N.O.R.F Posted March 1, 2007 New Somali anti-terror bill 28/02/2007 14:25 - (SA) Baidoa - The Somali interim parliament was debating an anti-terrorism bill on Wednesday which includes the death penalty as punishment for perpetrators of terror attacks. The bill also proposes life and long-term prison sentences and confiscation of property for suspected terrorists, according to a motion circulated by the government, which sits in the provincial town of Baidoa. "Anybody who assists, trains, or provokes terrorists will receive one or more of the above mentioned punishments," the bill said. It also bans the use of symbols, flags, and teaching used by known terrorist organisations, without specifying which groups. The bill, already endorsed by the council of ministers, was expected to be passed on Thursday. The Somali capital Mogadishu has seen a surge in insurgent attacks and fighting since joint Somali-Ethiopian forces ousted a powerful Islamist movement late last year. In January, US forces deployed heavily armed AC-130 gunship aeroplanes to carry out at least two air strikes in southern Somalia against suspected Al-Qaeda members. http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,9294,2-11-1447_2076308,00.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
