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Thursday, April 7, 2005
The passage today (Thursday) of the Serious Organised Crime and
Police Bill will greatly assist in curbing the violent excesses
of animal extremism and help foster a better environment for science
in the UK, said the Association of the British Pharmaceutical industry.
Taken together with new measures announced last year, the UK now
has the tightest anti-extremism legislation anywhere in the world.
"We warmly welcome this new legislation which will enable
scientists to go about their legitimate work without fear of intimidation
and continue to allow peaceful protest. We shall be working closely
with the authorities to monitor the impact of the new measures over
the coming months. Coupled with increased police resources this
should lead to far fewer attacks in the future" said ABPI Director
of Science & Technology, Dr Philip Wright.
"We are extremely pleased the Government has recognised the
gravity of this issue and taken these measures to tackle extremist
attacks. This Bill also enjoyed the support of all the major political
parties - demonstrating a strong commitment to scientific progress
and that violence has no place in discourse within an enlightened
society."
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