Radicals a threat
Group backs jihad
AUSTRALIA needs to ban extremist Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, Sarah Henderson says, following the lead of other nations.
The Corangamite MP raised concerns about the conduct of the extremist Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir with parliamentary colleagues in the Coalition party room on Tuesday.
Australian Federal Police commissioner Andrew Colvin said yesterday the majority of persons of interest police dealt with in terrorist investigations were first and secondgeneration Australians.
Ms Henderson noted the group published statements on its website last week that suggested that engaging in jihad at Ramadan “was one of the most virtuous and beloved acts to Allah”.
“This radical organisation is banned in a number of Middle Eastern countries as well as Germany, the Netherlands and China,” the Liberal MP said.
“Earlier this month, Indonesia announced that Hizb utTahrir would be banned because it could threaten public security and safety and also poses a threat to national unity.”
Attorney General George Brandis raised the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir with ASIO director general Duncan Lewis last week, who advised that these activities did not warrant a ban.
“In April, I raised concerns about a group called Women of Hizb ut-Tahrir which advocated that it was acceptable for a Muslim man to hit his wife,” Ms Henderson said.