Home Office to ban Islamist political group Hizb ut-Tahrir

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The authorities has moved to proscribe extremist Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organisation.

Security minister Tom Tugendhat stated the Islamic fundamentalist group “encourages and promotes terrorism” as he condemned its “disgraceful celebration of Hamas’ appalling attacks on Israel”.

Home secretary James Cleverly has laid earlier than parliament a draft order to proscribe the Sunni Islamist political organisation below the Terrorism Act.

If backed by MPs, it will come into pressure on Friday. It would imply “belonging to, inviting support for and displaying articles in a public place in a way that arouses suspicion of membership or support for the group will be a criminal offence”.

Founded in 1953, Hizb ut-Tahrir is an worldwide political group whose long-term purpose is to set up a world Caliphate dominated below Islamic regulation.

While their headquarters are in Lebanon, the group operates in no less than 32 nations together with the UK, United States, Canada and Australia.

The proscription of Hizb ut-Tahrir consists of the worldwide organisation, in addition to all regional branches, together with Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain.

Proscription can imply jail sentences of up to 14 years for these related to organisations. And the sources of a proscribed organisation are terrorist property and could also be seized.

Former prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron had each proposed banning the organisation however then dropped plans to accomplish that.

But the federal government confronted renewed strain to proscribe the group within the wake of Hamas’ October 7 terror assaults in Israel, which outstanding Hizb ut-Tahrir members in Britain appeared to have a good time. Ministers had additionally confronted strain to proscribe the group within the wake of pro-Palestine demonstrations, at which demonstrators from Hizb ut-Tahrir had chanted “Jihad”.

Mr Cleverly stated: “Hizb ut-Tahrir is an antisemitic organisation that actively promotes and encourages terrorism, including praising and celebrating the appalling 7 October attacks.

“Proscribing this terrorist group will ensure that anyone who belongs to and invites supports for them will face consequences. It will curb Hizb ut-Tahrir’s ability to operate as it currently does.”

Hizb ut-Tahrir’s reward of the 7 October assaults and related incidents, in addition to describing Hamas as ‘heroes’ on their central web site constitutes selling and inspiring terrorism.

Hizb ut-Tahrir has a historical past of praising and celebrating assaults towards Israel and assaults towards Jews extra extensively. The UK stands strongly towards antisemitism and won’t tolerate the promotion of terrorism in any kind.

This group’s antisemitic ideology and reward of assaults towards harmless civilians in Israel outlines the need of its proscription.

Mr Tugendhat stated: “Hizb ut-Tahrir clearly encourage and promote terrorism.

“Their celebration of Hamas’ appalling attacks on Israel, going so far as to call the terrorists who raped and murdered Israeli citizens ‘heroes’, is disgraceful.

“We stand firmly against antisemitism and hatred against the Jewish community in the UK.”

Several nations have banned Hizb ut-Tahrir for his or her varied actions, together with Germany, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan and several other Central Asian and Arab nations. Austria banned symbols of the group in May 2021.