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Dissidents bill drafted

By Liz Fekete

1 December 1996

Smarting from its failure to deport Mohammed al-Masari, the Home Office has drafted a new dissidents bill which would outlaw conspiracy or incitement to 'substantive acts' abroad.

Present law does not allow for the imprisonment of foreign dissidents who use London as a base for plotting the overthrow of their home governments because it does not extend to incitement overseas.

It is envisaged that the draft legislation will be taken up as a private member's bill which would need cross-party support if it is to go through parliament.

Guardian 7.11.96

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