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Certain NGOs promote separatism, religious extremism in Russia - FSB
Interfax - Information from Russian special services about the involvement of some foreign non-governmental organizations and movements in terrorism and extremism have been confirmed by court rulings, a source with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said."Information obtained by the FSB prove that certain NGOs play a significant role in spreading the ideas of separatism and religious extremism in our country. This information was confirmed by court rulings to close these organizations and to ban their activity in Russia," the source said. The Russian Supreme Court banned the activity of 17 organizations in Russia following the February 14, 2003 and June 2, 2006 decisions. The list includes such organizations as: Supreme Military Majlisul Shura of the United Forces of Caucasian Mojahedeens, The Congress of Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan, Al-Qaeda, Asbat al-Ansar, Al-Jihad, Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya, Al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun, Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jamaat-e-Islami, The Taliban movement, Turkestan Islamic Party, Islamic Jihad and Jund al-Sham. Posted by: Fred 2008-04-12 |
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