CHINA-INTERNAL: NPC

In the 106-article draft of the Counter-terrorism Law submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), which opened in Beijing on February 26, 2015, the controversial definition of "terrorism" in the revised draft has been narrowed by removing a reference to "thought" as a crime. It still proposes, however, that certain "speeches" qualify as terrorism offences. Xinhua quoted Su Zelin, Deputy Director of the NPC Standing Committee's Legislative Affairs Commission, as saying that "thoughts" had been dropped "for the sake of accuracy and applicability".According to the new draft, terrorism is defined as "any speech or activity that, by means of violence, sabotage or threat, generates social panic, undermines public security, and menaces government organs and international organisations".





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