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• Denmark: Murder plot suspects to remain in jail

  12 August 2008, by The Copenhagen Post
  Copenhagen District Court determined that two Tunisian men charged with planning to murder Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, ought to remain in custody, citing that the two are «a danger to national security.» The court’s decision upheld their imprisonment until August 12th, and was based on evidence presented by the national intelligence agency, showing that it was «likely» that the two were guilty of conspiracy to kill Westergaard.

• Five acquitted over Madrid train bombings

  12 August 2008, by News Agencies
  A Spanish court overturned the convictions of four people who had been found guilty in connection with the 2005 Madrid bombings. The court overturned a ruling from last year, which found three guilty of being members of an Islamist cell that carried out the attacks. All four of the men were among 21 people convicted in 2007, of being inspired by – but not directed by, Al Qaeda.

• Preempting Justice : Counterterrorism laws and procedures procedures in France

  11 August 2008, by Human Rights Watch
  The report looks at how France uses a vaguely defined ‘terrorism association offense’ to arrest large numbers of people based on minimal evidence. Human Rights Watch documented credible allegations that terrorism suspects are subjected to oppressive questioning in police custody, linked to a policy that delays a suspect’s access to a lawyer.

• An analysis of the Commission communications on future development of Frontex and the creation of a European border surveillance system (EUROSUR)

  17 July 2008, by Jeandesboz Julien
  On 13 February 2008, the European Commission tabled a ‘border package’, consisting of three communications1 dealing with the issue of EU external border management. Two of these documents, namely the communication on the evaluation and future development of Frontex and the communication on the creation of a European border surveillance system (Eurosur) propose significant evolutions with regard the role of the Frontex agency and the orientations of the EU integrated border management (IBM) concept.

• A qui profite la CNIL ? (Edvige, Cristina, la DST, les RG, et caetera)

  16 juillet 2008, par Jean-Marc Manach
  Aujourd’hui, le Syndicat de la Magistrature, la Ligue des Droits de l’Homme et d’autres s’émeuvent de la création d’Edvige, un fichier (avalisé, avec certaines réserves, par la CNIL) fichant entre autres les personnalités publiques (& les mineurs) « susceptibles de porter atteinte à l’ordre public ». Dans le même temps, personne ne parle de Cristina, un autre fichier, bien plus problématique.

• THE EU’S MATURE COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY – A CRITICAL HISTORICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT

  8 July 2008, by Bossong Raphael
  This paper takes stock of the EU’s response to international terrorism since 9/11. The first part provides a summary historical overview, which highlights the event-driven and contingent development of the EU’s counterterrorism policy. The second part presents a critical assessment of policy outcomes according to the objectives set out in the EU’s Counterterrorism Strategy. Measures ‘to pursue’, and ‘to protect’ against, terrorists seem to have grown substantially. In practice, however, they are undercut by a lack of focus and use at the operational level.

• Border management: striking the balance between freedom and security

  8 July 2008, by European Parliament
  Border management, including the need for a balance between freedom and security, was the subject of a discussion at the EP on Monday between MEPs, national MPs and visiting experts. In the near future Parliament is due to scrutinise several proposals designed to consolidate the system created by the opening up of Europe’s borders and the introduction of the Schengen regime. MEPs will be keen to ensure that fundamental rights and privacy are respected.

• La Commission adopte le troisième rapport annuel sur les réalisations en matière de justice, de liberté et de sécurité

  8 juillet 2008, par European Commission
  La Commission a adopté ce jour son troisième rapport annuel (également nommé « tableau de bord ») sur la mise en oeuvre du programme de La Haye, qui fait le point sur les avancées des politiques menées en matière de liberté, de sécurité et de justice. Le programme de La Haye, qui couvre la période 2005-2009, a pris la suite de celui de Tampere, mis en oeuvre entre 1999 et 2004. Le tableau de bord 2007 évalue les progrès accomplis dans la réalisation des mesures prévues dans le plan d’action de La Haye pour l’année 2007.

• La justice court-circuitée : Les lois et procédures antiterroristes en France

  7 juillet 2008, par Human Rights Watch
  Depuis le milieu des années 1980, époque où elle a subi une vague d’attentats terroristes, la France a mis au point une approche préventive de justice pénale pour contrer le terrorisme que beaucoup de responsables français considèrent comme un modèle digne de susciter l’émulation ailleurs. L’approche française se caractérise par des poursuites judiciaires agressives à l’encontre de réseaux terroristes présumés opérant sur le territoire français. Elle repose sur une étroite collaboration entre les procureurs et juges d’instruction spécialisés d’une part et les services de police et de renseignement d’autre part, conjuguée à des restrictions aux garanties procédurales appliquées aux infractions de droit commun.

