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Muslims must cooperate in the fight against terrorism
The highest-ranking police officer in Britain and assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Tariq Ghaffur has stated that there is a growing need for greater cooperation between the Muslim communities and the police. Ghaffur told Asharq al-Awsat yesterday that he believes that racially motivated hate crimes against Muslims since the London bombings have decreased to a lower level than expected.
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The assistant commissioner has presently taken responsibility for strengthening the relationship between Scotland Yard and various ethnic and religious groups. He told Asharq al-Awsat of the new internet service that enables the public to deal with the police via mobile phones. Ghaffur, who describes the new service as "unprecented for the British police," said that the new system will allow people to receive news bulletins that may include security warnings or emergency alerts within their area. The individual may receive this information as an e-mail or as a text message on the mobile phone. Subscription is available to everybody by following the instructions available on the following website address: http://www.police.uk.

Asharq al-Awsat asked Ghaffur about the extent to which he expects Muslims to use the telephone hotline and their participation in cooperating with the police. He made a plea to Muslims and said that it is difficult to defeat terror "unless Muslims and non-Muslims stand united against it." He added, "we hope that they are more eager to contact us and inform us of any information that may assist us in our cause." The assistant commissioner continued, "Let us be frank. I am part of this community as I too am a British Muslim. The community has information of which is useful to us in protecting all members of our society, in confronting the dangers of terrorism and in dealing with racially-motivated crimes." He pointed out that "reports can be made in Arabic, Urdu or any other language through the new internet service or telephone hotline." He added, "my appeal to them is to provide any information that may help us to be secure in our society and any other information concerning the crimes of racial-hatred."
Posted by: Fred 2005-08-19
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