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Борьба с террором

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UK Passes Broad And Sweeping New Counterterrorism Legislation
By: Kylie Bull, Managing Editor
11/26/2014 (11:14am)

Since the attacks in London on July 7 2005, around 40 terrorist plots have been disrupted in the United Kingdom. There have been attempts to conduct marauding "Mumbai-style" gun attacks on UK streets, blowing up the London Stock Exchange, bringing down airliners, assassinating a British ambassador and murdering members of the UK armed forces.

It's against this backdrop that the British government introduced a sweeping new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill on November 26.

“The powers in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill are essential to keep up with the very serious and rapidly changing threats we face," Home Secretary Theresa May said. "But it is also right that we make sure there is proper oversight and scrutiny of those who use the sensitive powers granted by counterterrorism legislation. That is why we have already acted in this Parliament to strengthen the role and increase the resources available to the Intelligence and Security Committee. And it is why the bill will also establish a new independent privacy and civil liberties board to support the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, David Anderson QC”...


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