Britain Unveils World's "Toughest" Counter-Terrorism Law
by Soeren Kern
• December 7, 2014 at 5:00 am
The
government argues that the new powers—intended to prevent British jihadists
from fighting abroad and to stop them from returning if they do—are necessary
to keep Britain safe.
Civil
liberties groups counter that the measures are "draconian" in scope
and represent a dramatic expansion of government surveillance powers, ones
that are ripe for misuse if they are not matched by strong safeguards.
A key provision
of the new law would authorize the government to seize the passports of
terror suspects traveling to Iraq, Syria and other jihadist battlegrounds.
The British government has unveiled sweeping new counter-terrorism
measures which—if approved by Parliament—would give the United Kingdom some
of the "toughest powers in the world" to fight Islamic terrorism.
The government argues that the new powers—intended to prevent British
jihadists from fighting abroad and to stop them from returning if they do—are
necessary to keep Britain safe.
Civil liberties groups counter that the measures are
"draconian" in scope and represent a dramatic expansion of
government surveillance powers, ones that are ripe for misuse if they are not
matched by strong safeguards.
The Counter Terrorism and Security Bill was introduced to the House of
Commons (the lower house of Parliament) by Home Secretary Theresa May on
November 26. The bill is being fast-tracked through Parliament and could
become law as early as the beginning of 2015.
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