In the EU to impose penalties for incitement to terrorism on the Internet

European Ministers of Justice and Internal Affairs endorsed the introduction of penalties for incitement to terrorism on the Internet. The decision was taken at a meeting held yesterday in Luxembourg, reports BBC BBC.

According to EU officials, the decision to limit the promotion of ideas of terrorism on the World Wide Web fills an important gap in European legislation.

Now the courts of EU Member States may require Internet service providers such sites close. The experts who participated in the meeting, called the Internet ...

Nevertheless, human rights organizations and representatives of the northern European countries have made such a statement of this legal standard, which specifies that the law will not be used to suppress freedom of expression.

Ministers also agreed on a plan of measures to curb illicit trafficking in explosives, which could fall into terrorist hands. The campaign is planned to establish an early warning system to receive the data on stolen explosives and detonators.

Recall, the coordinator of the EU to combat terrorism, Gilles de Kershaw earlier this month, has already stated that the level of terrorist threat in Europe has not decreased, and there are about five thousand. Internet sites that contribute to fueling radicalization among young people. In the UK, Spain and Italy have previously called for punishment of incitement to terrorism, according to pk. kiev. ua.