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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Monday January 29, 10:23 AM
<b>Govt won't act against radical group: PM</b>
The government cannot and will not act against radical Muslim group Hizb u-Tahrir until it's shown to have broken anti-terrorism laws, Prime Minister John Howard said.
Labor is calling for a ban after Indonesian firebrand <b>cleric Ismail Yusanto outlined his vision for an Islamic superstate before a crowd of about 500 Muslims at Lakemba in Sydney</b>.
Mr Howard told Southern Cross Broadcasting that people should be able to say ridiculous things without being accused of breaking the law.
"If they break the present anti-terrorist laws or indeed any other laws then they will be dealt with, but until there is sufficient evidence of that made available to the attorney-general, we can't, or shouldn't, act," he said.
"There is often a thin line between stupid extravagant language and language which is deliberately designed to incite violence ... or to threaten the security of the country.
"People can say a lot of ridiculous things and they should be able to say ridiculous things in a democracy without that language constituting violence and extreme incitement to violence."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Monday January 29, 10:23 AM
<b>Govt won't act against radical group: PM</b>
The government cannot and will not act against radical Muslim group Hizb u-Tahrir until it's shown to have broken anti-terrorism laws, Prime Minister John Howard said.
Labor is calling for a ban after Indonesian firebrand <b>cleric Ismail Yusanto outlined his vision for an Islamic superstate before a crowd of about 500 Muslims at Lakemba in Sydney</b>.
Mr Howard told Southern Cross Broadcasting that people should be able to say ridiculous things without being accused of breaking the law.
"If they break the present anti-terrorist laws or indeed any other laws then they will be dealt with, but until there is sufficient evidence of that made available to the attorney-general, we can't, or shouldn't, act," he said.
"There is often a thin line between stupid extravagant language and language which is deliberately designed to incite violence ... or to threaten the security of the country.
"People can say a lot of ridiculous things and they should be able to say ridiculous things in a democracy without that language constituting violence and extreme incitement to violence."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->