UK government introduces new counter-terrorism bill. Here are its key measures.
London, May 20: The UK government has unveiled a new counter-terrorism bill. Here are some of the key measures to be introduced in the legislation, as reported by The Guardian:
New sentencing regime
Terrorism offenders will be sentenced under the following terms:
Longer sentences
Longer licence periods
* Offenders will spend longer under supervision in the community, with a minimum period of 12 months on licence for all terrorism offenders, and adult offenders on parole will be required to take polygraphs, or lie detector tests.
Tougher tools for monitoring suspects
* The bill expands and toughens the power of terrorism prevention and investigation measures (Tpims) by lowering the standard of proof for imposing the measure, removing the maximum length they can last and adding extra measures.
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