As the Conservative Party once
again reigns in the UK parliament, Prime Minister David Cameron made it clear
that he and his cabinet will create new powers to tackle radicalisation.
According to Cameron, the
country has been a “passively tolerant society” for far too long.
The new bill will include new
immigration rules targeting terrorist activities and suspects, powers to close extremist
infrastructure and “extremist disruption orders.”
The later may be the authority
to use communications disruption and misinformation into terrorist networks for
monitoring.
Home Secretary Theresa May had
set out the proposals before the election.
However, the Conservatives still
face opposition from Liberal Democrat coalition partners for the new powers.
The UK Supreme Court will review
the measures’ provisions, which include banning orders for hate speech by
extremist organisations.
Meanwhile, analysts say that
the new measures can silence any group or individual they want, political or
not. The new measures may undermine democracy or British values of tolerance
and mutual respect.
Home Secretary May is also
looking to tighten Asylum laws for any person with extremist views.
The funding or membership of
any person in a group suspected of extremist activity would be considered
committing their own criminal offence.
