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Should Computer Misuse Act offences committed in UK be prosecuted in UK?

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Entrapment

Entrapment is not illegal in the UK. Evidence gathered via entrapment is inadmissable in court. Not the same thing. The police don't get prosecuted if they commit entrapment; they just fail in their attempt to prosecute someone else.

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