European Union ministers have agreed to punish incitement to terrorism through the internet. At a meeting in Luxembourg, EU justice and interior ministers tightened existing laws. Public provocation to commit terrorist attacks, as well as recruiting and training people for terrorism will be punishable offences throughout the EU. The ministers also agreed on an action plan to prevent terrorist groups from getting explosives. EU officials said the decision to punish propaganda, recruitment and training for terrorism through the internet filled an important gap in European legislation.
European Union ministers have agreed to punish incitement to terrorism through the internet.
At a meeting in Luxembourg, EU justice and interior ministers tightened existing laws.
Public provocation to commit terrorist attacks, as well as recruiting and training people for terrorism will be punishable offences throughout the EU.
The ministers also agreed on an action plan to prevent terrorist groups from getting explosives.
EU officials said the decision to punish propaganda, recruitment and training for terrorism through the internet filled an important gap in European legislation.
For about a year now, we have a small far-right terror group that branched off the rioters, calling itself the "Arrows of the Hungarians National Liberation Army". They probably started with a few rounds from an AK-47 on the police headquarters (I reported), and continued with Molotov cocktail attacks on the homes of Socialist MPs, and beating up an ex-Socialist turncoat who now supports the Right and who is Jewish (I reported). Their last attack was to fire-bomb a theater counter, done after the girlfriend of a far-right leader caused a scene there, shouting anti-semitic abuse and claiming she wasn't served because she's a Hungarian...
Now, already a year ago, police found one molotov cocktail factory -- and arrested the most prominent far-right blogger, "Tomcat", on the scene (I reported). But courts failed to nail him. And look how he makes fun of that:
The text on Tomcat's T-shirt reads: "Arrows of the Hungarians Liberation Army [image of horseman shooting arrow backwards] SUPPORTING MEMBER"
There is actually a good news here. After the theatre counter fire-bombing, Tomcat also organised two far-right protests there, both of which were stopped and outnumbered by unannounced semi-spontaneous anti-fascist protests, called for by a (Jewish) local councillor of the main right-wing party (who criticised his own party leadership over tolerating the fascists). The above photo of Tomcat was made during the second. (Which was less spontaneous, with former German chancellor Schröder present:)
*Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
