Government approves preliminary draft law on radical organisations

(Belga) The federal government has approved a preliminary draft law that bans the activities of radical organisations in Belgium. The text introduces a mechanism that can ban certain organisations that pose a serious threat to national security and the democratic order.

“The goal is clear: to ensure that radical or dangerous organisations can no longer cause harm,” interior minister Bernard Quintin said in a press release.

The measure is aimed at direct participation or logistical, material or financial support for acts of violence, sabotage, terrorist attacks or crimes against humanity. It also targets the active promotion or public dissemination of content that glorifies terrorist activities.

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