them reading the Koran by taking their glasses away.

"It's an abuse," Ms Arani said. "These are psychological tricks they are using to crack them."