Germany bans Salafist ‘True Religion’ group as police swoop on nationwide network

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Germany bans Salafist ‘True Religion’ group as police swoop on nationwide network

Robert Hackwill

 

 

BERLIN: -- German police have raided 190 sites in 10 states in a massive operation against Salafist activists who have been distributing Korans along with their own propaganda.

 

The organising group, the TWR True Religion has been banned.

 

It is thought to have several hundred members, and is believed to have recruited some 140 young people to fight in Syria.

Its leader, the Palestinian-born Ibrahim Abou-Nagie who lived in Germany for 30 years, is now believed to be based in Malaysia and setting up a new group there. Germany tried to prosecute him in 2012, but failed.

 

The raids were on mosques, offices and private homes, and was the biggest operation of its type since the 2001 shutdown of the Kalifatstaat extremist group.

 

“With today’s ban we are giving a clear signal. There is no place in our society for radical extremists who are willing to use violence. Here, we are drawing a clear line to also be able to protect the peaceful Islam in Germany,” said Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere.

 

Germany has banned five other organisations accused of having Islamic extremist-jihadi aspirations since 2012, but De Maiziere stressed the ban was on the group and its propaganda, not the distribution of the Koran in general or translations of it.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-11-16

[smedly]

Free speech and expression anyone, you know the thing all you anti government preachers are always on about and I told you it didn't exist anywhere on the planet

[DoctorG]

All religions should be banned everywhere.

[maximillian]

That was looooong overdue.

[Ralf61]

33 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

All religions should be banned everywhere.

 

Bans will produce nothing but much more martyrs and jihadists. Let's try the education-thing, and let's prevent those guys from grabbing weak brains of young children. But, maybe, it's already too late...

[baboon]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

Free speech and expression anyone, you know the thing all you anti government preachers are always on about and I told you it didn't exist anywhere on the planet

Your post proves that clearly it does.

[KKr]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

Free speech and expression anyone, you know the thing all you anti government preachers are always on about and I told you it didn't exist anywhere on the planet

Do not argue with a fool. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience

sorry, you put the ball in front of the open goal. 

Free speech and expression exists, but always was and is limited to legitimate purposes. 
Inciting kids to become warriors of some sort and claim killing is good, is, rightly so, not acceptable in most States.

[elliss]

1 hour ago, DoctorG said:

All religions should be banned everywhere.

 

       Imagine ,  there,s no Heaven ,  no  religion too .

                           John Lennon .

[Morch]

1 hour ago, Ralf61 said:

 

Bans will produce nothing but much more martyrs and jihadists. Let's try the education-thing, and let's prevent those guys from grabbing weak brains of young children. But, maybe, it's already too late...

 

One doesn't contradict the other. Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Oh yeah, and be actually ready to use the stick when applies.

[bassman]

Appears Merkel is starting to worry about the upcoming elections, could be too little too late.