Terror laws may be expanded to include incitement, pro-terrorist religious or ideological education The government argues that incitement to terrorism should be punishable, even if it does not pose a concrete risk of crime.

May 20, 2021   

(Yle) On Thursday, the government submitted a bill to Parliament amending anti-terrorism legislation.

According to Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson (SPP), the reform is important because terrorism threatens the basic functions of society.

The cabinet aims to expand the criminalisation of terrorist offenses.

For example, the proposal would make it punishable to perform any function essential to the criminal activities of a terrorist group. This might mean participating in a group’s armed activities, including training, ensuring a group’s operational readiness or encouraging terrorist offenses, for example.

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