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Gujarat anti-terror Bill gets President’s nod
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- President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the ‘Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill’, controversial antiterror legislation passed by the BJP-ruled State in March 2015.
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- Controversial Feature:
(1) As per the new Act “intercepted telephonic conversations would now be considered as legitimate evidence.”
- Rejected thrice:
(1) Earlier named as Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill, the bill failed to get the presidential nod thrice since 2004.
(2) ReintroducedIn 2015 after renaming it as GCTOC, but retained controversial provisions such as empowering the police to tap telephonic conversations and submit them in court as evidence.
- As per Gujarat Government provisions in the Bill would help in dealing:
(1) Terrorism,
(2) Organised crimes such as contract killing, ponzi schemes, narcotics trade and extortion rackets.
- Other Provisions of the bill:
(1) Creation of a special court
(2) Appointment of special public prosecutors.
(3) Attaching properties acquired through organised crimes.
(4) Cancel transfer of properties.
(5) Admissibility of confession made before a police officer as evidence.
Sources
The Hindu