Description

Representative of the government explain the newly proposed anti-terrorism law to parliament members. Marliament members express their analysis and distrust of the proposed bill. The provisions of Ethiopia's draft Anti-Terrorism Proclamation can be broadly grouped under the following categories: 1) Defining terrorism and terrorist acts and imposing penalties (parts I and II); 2) Expanding police powers, including powers of arrest and detention (part III); 3) Modifying trial procedures and evidentiary rules (part IV); 4) Designating terrorist organizations and freezing assets (part V); 5) Designating institutional and judicial jurisdiction over terrorism crimes (part VI); and 6) Miscellaneous provisions (part VII).

Video URL:
http://www.ethiotube.net/video/4437/Discussion-on-the-Draft-Anti-terrorism-Law