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Germany: Interior Minister bans Islamist group ‘The True Religion’
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15.11.2016
A group with the name ‘The True Religion’ (Die wahre Religion, DWR) has been “banned and disbanded” German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced in Berlin on Tuesday.
On Tuesday morning, German police raided more than 200 mosques and homes across the country, targeting people they believe to be linked to The True Religion. According to de Maiziere members of the group are accused of having recruited young people “to join terrorist groups” in Syria or Iraq. The government estimates that around 140 recruits have travelled abroad to fight after attending The True Religion events. Members of the group, also known as ‘Read Foundation’ (Lies Stiftung), reportedly approached people in pedestrian areas and handed out translations of the Quran.
However de Maiziere insisted that "Today's ban is not targeting the advertising or the exercise and spreading of the Islamic belief in general”, but instead it is intended to prevent people from misusing religion and “propagate extremist ideologies and support terrorist organisations”.
On Tuesday morning, German police raided more than 200 mosques and homes across the country, targeting people they believe to be linked to The True Religion. According to de Maiziere members of the group are accused of having recruited young people “to join terrorist groups” in Syria or Iraq. The government estimates that around 140 recruits have travelled abroad to fight after attending The True Religion events. Members of the group, also known as ‘Read Foundation’ (Lies Stiftung), reportedly approached people in pedestrian areas and handed out translations of the Quran.
However de Maiziere insisted that "Today's ban is not targeting the advertising or the exercise and spreading of the Islamic belief in general”, but instead it is intended to prevent people from misusing religion and “propagate extremist ideologies and support terrorist organisations”.
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