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August 08, 2005
Will Australia Ban Hizb ut-Tahrir?
The Australian Government is in the process of considering whether to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir, "a radical Islamic group operating in Australia that supports the insurgency movement in Iraq," News.com.au of Australia reported August 8, 2005, noting that, "The Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) is investigating Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has been banned in Britain."
On August 8, 2005, Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock told Tanya Hall of The World Today's "lunch hour of current affairs, with background and debate from Australia and the world":
I've asked that the banning of this organization by the United Kingdom, which is a new factor, be taken into account in the consideration that we give to these questions in relation to whether or not organizations should be proscribed under the criminal code. We obtained advice from competent agencies when those decisions are made.Mr. Ruddock said, "The organization, from what I've seen publicly, is an organization that suggests it has some overriding allegiance to a pan-Islamic cause and they are matters in the context of our commitment to Australia first and foremost that would give any Australian concern.
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 8, 2005 07:02 AM
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