Ministry of Public Security: anti-terrorism law will not harm free speech of citizens

Chinese Ministry of Public Security Party Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Commissioner Liu Yuejin said recently that from January 1 this year, the official implementation of the "People's Republic of China Anti-Terrorism Act" will not affect network operators and service providers legitimate business activities, there was no use of this provisions do "back door", intellectual property infringement or damage corporate citizens' freedom of speech.

Liu Yuejin said that anti-terrorism legislation fully into account the real problems and practice of the Chinese anti-terrorism efforts in the face of an urgent need to study draws on the provisions of the relevant UN Security Council member states to combat cyber-terrorism legislation and experience the United States, Russia, the European Union, and listen to opinions from all sides, the final regulations, telecommunications operators, Internet service providers should be the public security organs, state security organs according to law to prevent, investigate terrorist activities and the provision of technical interfaces decryption technical support and assistance.

According to reports, the development of information technology, the network has become a terrorist organization and terrorist organization, planning, an important tool for the implementation of activities of terrorist crimes. Violent and terrorist activities in recent years occurred in the vast majority of violent criminals are being spread fear on the idea of ​​network text, audio and video data after the commission of a crime, a number of major cases even outside the Internet planning, directing implementation.

Said Liu Yuejin, enhance network security management, a clear network operators and service providers against cyber-terrorism activities, social responsibilities and obligations is imperative.

Some people think that the provisions of the anti-terrorism law to restrict media coverage of terrorist incidents freedom of the press, Liu Yuejin responded that, in response to the terrorist attacks of the disposal process, the report could lead to inappropriate actions of terrorists acquiring relevant information to victims and to the disposal site adversely affected, and may cause other terrorist tendencies imitation copy, or cause unnecessary social panic.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the disposal of the public in a timely manner and objective understanding of the situation, the anti-terrorism law terrorist incident, the development of emergency response and the process of information dissemination body, to raise any unit or individual may fabricate, spread false information about terrorist incidents; shall report, dissemination of terrorist activities may cause imitate implementation details; not post terrorist incidents in cruel, inhuman scene; in response to terrorist incidents disposal, in addition to the news media, which is responsible for publishing the work of the governing bodies approved the anti-terrorism information, shall not report staff to deal with the spread of on-site disposal, hostage identity and circumstances of emergency response action and other specific requirements.

In addition, the development of anti-terrorism law in the process, but also give full consideration to the balance between counter-terrorism and human rights. First, the principles set out in counter-terrorism and human rights protection in the General Relations. Second, in the particular system also reflects the principles of human rights protection. Third, involving restriction of personal freedom or property counterpart measures, provides for strict examination and approval authority. Fourth, the emphasis on emergency response for the protection of life and protection of victims.