Mr Galloway said officers stopped the pair for “no reason at all” other than to “gain access to our communications”. It has now been announced both he and his wife will challenge the decision to detain them and the ongoing investigation in court. Mr Winters said: "Neither George nor Gayatri were formally arrested, as such, they were detained for what is called an examination. "They were subjected to a frightening procedure by armed police officers, with questions which ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. "We can state with confidence that none of the questions posed had anything to do with terrorism.