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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to abandon the Counter-Terrorism Bill 2008 and shrink the legal definition of terrorism so that it applies only to acts of violence against people rather than damage to property, crimes of speech or association. More details
Submitted by Anne Gray of Campaign against Criminalising Communities – Deadline to sign up by: 29 August 2008 – Signatures: 341
Petition update, 30 January 2009
You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "abandon the Counter-Terrorism Bill 2008 and shrink the legal definition of terrorism so that it applies only to acts of violence against people rather than damage to property, crimes of speech or association"The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:
http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page18162
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This Bill is wrong because it promotes new forms of punishment without trial and retains the excessively broad definition of terrorism from the 2000 Terrorism Act, which includes not only violent acts but also the mere threat of serious damage to property anywhere in the world in an attempt to influence any government. ‘Anti-terror’ powers have been used to convict for membership of organisations, and to harass protestors for peaceful activities. The Bill's new offence of 'seeking or communicating information about the armed forces which could be useful to terrorism' could be used against the peace movement. The Bill proposes further forms of punishment without (or after) trial – e.g., confiscation of property such as bank accounts or vehicles,and bans on foreign travel,which could be imposed on the basis of secret evidence withheld from defendants. It allows post-charge questioning of suspects, through which persons in custody could be intimidated into making confessions or into incriminating others.
The Bill also allows no-jury inquests which would seriously undermine police accountability in cases like the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.
Current signatories
Anne Gray, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- p.selvaratnam
- F.Qureshi
- Rachel Bird
- Les Levidow
- Anandan Sothinathan
- Dr C P Thiagarajah
- Navaratnam Paramakumaran
- K Kuganesan
- Abdul Karim
- David Mery
- K Ilankovan
- Dr.Muttiah.theivendra
- Shanthy Rahulotchanan
- C T Pathy
- Sasi Suresh
- S.Skanthatheva
- D. Jeyanandan
- suhel ahmed
- Ben Parish
- Balendran Kandasamy
- Velupillai Rasalingam
- S.Kanagasundaram
- Nat Queen
- Matthew Simkiss
- Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui
- CAJAN AATHITHAN
- Mr. Ajandan Arunagiri
- Peter Reynolds-Wright
- Liz Reynolds
- Saleh Mamon
- Caroline Dadd
- Bridget Dunne
- Richard Haley
- Mick Hall
- Eamonn Ward
- Philip Dunn
- Jamie Ritchie
- Christopher Main
- Joe Shaw
- Jessica Baily
- Matthew Hill
- robert campbell
- Philip Lewis
- George Dutton
- Lizann Bonnar
- ellen asquith
- Kellyanne Findlay
- anne greagsby
- Neil Anderson
- John Couzin
- Ali J Asif
- Lance Goodey
- Muhammad
- Simon Hunter
- margie haig
- Lewis Skinner
- Adrienne Burrows
- SORREL OATES
- penelope stone
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- David Cole
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