OSLO: Norway's justice ministry on Tuesday presented a bill to parliament that would increase the sentence for acts of terrorism from the present 21 years in prison to 30, the ministry said in a statement.
A 30-year sentence would be the lengthiest in the Norwegian justice system. The ministry said the maximum prison term would be used in the most severe cases of terrorism that result in the deaths of a number of people. The government was however not planning to allow police and intelligence services to expand their investigation methods, the statement said. Al Qaeda has on several occasions identified Norway as a potential target.—AFP
