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		dbdjfjrjvebd on Dec 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn’t co... Except in a very few cases related to terror or fraud or being at the border you have a right to a solicitor before answering questiins. Furthermore if the police don't allow you one then they would be breaking the law.

chrisseaton on Dec 5, 2019 [–]

Ok? That doesn't contradict anything I said.

dbdjfjrjvebd on Dec 5, 2019 | [–]

The key is that asking for a solicitor is not an unreasonable delay.

So the basic advice not to talk to the police holds.

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