A law on the prevention and repression of terrorism took effect
on Tuesday, the government of the Macao Special Administrative
Region announced.
The 16-article law imposes prison sentences ranging between one
and 20 years on "the terror-related crimes," according to the
Government Gazette.
Anyone found guilty of heading a terror group faces a prison
term ranging between 12 and 20 years and anyone found guilty of
planning to set up a terror group one and eight years, said the
gazette.
The law, approved by the Legislative Assembly in March, also
covers crimes of terror financing, it added.
(Xinhua News Agency April 11, 2006)
