Alan Shatter: Paris killings attack on democracy

Former justice minister Alan Shatter has called the “murderous atrocities” in Paris an attack on “the European values of democracy and freedom of expression”.

Alan Shatter: Paris killings attack on democracy

In an interview in today’s issue of Feelgood, Mr Shatter said the issue of terrorism and the threat it poses was something that occupied him during his time as minister.

“I suppose the other thing to say is that one of the issues I was particularly involved in as minister for justice was that I was a member of the European Justice Ministers’ Group, looking at the issue of terrorism and the threat it poses within EU member states,” said Mr Shatter.

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