New bill grants president authority to declare groups ‘terrorist organisations’
06 May 2015, 10:14 PM
Hassan Mohamed
The Attorney General’s (AG) office has drafted a new anti-terrorism bill that would grant exclusive authority to the president to declare groups as terrorist organisations.
The 39-page draft defines terrorist organisations as a group of people acting as a whole, which carries out or has the purpose of destroying properties or carrying out acts of brutality.
The draft legislation proposes restricting constitutional rights upon arrest for terrorism suspects – including the right to remain silent and access to legal counsel – and criminalises flying overseas to fight in foreign wars.
Inciting violence at demonstrations and threatening the country’s independence and sovereignty will be considered acts of terrorism.
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