Category: terrorism
Automatic early release of terrorists ends – Ministry of Justice
‘The automatic early release of terrorist offenders will end as emergency legislation to ensure the public is protected receives Royal Assent.’
Ministry of Justice, 26th February 2020
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Extremist neo-Nazi group to be banned under terror laws – BBC News
‘Joining the far-right group Sonnenkrieg Divison is set to become illegal, under a proscription order to be put to MPs.’
BBC News, 24th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UN warns of rise of ‘cybertorture’ to bypass physical ban – The Guardian
‘Psychological torture is being exploited by states to circumvent the more widely understood ban on physically inflicting pain and may open the way to a future of “cybertorture”, the UN torture rapporteur has said.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK venues could face legal duty to provide protection from terrorism – The Guardian
‘The owners and operators of businesses and public spaces such as concert halls, shopping centres and parks will be legally bound to protect such venues from terrorism under a new statutory duty proposed by the government.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
St Paul’s bomb plot: IS supporter Safiyya Shaikh pleads guilty – BBC News
‘A supporter of the banned Islamic State terror group has admitted plotting to blow herself up in a bomb attack on St Paul’s Cathedral.’
BBC News, 21st February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Longer jail time for terrorists could backfire, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘Emergency plans to increase the minimum time terrorists serve in jail risk being counterproductive because of the danger that prisoners will be further radicalised behind bars, the official watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Streatham attack: Bill stopping early release of jailed terrorists passes unopposed in Commons – The Independent
‘Boris Johnson’s emergency legislation preventing automatic early release for terrorists halfway through their prison sentences has cleared all its stages in the Commons without a vote.’
The Independent, 12th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Urgent crackdown on terror sentences will affect about 50 inmates – The Guardian
‘About 50 prisoners convicted of terror offences will no longer be automatically freed halfway through their sentences, under emergency government legislation designed to prevent further jihadi attacks by recently released inmates.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Begum still barred from returning to UK or reclaiming British citizenship – UK Human Rights Blog
‘When she was fifteen Shamina Begum slipped unimpeded out of the country to join ISIL. Only her image, walking with two school friends, was captured as she made her way through Gatwick Airport onto the aircraft. Her return to the UK, five years on is proving more difficult.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th February 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of citizenship – The Guardian
‘Shamima Begum, the woman who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in Syria, has lost her appeal against the Home Office’s move to revoke her citizenship and prevent her from returning to London.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government to be challenged in court over Prevent reviewer – The Guardian
‘The government’s failure to appoint an independent reviewer of its Prevent strategy and assess the controversial de-radicalisation programme’s effectiveness is to be challenged in court.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rush to change sentencing laws before release of convicted terrorists – The Guardian
‘Emergency terrorism laws announced after the Streatham attack could be pushed through parliament by 27 February – just one day before a convicted terrorist who disseminated Islamic State propaganda via Twitter is due for automatic release.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Article 6 breaches prove no magic bullet for convictions on appeal (R v Abdurahman) – 5 SAH
‘Rebecca Hill provides her Corporate Crime analysis for Lexis Nexis PSL: The Court of Appeal considered the safety of the conviction of Abdurahman who had assisted one of the 21/7 London bombers after the event. It reaffirmed that its purpose is to objectively appraise the safety of a conviction looking to all the circumstances, notwithstanding in this case a finding by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that Mr Abdurahman’s rights under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (right to a fair trial) had been breached.’
5 SAH, 3rd February 2020
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
Streatham attack: Terror sentence changes ‘face legal battle’ – BBC News
‘Ministers face a legal battle over their plans to make terror offenders serve longer in prison, a former government adviser has warned.’
BBC News, 4th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No terrorism offenders to be released without review, says minister – The Guardian
‘The government has responded to the knife attack in Streatham by announcing sweeping legal changes to prevent the automatic release of terrorist offenders.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government terror adviser warns ‘no magic test’ to stop reoffending – The Guardian
‘The government’s adviser on terror legislation has warned that there is “no magic test” to determine the risks posed by a terrorist on release from prison, in further criticism of recently announced proposals to examine them with lie detectors.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Criminalising the possession of “terrorist propaganda”: a human rights analysis – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Home Office is proposing to legislate for a new criminal offence relating to the “possession of the most serious material glorifying or encouraging terrorism”.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st January 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Guildford pub bomb police face High Court threat over files – BBC News
‘Lawyers in the Guildford pub bombing inquest have threatened Surrey Police with High Court action over archives removed from a history centre.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lie-detector tests planned for convicted terrorists freed on licence – The Guardian
‘Convicted terrorists will face lie-detector tests under a raft of measures drawn up in the wake of the most recent London Bridge attack to toughen up the monitoring of offenders in the community.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
