Proceeding contribution from Tony McNulty (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 20 July 2006. It occurred during Legislative debate on Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism.
Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
No, there would not. No matter how many organisations are on the order, they are treated under law as separate and distinct organisations, so the de-proscription would apply simply to the one organisation, rather than to the whole list. As I was saying, there is material on the al-Ghurabaa website that says"‘kill those who insult Mohammed’" and"““we do believe in Jihad, we do believe in violence, we do believe in terrorizing the enemy of Allah””." It talks about Osama bin Laden being a lion and says that his opponents are"““treading a downhill path of destruction and humiliation””." It speaks of the USA being"““forced to kneel down towards him””." The Saved Sect churns out similar propaganda. Let us be clear: those are examples not of freedom of speech, but of the abuse of those freedoms. They are insidious attacks on the broad values that the overwhelming majority of communities in this country hold dear. The case of the Baluchistan Liberation Army and TAK is different, as those organisations are directly concerned with terrorism, and have claimed responsibility for some dreadful atrocities. For example, the Baluchistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for attacks going back to at least 2004, including the murder of Chinese engineers in February 2006 and nine bombings of railway stations in 2005. TAK has also claimed responsibility for attacks in Turkey since 2004, including a bomb attack on an internet café in Istanbul. Although those organisations are not based in the United Kingdom, they pose a threat to our citizens, as was demonstrated by the tragic death of British citizens in a bomb attack by TAK in the Turkish resort of Kusadasi in 2005.
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- 449 c493-4
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- 2005-06
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- Appeals Assets National security Proscribed organisations Terrorism Teyrebaz Azadiye Kurdistan Saved Sect Baluchistan Liberation Army al Ghurabaa Statutory instruments
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- Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2006
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