Parliamentarians in the local Austrian parliament in Vienna expressed their shock at what was revealed by the investigation of the "What is Hidden is Greater" program, which was broadcast on Al-Jazeera a week ago, about the details of the authorities' storming of the homes of dozens of prominent Islamic figures, mosques and Islamic institutions.
“What is Hidden is Greater” was broadcast on the seventh of this month, presenting exclusive documents and testimonies that revealed the contradictions and loopholes that marred the security operation that was called “Luxor” and stormed the homes of 30 Austrian Muslim personalities in November 2020, as the investigative program revealed about security cooperation. The Austrian is in this process with the foreign intelligence services of countries including Israel and Egypt.
Omar Al-Rawi, a deputy in the local parliament in the capital, Vienna, expressed his shock at the testimonies revealed by Al-Jazeera’s investigation about the Luxor operation, and said, “I watched the investigation of Al-Jazeera, which is (CNN) the Arab world. The unfortunate Luxor operation in Austria, and here for the first time I listened to those affected by the operation."
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Al-Rawi added in one of the parliament sessions, "I wonder: Did you and you in the government coalition show any sympathy towards these victims, and we are talking here about 62 children who were affected by the shock of this operation and are receiving psychological treatment, and to this day, not even once has there been any sympathy, nor any apology, nor Any attempt to stand with them, and to ask the Austrian chancellor to do so, who was Minister of the Interior at the time and was proud to carry out this process."
Green Party parliamentarian Martin Margolis criticized the Luxor operation, accusing the authorities of searching for scapegoats, and deplored the silence over the human rights abuses that took place in this operation.
Margolis said in a session of the Vienna Parliament, "Even after the lack of evidence and the fall of accusations and cases, none of the parties issued any criticism of the Luxor process, and even more than that, all human rights abuses were silenced and condoned, and if it is an important matter, it is that everyone must Not to allow what happened to happen again, and not to allow the search for scapegoats.”
On November 9, 2020, the capital, Vienna, witnessed a security operation, in which homes, community and charitable institutions, as well as mosques in different regions, were stormed, and personal property was confiscated.
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At the time, the government promoted that the campaign came within the framework of "fighting terrorism" and restricting its financing. However, many questions were raised about the objectives and timing of this operation, especially in the absence of legal evidence to prove the validity of these accusations.
The "Night of the Break-in" episode of the "What is Hidden is greater" program presented shocking exclusive testimonies of a number of targeted people who are still suffering as a result of the repercussions of this process, and are engaged in a judicial battle with the authorities in the courts.
Targeted figures recounted the details of what happened on the night of the storming, using secret documents leaked from the Austrian intelligence and public prosecution.