Re: The Crime of Treason
Originally Posted by
ruthio
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"The UK is attempting to block the return of at least nine Britons held in Syria over links to Islamic State, according to the Telegraph
It says five suspects - including two members of an IS group dubbed the "Beatles" - have already been named, but the identities of two others, as well as two women and their children, are being protected.
The paper calls on the government to update the crime of treason if it feels there's not enough evidence to try them here.
It quotes a senior official for the semi-autonomous Kurdish enclave in Syria - where many of the fighters are held - as saying Britain should take on its moral and humanistic duty towards its citizens."
Given the news today about the British jihadists who are presently being held in Syria (see above)...do you think it's high time the laws relating to the crime of Treason are updated?
What would you recommend?
No! They should not be tried here, other than in absentia.
They should never be allowed back here.
As for their women and children, the same.
Let them back and we will just be inviting the development of another generation of terrorists.
They chose to go to Syria and fight for a terrorist organisation. Let them stay there.