Islamic terrorist group halted in Ukraine
Published: 12 May, 2009, 22:44
Edited: 09 December, 2009, 16:48
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has prevented an attempt by foreign citizens to form a branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an international terrorist group, on Ukrainian soil.
According to the spokeswoman for the SBU, Marina Ostapenko, documents were obtained proving that “a criminal group secretively tried to create a very hierarchical terrorist structure with clear division of functions”.
She said among the group members there were nine people who had been specially trained for sabotage in various Middle East camps. For their future illegal activities, they managed to “engage Ukrainian citizens who adopted Islam”, Ostapenko said.
Alleged propagandist leaflets were confiscated and legal action will be taken against the suspects if the material is found to break Ukrainian law.
It’s alleged the main aims of the group were to recruit new members for the radical Islamic organization, spread propaganda for Hizb ut-Tahrir, and train potential terrorists.
An official notice has been sent to the group leader and its other members have been denied entry to Ukraine.
In addition, the SBU has submitted information to the UN Security Council regarding the suspects in order to have them listed as people involved in terrorist activities.
The SBU spokeswoman also said that seven websites that give instructions on how to make explosive devices have been closed in Ukraine since March this year.
Hizb ut-Tahrir is an Islamic political party that was founded in 1953 by a political thinker and judge in the Court of Appeals in Jerusalem, Taqiuddin an-Nabhani. It’s currently headed by Ata’ abu Rishta.
According to the organization’s official website, “Its objective is to resume the Islamic way of life by establishing an Islamic State that executes the systems of Islam and carries its call to the world”.
Since its establishment, the organization has spread to more than 40 countries and has up to a million members. The radical movement is banned in 29 countries.
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This is a topic that absolutely musts be discussed by Russia towards Europe and the US as these groups operate freely in European countries, advocate a pan Islamic caliphate in regions with large Russian population inside Russia itself and Central Asian states. The is a mirror image of how Marxist terrorists operated decades before 1917. Lets not let history repeat itself.
Fantastic to see the authorities have caught these people, the rest of the world should think along the same lines and work together to eradicate these people, I do not want to live in any Islamic state no matter what country it is in. Get rid of them, before they poison the world with their sick beliefs, it is common knowledge they wish to rule everywhere, they have been trying for centuries and not succeeded. We must not let them achieve their goals no matter what. Well done Ukraine.