Security and Counterterrorism
Report From the Penitentiary Administration Warns of Islamic Fundamentalism in French Jails
A new “confidential defense” report from the Penitentiary Administration of France claims that 442 “Islamicists” currently incarcerated have a worrisome comportment. Le Figaro reports that one highly ranked official told the newspaper that these “secretive religious inmates have radicalized themselves by surfing the Internet,” and far from learning and teaching from the Qur’an they are…
Germany Arrests 2 Suspected in Terror Plot
German police arrested two men near Frankfurt on terrorism charges Friday, alleging they were involved in a cell that had plotted to blow up U.S. targets in Germany a year ago. Federal prosecutors said the two suspects — a German citizen and a Turkish national — had traveled separately to Pakistan during 2007 in an…
Crackdown on ‘suicide websites’
The law on “suicide websites” is to be rewritten to ensure people know they are illegal, the government has said. It follows concerns people searching for information on suicide are more likely to find sites encouraging the act than offering support. It is illegal under the 1961 Suicide Act to promote suicide, but no website…
Terror lawyer bribe probe dropped
Police have dropped a bribery probe into one of the leading UK lawyers who represents terrorism suspects. Mudassar Arani was accused of sending cash to a defendant whom she did not represent in the 21 July London trial. The solicitor, who had represented three of the failed bombers, now jailed, denied pressuring another defendant to…
Homeless man Beaten Up For Drinking Beer During Ramadan
Serge, a forty-year old homeless man was nearly killed after being beaten up by a Muslim father and son in Brussels, because he had been drinking beer in public during Ramadan. Serge was beaten with an iron bar with nails while waiting for a doctor’s appointment. He opened a can of beer to pass the…