Marat seeks tough law on terrorism

JUSTICE and Attorney-General Dr Allan Marat intends to introduce tough legislation against terrorism and has asked MPs to support the move.
He said that at present, the country did not have any laws to deal with terrorism.
He said the recent hijacking of a small chartered aircraft was a case in point.
“The problem with us here in this Parliament is that when some of us think about tough stances to take to solve issues, some of us jump up and down saying the stances are draconian,” he said during debate on the 2008 Budget yesterday.
“The population of this country is increasing. Recently a light aircraft was hijacked and landed on Fisherman Island. This is terrorism.
“There are 50,000 illegal aliens living in this country and what are we here in this Parliament doing about it?
“Don’t just blame the Government for them. Get out of your comfort zone and work together with the Government to find solutions. Don’t be part of the problem. Be part of the solution.”
Dr Marat said although there were laws in place, there was nothing specific dealt with terrorism.
The Government must make legislations in that regard, he said.
He said terrorism was becoming a major concern all over the world and countries had been taking actions.
“The Government and Parliament must do the same.”