Law & Paneir

Last week, France was under siege for three days by Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda in Yemen or Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) terrorists. It’s regarded as the vilest paroxysm of terrorism in France since the Algerian War and was labeled as France’s 9/11. The impact created by these heinous attacks intensified worries about the failure of the French security and intelligence agencies. Further the underprivileged immigrant in suburbs and the radicalization of alienated young people on society’s margins make France vulnerable for such future attacks. The radicalization of a small group of people within French society who are disintegrates them and rejects the core value of French people. President Francois Hollande had stated that France means liberty and fraternity.   This shows that there an abyss between Islam and the values of the West. The latest reports indicate that the French and USA intelligence services had known these terrorists and at one point of time did

Last week, France was under siege for three days by Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda in Yemen or Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) terrorists.  It’s regarded as the vilest paroxysm of terrorism in France since the Algerian War and was labeled as France’s 9/11. The impact created by these heinous attacks intensified worries about the failure of the French security and intelligence agencies. Further the underprivileged immigrant in suburbs and the radicalizations of alienated young people on society’s margins make France vulnerable for such future attacks. The radicalization of a small group of people within French society who are disintegrates them and rejects the core value of French people. President Francois Hollande had stated that France means liberty and fraternity.   This shows that there an abyss between Islam and the values of the West. The latest reports indicate that the French and USA intelligence services had known these terrorists and at one point of time

RECENTLY, our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tabled a White Paper on terrorism. The initiative taken by the Government is a progressive step. By publishing this paper, the Government has shown its conviction and views this matter seriously. Najib correctly pointed out that there is a need to have new legislation to curb terrorist related activities, including terrorist financing. The arrests of suspected terrorist/sympathisers indicate the threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is imminent. It’s has become the biggest threat for our national security. On Wednesday, heavily armed gunmen murdered more than 12 people including the editor-in-chief of  Charlie Hebdo , a French newspaper in Paris. This indicates that a terrorist attack can happened anywhere and at any time even though there is high security alert. This is a very dangerous and irrepressible situation to handle. The British Parliament in January, through the Counter-Terrorism Bill, wanted to intro