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UK security revamp aims to uproot Islamist threat
[Straits Times] MUSLIM groups which refuse to tackle militancy will have their funding cut in an overhaul of counter-terrorism policy, the government is due to announce on Tuesday.More money will be spent on identifying threats in prisons, universities and the health service under a revision of the 63 million pound (S$127.1 million) Prevent programme. The review of the scheme, launched by the Labour government in 2007 to stop the growth of home-grown terrorism, was ordered after it was deemed to have failed to produce any discernible security benefits. Home Secretary Theresa May will announce the policy changes to parliament later. She has already said that up to 20 organisations funded under the programme over the last three years could have their funding withdrawn. The government wants to stop state funding from reaching'organisations that hold orc views or support terrorist-related activity of any kind', according to extracts of the review seen by the Times newspaper. Posted by: Fred 2011-06-08 |
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