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New law will boost anti-terror vigilance

Parliament recently enacted regulations giving the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) additional powers to regulate NGOs and civil society organisations involved in countering radicalisation and violent extremism.

The new rules have drawn a sharp reaction from NGOs and the civil society who claim they are not only draconian but unconstitutional.

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