| First They Came for National Action |
[Dec. 16th, 2016|02:37 am] |
First They Came for National Action
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December 15, 2016
In an unprecedented move, the British government has officially banned the “far right” organization, National Action, under U.K anti-terrorism laws.
The British government appears to be taking the threat posed by the far-right more seriously than in the past, leading to speculation other groups could be banned in the near future.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd is the one responsible for the decision and she explained her rationale thusly:
“This will mean that being a member of, or inviting support for, this organisation will be a criminal offence. National Action is a racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation which stirs up hatred, glorifies violence and promotes a vile ideology, and I will not stand for it. It has absolutely no place in a Britain that works for everyone.”
The legislation which gives Rudd the authority to ban National Action is the U.K. Terrorism Act which was initially passed in 2000 but was amended in 2006 after the London bus bombings by Muslim terrorists. The law is basically the U.K.’s version of the Patriot Act but it’s actually more stringent since the 2006 amendment allowed for the criminalization of “glorifying terrorism.” |
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