UK extremists ‘exploiting gaps in law to push their agenda’

Ex-Met officer warns of antisemitic coronavirus conspiracy theories

Extremists are exploiting gaps in existing laws to push their agenda, such as peddling antisemitic coronavirus conspiracy theories, a former counter-terror chief has warned as a major review of current legislation is launched.

A former assistant commissioner for specialist operations at the Metropolitan police, Sir Mark Rowley, has been asked to lead a review to examine whether existing legislation adequately deals with “hateful extremism”.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2XLDIXO

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