Judge Rejects CSIS case of Child Pornography against Canadian Imam

The Globe and Mail – October 6, 2010 Child-pornography charges have been dropped against a Canadian Muslim preacher, with a judge ruling that “threats and intimidation” by the CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) agents railroaded the man into handing over evidence. In 2007, Brampton’s Ayad Mejid had had enough of a long-standing CSIS investigation. Targeted

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Prosecutor: Computer terrorists now key part of Islamist network

Islamists who post fierce messages on the internet along with bomb-making instructions are becoming a key part of international terrorism, Germany’s prosecutor general Monika Harms said Friday. The internet served as a means of communications between different terrorist groups and as a source of information on how to mount attacks, she said in Karlsruhe. “The

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Germany bails website authors on terrorism charge

Karlsruhe, Germany – German authorities said Monday they have freed on bail two young men whose postings on a website led to serious charges of supporting a terrorist group. Magistrates freed Daniel P, aged 26, a German who has converted to Islam, and Harun Can A, 23, after they had admitted allegations by federal prosecutors.

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German Police Arrest Two in Connection With Islamist Web Site

German federal police arrested two men Tuesday, Nov. 25, for operating a radical Islamist website and they are likely to face charges of supporting terrorism, prosecutors said. The German-language website, GIMF, which stands for Global Islamic Media Front, contained videos from al-Qaeda, Mesopotamian al-Qaeda and the radical group Ansar al-Islam. It also contained two videos

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