Terrorists Under UK Law Could Include Journalists

JOSEPH COX motherboard.vice.com The UK's terrorism laws are so broad they could be applied to journalists and their supporters, as well as crimes that have nothing to do with terrorism, according to a new report from the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. David Anderson QC presented his report to Parliament today, and called on ministers to reverse the increasing “creep” of the laws in recent years. The report focused on the definition of terrorism in the UK, which among other things currently means that someone can be considered a terrorist if they publish material that is considered to endanger life or to pose a health risk to the public. This could have legitimate purposes, perhaps in the case of a radical cleric calling for violence, or someone distributing plans on how to manufacture bombs. But the problem is that the law isn't specific enough, meaning that it can be applied to cases that do not have anything to do with terrorism. to read more: motherboard.vice.com