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Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill

Perhaps I am pre-empting the Minister, but I wanted to press him on clause 13. He talks about safeguards and so on, but how can he justify the fact that a 10-year prison sentence could be handed down to someone who may never have been arrested, let alone convicted, of a terrorism offence? That length of sentence is higher than that given for many violent offences that have been properly proved.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
589 c798 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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