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| Mumbai police reform would-be extremists |
| 2009-07-21 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Mumbai police have reformed several would-be extremists through a hearts-and-minds campaign that has emerged as part of its anti-terrorism strategy in the aftermath of several deadly attacks, according to a report Monday. The English-language tabloid Mumbai Mirror said that the city's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has put would-be extremists at the center of its non-combat anti-terrorism strategy. Instead of arresting and incarcerating them, which can simply increase resentment and a sense of injustice, ATS uses them for intelligence gathering and gets their help reforming others. "We have in place an elaborate process where we try to make them understand the futility of their supposed religious war and wean them away from their jihadi mentality," ATS chief K. P. Raghuvanshi told the newspaper. "A reformed jihadi will not only stop others from becoming terrorists, but is also a good source of intelligence. It is part of our non-combat strategy to counter terrorism," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |