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January 10, 2006
Germany: Islamist Group Appeals Against Ban
Expatica today reports that the Multi Kultur Haus or MKH, the group which was banned in the German state of Bavaria on December 28, is appealing against its ban.
The group's headquarters were located in the town of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, and it has been raided on numerous occasions, most notably in January 2005, when 14 people were arrested, and in February. Individuals connected with the organisation were deported in February and June. When the ban was introduced, MKH's bank account in Stuttgart was frozen.
Last Wednesday (January 4), lawyer Christoph Kass filed the suit challenging the ban. He gave no details of the suit, saying an explanation would be filed after MKH was told of the reasons for the prohibition of the group, and its being struck from the register (of charities). The Bavarian state explained the ban by saying that the aims of the society were incompatible with public order.
Neu-Ulm lies next to Ulm, which is technically in the next state, Baden Wuerttemberg. Ulm has had its own share of Islamist problems, with 20 suspects from the town said to be involved in smuggling, assisting illegal immigration and document forgery, and also "spreading their beliefs in racial hatred and recruiting people for jihad".
The Interior officials of Baden-Wurttemberg have said that the ban on MKH initiated in Bavaria will be viewed as valid in other states, their own included. They said MKH could not re-register (as a charitable society). This state has recently been criticised for imposing a loyalty test on Muslims who wish to become German citizens within the state.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at January 10, 2006 6:34 PM
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