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Russia bans three Islamonut groups...
Russia on Friday banned the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and two other militant groups from operating in the Russian Federation. The decision by the Supreme Court came on a plea from the state prosecutor to ban the group, as also the Jamayat-Islami and Hizbul-e-Tahri.I.e., Hizb ut-Tahrir — see the article below on their squeal of Islamic anguish. Don't know which Jamaat this is; possibly it's the Azerbaijani Jamaat, or it could be any one of probably dozens of others. Under the verdict, based on country's new anti-terrorist law, the assets of these organisations would be seized and their bank accounts closed. Sounds good... India has blamed the Lashkar-e-Taiba for the December 13, 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament in which nine security personnel were killed. The state prosecutor, officials said, had provided a list of 15 terrorist organisations, primarily of foreign origin, to the Supreme Court and urged it to ban their activities on Russian territory. The Federal Security Service of Russia, the successor to the KGB, had provided the state prosecutor with evidence of the activities of these organisations. Russia has already banned organisations like al-Qaeda, the Taliban and terrorist outfits based in Pakistan, Yemen and Chechnya. There are just so many of them, it's hard to remember to ban each and every one of them and take all their money. Officials said Pakistani nationals have been deported from Russia on several occasions for "activities that run counter to Russian national interests". In the past, many Pakistanis have been arrested for spreading religious extremism, particularly in Muslim-dominated Russian republics like Bashkotstan and Tatarstan. Areas Pakistan also considers within its "sphere of influence." Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-14 |
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