Italy to tighten anti-terrorism law

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Wednesday 11 Feb 2015 - 14:05 Makkah mean time-22-4-1436 Italisn Interior Minister Angelino Alfano (Google image) Rome (IINA) – Italy proposed tougher penalties to combat terrorism, including jail sentences of up to six years for those found guilty of recruiting fighters, and measures to block terror-related websites, Sky News Arabia reported. The new measures approved by the cabinet on Tuesday, which must also be passed in parliament, follow the January 7 attacks by extremist gunmen in Paris and the discovery of a plot to kill police officers in Belgium. Both incidents have led to heightened security measures across Europe. The proposals would give authorities tougher powers to withdraw the passports of suspected militants and there will be tighter controls on a "black list" of websites, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said after a cabinet meeting. The bill would also allow new penalties for possession of explosives, extra surveillance of potential "foreign fighters", and punishment to be applied to the recruiter and the person who is recruited as well. In a statement released after the meeting, the cabinet said the measures were similar to those adopted by France, such as criminalizing "terrorist self-training", for instance through the use of materials found on the Internet. AB/IINA