| [Maghrebia] The Mauritanian government unveiled broad new anti-terror legislation, AMI reported on Tuesday (December 15th). The draft law permits phone taps and allows home searches to be conducted after the present cut-off time of 10 pm. It also scraps the statute of limitations for terror-related crimes and enhances international information exchange and extradition co-operation. Defence Minister Hamadi Ould Hamadi said that the law, which parliament will consider before the end of January, "is aimed at filling in the gaps in the national legislation with regard to the fight against terrorism and to adapt it for a more appropriate response to this scourge". |