DOJ urges federal prosecutors to weigh terror charges against individuals who either threaten to spread or purposely attempt to transmit novel coronavirus to others, according to a newly released memo.
March 25, 2020, 4:52 PMEarly cases of COVID-19 are believed to be linked to a live-animal market in Wuhan, China.
Rosen says in the memo that,"because coronavirus appears to meet the statutory definition of a"biological agent"" under the law,"such acts potentially could implicate the Nation's terrorism-related statutes."The recommendation was just one in a series offered to prosecutors as the Justice Department shifts focus to prosecuting those who seek to take advantage of the current national crisis around COVID-19.
“Rather than heeding public health experts' advice to promote public trust in science and reduce prison populations, the Justice Department is threatening to use vague, overbroad, and flawed coercive powers that will make people more afraid to seek care," director of the American Civil Liberties Union's national security project Hina Shamsi said in a statement.
The statement from Grewal's office indicates Falcone's arrest was based more on his alleged attempt at intimidation rather than any serious suspicion he was infected with coronavirus.
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