Originally Posted by Blairdennon:
“Many of the Hizb-ut-Tahrir have been linked to violent acts worldwide, individual members have specifically supported acts of violence. They publicly disavow violence yet they state clearly their ideology is Islam which states quite clearly that violent acts are allowed and in instances actively encouraged. They have encouraged violence against Jews in Europe in literature, they advocate all Muslims to detach themselves from any Western values as the only value is Islam, the murder of Avijit Roy is closely linked to the group.”
The UK government has repeatedly threatened to and considered proscribing the group. The evidence from UK intelligence agencies and police was they are peaceful. The expert legal advice was they do not meet the criteria to be proscribed. The UK government has not proscribed the group because it is peaceful it does not glorify, encourage, fund, recruit for, enable, or engage in terrorism.
The connection to Avijit Roy's murder I believe is via a early arrest of someone who months, years, earlier had made death threats against Avijit Roy. The Bangladesh police arrested him after the murder and claimed he was a member of the group and involved in the murder. The group is banned in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh police latter released him and arrested other people for the murder. The UK intelligence service presumably view it as not relevant or not compelling evidence against the group.
Originally Posted by Blairdennon:
“Do you think that all National Action members are violent criminals or is the group banned for encouraging violent acts?”
The group was proscribed because it was concerned with terrorism, glorifying and encouraging acts of terrorism in the UK.
Originally Posted by Blairdennon:
“If Islam encourages violent acts, and it does, that is enough, irrespective of how many actually carry out those violent acts. IN fact in UK law it does not matter if anyone carries out a violent act all that is required is incitement to either carry out the crime or incitement to hate, and there is little doubt that Islam has many references to hating others not of the faith.”
To be proscribed an organization must be concerned in terrorism, and commit or participate in acts of terrorism or prepares for terrorism or promote or encourage terrorism (including the unlawful glorification of terrorism); or otherwise be concerned in terrorism. Terrorism defined as acts of serious violence, endangering life, serious risk to public health and safety, serious damage to property, serious disruption to electronic systems that are done to advance a political, religious, racial or ideological cause. Proscribing the organization also has to be proportionate.
While you may think Islam or peaceful Muslim political and religious organizations somehow qualify the UK government does not. It just proscribes those groups there is evidence against if it deems it proportionate to do so.