Guard and honour
Following the publication of the results of a consultation into Protect Duty the mother who led the campaign for better venue security says she fears anti-terror legislation will be watered down before it become law . Figen Murray OBE tells Emily Wallin her fears
Figen Murray says she was paralysed by a lack of knowledge about terrorism when her son was killed in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack .
“ Terrorism became my enemy , not the bomber , but terrorism itself . It was something I didn ’ t understand . I just wanted the knowledge . In my view this happened elsewhere in the world ,” she says .
“ It only takes one person to put on a suicide vest and destroy lives . Our lives were destroyed .”
Her determination to understand led her to campaign for Martyn ’ s Law – a consistent set of rules to protect the public from terrorist attacks .
The government now intends to implement Protect Duty laws this year which will place a legal obligation on venues to tackle terrorism .
But after a consultation on the proposed legislation , Murray says
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