• ’Bomb plot’ wife gave false name

  2 July 2008, by BBC
  A suspected airline bomb plotter’s wife has told a jury she gave police a false name and lied to protect her fugitive husband’s identity. Zora Siddique said she had initially given her cousin’s name to officers and had failed to reveal Mohammed Gulzar’s identity because he was a wanted man. Prosecutors allege that Mr Gulzar and others plotted to smuggle liquid bombs disguised as drinks on to planes.

• Coopération policière européenne et internationale : quelle protection pour les nombreux échanges de données personnelles ?

  2 juillet 2008, par Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés
  Les échanges de données personnelles se multiplient dans le cadre de la coopération policière européenne et internationale. Pourtant force est de constater que cet accroissement ne s’accompagne pas toujours de règles de protection des données personnelles satisfaisantes.

• Muslims may not have to undergo sniffer dog checks in UK

  2 July 2008, by Times of India
  Muslim passengers may not be touched by sniffer dogs of the British Transport Police after complaints that the practice is against Islam. According to the religion, dogs are deemed to be spiritually «unclean». A Transport Department report has raised the prospect that animals should only touch passengers’ luggage because it is considered «more acceptable», the Daily Express reported.

• Crown presents strong e-mail evidence in Khawaja case

  2 July 2008, by News Agencies
  The strongest evidence in the case of the first man charged under Canada’s antiterrorism act was revealed in court – emails he wrote over the course of a year prior to his arrest. Mohammad Mowin Khawaja, 29, wrote messages to conspirators in Britain referring to detonation devices, routing recruits to a house in Pakistan, as well as ways to send money and night-vision goggles to insurgents in Afghanistan.

• More money invested to tackle radicalisation

  1 July 2008, by The Muslim Weekly
  New guidance to help and support local authorities, schools, community groups and the police in tackling violent extremism and prevent radicalisation in communities was launched on Tuesday by the government. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls rolled out their counter terrorism strategy which hopes to prevent people getting involved with violent extremism.

• Terror law to allow 42-day detention opposed by MPs

  1 July 2008, by The Muslim Weekly
  The government is unveiling a major new package of a counter-terrorism laws, a plan that gives the right to detain terrorist suspects for upto 42 days without charge. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is understood to have outlined concessions and appealed to MPs not to inflict further damage on the Government after a series of election disasters and policy U-turns. Under long-awaited changes to the Counter-Terrorism Bill, Home Secretary Miss Smith revealed the power to detain suspects without charge would only be used in the face of a «grave, exceptional terrorist threat» to Britain.

• Council Conclusions on the management of the external borders of the member states of the European Union

  16 June 2008, by European Justice and Home Affairs
  Recalling the Hague Programme on strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union and related Action Plan, the Global Approach to Migration and the Council Conclusions of 4 December 2006 on integrated border management

• Press release following 5/6 JHA Council meeting

  16 June 2008, by European Justice and Home Affairs
  The Council expressed its support to an overall compromise on the proposal for a directive of the EP and of the Council on common standards and procedures in MS for returning illegally staying third-country nationals. It also reached a general approach on a decision laying down the necessary administrative and technical provisions for the implementation of a decision on the stepping up of a cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime («Prüm decision»). Regarding counter-terrorism, the Council shared the view of the EU counter-terrorism coordinator on his proposals to concentrate work in the coming months on the prevention of radicalization and on the identification of technical assistance to Northern Africa/Sahel and Pakistan.

• Conclusions du Conseil sur l’instauration de mécanismes de coopération entre les missions civiles relevant de la PESD et Europol en ce qui concerne l’échange d’informations

  16 juin 2008, par European Council
  Tenant compte de l’initiative lancée par la présidence dans le but d’instaurer des mécanismes de coopération entre Europol et les missions civiles relevant de la Politique européenne de sécurité et de défense (PESD) pour l’échange d’informations ...

• Conclusions du Conseil sur la gestion des frontières extérieures des États membres de l’Union européenne

  16 juin 2008, par European Council
  Rappelant le programme de La Haye visant à renforcer la liberté, la sécurité et la justice dans l’Union européenne et le plan d’action qui s’y rapporte, l’approche globale sur la question des migrations et les conclusions du Conseil du 4 décembre 2006 sur la gestion intégrée des frontières

• Ten people arrested for financing group tied to al-Qaeda

  2 June 2008, by Earth Times
  Agents from the French, German and Dutch anti- terrorism services on Friday arrested 10 Turkish nationals suspected of helping finance a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda. Eight of the suspects were arrested in France by members of French domestic intelligence service DST, French media reported.

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