"A [terrorism] definition that relies heavily on executive discretion risks inconsistency, perceptions of unfairness, and the treatment of legitimate protest as terrorism, said the commission, which heard evidence from more than 200 experts and stakeholders. To ensure clarity and proportionality while maintaining operational effectiveness, the commission recommends a more focused statutory definition. Terrorism should be defined narrowly as acts intended to coerce, compel, or subvert government or an international governmental organisation,"
"Legal experts, former government ministers and an ex-MI6 director have criticised the process used to ban Palestine Action. The commission was chaired by the former lord chief justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan KC, and included the former attorney general for England and Wales, Dominic Grieve, and the former global counter-terrorism director of MI6, Richard Barrett. It said the ban on Palestine Action highlighted several of the features of and concerns about the power to proscribe."
An independent commission convened by the Bingham Centre found the terrorism definition used to proscribe Palestine Action was too broad and risked treating legitimate protest as terrorism. The panel, chaired by Sir Declan Morgan KC and including Dominic Grieve and Richard Barrett, heard evidence from more than 200 experts and urged stronger parliamentary oversight and judicial scrutiny. It recommended a narrower statutory definition limited to acts intended to coerce, compel or subvert government or international organisations, and said property-damage thresholds should apply only where conduct risks life, national security or public safety, or involves arson, explosives or firearms.
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