Expel radical influencers
FDP parliamentary group wants to close extremist mosques
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The fatal knife attack in Mannheim is said to have an Islamist motive. The act also shocked federal politics. Now the FDP wants to ban extremist clubs. In addition, radical Tiktok preachers should be prevented more effectively from spreading their hate messages.
After the fatal knife attack in Mannheim, the FDP parliamentary group adopted a position paper to combat Islamism, which, among other things, envisages more decisive action against extremist mosque communities and radical influencers.
The paper states: “Mosques like the Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH), where Islamist ideas are taught, must be closed.” Associations like Muslim Interactive should be banned. Supporters of this club recently showed signs with slogans such as “Caliphate is the solution” at rallies against the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip in Essen and Hamburg.
In order to curb the radicalization of individual perpetrators via the Internet, the group also proposes imposing residency measures against Islamist influencers who incite violence and hatred. In addition, they want to take action at the German and European level against platforms that do not adequately combat criminally relevant content. “So-called Tiktok preachers also contribute to the radicalization of young Muslims,” the paper says. It should not be the case “that political information is throttled while Islamist influencers are allowed to spread their calls for violence undisturbed.”
The FDP parliamentary group is also calling for the law to be tightened: If someone approves of a single terrorist act by an individual perpetrator, this should also give rise to a particularly serious interest in deportation in the future. “In addition to these measures, the Muslim communities themselves must ensure that extremist ideas do not spread and that radicalized Muslims are specifically addressed,” said the deputy group leader, Konstantin Kuhle. He sees mosque communities and Islamic associations as having a duty to counter religious extremism more clearly than before.
A 25-year-old Afghan injured five participants in a rally of the anti-Islam movement Pax Europa and a police officer with a knife in Mannheim on Friday. The 29-year-old officer later died from his injuries. Another police officer shot at the attacker, who has not yet been interviewed due to his injuries. According to the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior, there is evidence of an Islamist motive for the crime.