New
measures to combat terrorism will be introduced to Parliament by the end of
this month, the Prime Minister has announced.
They will
include powers to seize passports and to stop those who have joined terrorist
groups returning from abroad.
In a speech
to the Australian Parliament in Canberra
The PM said
the root cause of terrorism is not poverty or foreign policy, but "the
extremist narrative" of hate preachers.
He said:
"We must confront this extremism in all its forms. We must ban extremist
preachers from our countries. We must root out extremism from our schools,
universities and prisons."
Under the
new powers, police and border officers could temporarily confiscate a passport
if they have "reasonable suspicion" that an individual is travelling
abroad to engage in terrorism-related activity.
Those
passports could be seized for up to 30 days with a magistrate's review after 14
days - and they could be taken multiple times.
The
individual would also be placed on a "no fly" list for the duration
of the order.
As for
suspected fighters who are already abroad, they could face an exclusion order,
valid for up to two years and renewable after that, meaning they would be
unable to return to the UK.
Those who
persisted in trying to get back might then be escorted by UK authorities and
could either face prosecution in the UK or be put on Terrorism Investigation
and Prevention Measures (TPIMs)
David
Cameron told the Australian Parliament: "Your Prime Minister has given a
strong international lead on this, helping to galvanise the UN Security Council
with a powerful address.
The PM
first outlined the new legislation in late August when the UK
The
Government hopes the proposals will pass quickly through Parliament and become
law in January 2015.
Source: Sky
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