Sunday, January 25, 2015

It should NOT be a crime to join ISIS, says Green party leader

  • Natalie Bennett insists it should not be illegal to join any organisation
  • Stresses that inciting violence or supporting violence should be illegal
  • ISIS was banned by the UK last summer after rise in extremists attacks
  • Government warns of 'very significant risk' of an ISIS-inspired attack
  • Greens have seen a surge in membership to overtake Ukip and Lib Dems
  • But few people know what their policies are with 4 months until the election
The Green party does not believe people should be banned from joining ISIS or Al Qaeda, its leader claimed today.

Natalie Bennett said people should not be punished for what they think and stressed it should 'not be a crime simply to belong to an organisation'

More than 600 people from Britain are thought to have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join jihadists, with security forces warning returning fighters pose the biggest terror threat to Britain.

Natalie Bennett said people should not be punished for what they think and stressed it should 'not be a crime simply to belong to an organisation'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2925596/It-NOT-crime-join-ISIS-says-Green-party-leader-does-not-want-punish-people-think.html#ixzz3PrIM0xxC
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