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Scotland Against Criminalising Communities (SACC) is a voluntary grassroots organisation that campaigns against Britain's terrorism laws.
SACC was set up in early 2003 in response to the arrest of 7 Algerian men in Scotland on terrorism charges, which were subsequently dropped. SACC's argues that terrorism laws are unnecessary and unjust and crimes connected with terrorism are better dealt with by ordinary criminal law.
SACC is affiliated to Britain's Stop the War campaign, Campaign Against Criminalising Communities and Unite Against Fascism and number of other organisations.
SACC campaigns ag
SACC works regularly with the human rightsgroup Cageprisoners and helped them with the organisation of the Scottish leg of a speaking tour by two former Guantanamo detainees Moazzam Begg, Omar Degayhes and a former Guantanamo guard Christopher Ardent.
The group supported Scottish campaigning lawyer Aamer Anwar, who was tried and later aquitted for contempt of court because of a statement he made on the steps of the High Court in Edinburgh on behalf of his client Mohammed Attif Sidiqque at the end of a terrorism trial.
SACC mad a submission to Lord Carlisle's review of the definition of terrorism
In October 2010, SACC made a submission to the UK Government's review of some aspects of its terrorism legislation.
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- Scotaland Against Criminalising Communites [1]