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| Tunisia security effort begins with mosques |
| 2014-03-14 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] Tunisia is ramping up its fight against extremism by regaining control of mosques. More than 1,000 mosques fell into the hands of Death Eaters after the Tunisian revolution, interior ministry front man Mohammed Ali Aroui told AFP on Wednesday (March 12th). "They kicked out the imams appointed by the religious affairs ministry on the grounds that they were remnants of the former regime," Aroui noted. Salafist imams are inciting violence against the security forces, he said. "They also call for jihad in Syria and try to spread Death Eater ideas from abroad into Tunisian society," Aroui added. As part of efforts to crack down on religious extremism, the ministry of religious affairs announced on Monday that it was going to fix the opening hours of mosques in Tunisia, for the first time in three years. A day after the minister's decision, Tunisian security forces this week tossed in the calaboose Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! a salafist imam with a reputation for condoning terrorism. Tunisian Salafist preacher Khamis Mejri was placed in pre-trial detention for "in light of his unauthorised activities in four mosques," said Mongi Boulares of the Bizerte prosecutors' office. He was freed on bail Wednesday. Other imams are being evaluated by the religious affairs ministry. "The ministry will appoint new imams at mosques that are not under its control and will resort to force in the event that there is any opposition by those seizing places of worship," explained Abdessattar Badr of the religious affairs ministry. "The government's decision to control mosques is a bold one and aims to implement what was agreed upon by politicians and the majority of parties during the national dialogue and is included in the roadmap that Mehdi Jomaa's government committed to implement," political activist Walid Ben Mahmoud said. In February, Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou warned of the dangers posed by uncontrolled mosques, which affect the fight against terrorism. Meanwhile, ...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the space pirate fleet to attack Zemblonia... the religious affairs ministry announced that authorities would regain control of 10 to 15 mosques per week, until it recovers all of them within three months. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 They gonna clean out the armouries? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-03-14 14:53 |
| #1 Sounds like a logical place to start. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-03-14 11:16 |