📍LAST CHANCE📍
#SPYCOPS Bill is in the house today!!
This morning is your last chance to write in to your MP if you haven’t already and encourage them to vote for amendments to the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill.
This Bill gives wide sweeping powers to people working undercover. With this Bill the Government have not limited the crimes that can be committed while working undercover meaning that they could commit torture or murder and not face charges for their actions. Not only that the criteria of when these powers can be used is vague and the bar is set as low as ‘to prevent disorder’ or ‘to protect the economic interests of the UK’. Furthermore these powers have been granted to a wide range of bodies who would seemingly have no need of them such as the Food Standards Agency and the Gambling Authority. When taking all of these points into consideration it is clear to see that this Bill enables corruption and abuse of the system which could result in the loss of life and further impinge upon our rights, liberty and democracy.
The Government had the chance in October to amend this Bill however they chose not to with amendments often being voted down by 60 votes. Thankfully the Lords saw sense and have brought forward even more amendments including to protect children and to allow victims to claim compensation.
These amendments will be HEARD TODAY!
Thank you for doing your bit to stand up for liberty, human rights and democracy!
Saveourrights.uk/spycops
#SPYCOPS Bill is in the house today!!
This morning is your last chance to write in to your MP if you haven’t already and encourage them to vote for amendments to the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill.
This Bill gives wide sweeping powers to people working undercover. With this Bill the Government have not limited the crimes that can be committed while working undercover meaning that they could commit torture or murder and not face charges for their actions. Not only that the criteria of when these powers can be used is vague and the bar is set as low as ‘to prevent disorder’ or ‘to protect the economic interests of the UK’. Furthermore these powers have been granted to a wide range of bodies who would seemingly have no need of them such as the Food Standards Agency and the Gambling Authority. When taking all of these points into consideration it is clear to see that this Bill enables corruption and abuse of the system which could result in the loss of life and further impinge upon our rights, liberty and democracy.
The Government had the chance in October to amend this Bill however they chose not to with amendments often being voted down by 60 votes. Thankfully the Lords saw sense and have brought forward even more amendments including to protect children and to allow victims to claim compensation.
These amendments will be HEARD TODAY!
Thank you for doing your bit to stand up for liberty, human rights and democracy!
Saveourrights.uk/spycops