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Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

I shall be brief. I am not sure that the hon. Member for Gainsborough (Mr Leigh) and I necessarily agree on all things in this area, but on this we completely agree. I am a signatory to new clause 1, which I am delighted to support. It is essential that we look at this issue. We have heard, for example, that Liberty took up a case where somebody was threatened with prosecution under section 5 of the 1986 Act for peacefully holding a placard that said, ““Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult””. That is a matter of opinion rather than a matter for prosecution.

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Reference

533 c86 

Session

2010-12

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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