Britain is set to ban a Muslim group that recently caused outrage by proposing a demonstration in the town that receives the bodies of British war dead killed abroad, the Home Office said Sunday.
The ban would prevent Al-Muhajiroun, also known as Islam4UK, from having meetings or raising money. Attending a meeting or being a member of Al-Muhajiroun or Islam4UK would be a criminal offense, a Home Office spokesman said. The spokesman declined to be named, in line with government policy.
“Proscription is a tough but necessary power to tackle terrorism,” said the Home Office, which is responsible for domestic security in the United Kingdom.
Two offshoots of Al-Muhajiroun, Al-Ghurabaa and Saviour Sect Group, were banned in July 2006.
The ban should come into force in a matter of “days, not weeks,” the spokesman said. It would require approval from both houses of Parliament.
The group’s leader, controversial British Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary, has been threatening to stage a march as a protest against the war in Afghanistan.
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Just watch this group reorganize and call themselves something else similar to the claims that CAIR is making about going bankrupt.
The UK can do that by administrative action. In the US, banning a group is virtually impossible unless you have convicted them of criminal activities, and even then they can reincorporate under a new name. The reason is that the United States has a strong tradition of Freedom of Speech, whereas Britain doesn’t.
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Moshiach must be getting VERY close. We actually agree about something twice within a week.
These organizations change names so often you can’t tell who is who without a scorecard. Perhaps action should be taken against individuals as well as organizations of this type.
British banning ANYTHING Muslim? My calendar says today is January 11th; not April 1st.