Suspected Islamic State members and sympathizers arrested in Germany and Switzerland
Four suspected members and sympathizers of the Islamic State (IS) group have been arrested in Switzerland and Germany in a joint operation.
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Four suspected members and sympathizers of the Islamic State (IS) group have been arrested in Switzerland and Germany in a joint operation.
This was announced on Tuesday, June 14, by the prosecutors of the two countries.
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In Switzerland, three people were arrested Monday evening in the cantons of Zürich, Saint-Gall and Lucerne, announced in a press release the public prosecutor of the Swiss Confederation, specifying that the authorities had also carried out seven searches.
The people arrested, about whom no details have been communicated, are suspected of "
participation in or support for the prohibited terrorist organization Islamic State
", specify the Swiss authorities.
In Germany, a man was at the same time arrested in Römerberg (in the west of the country), according to the German federal prosecutor's office.
The suspect, Aleem N., is “
strongly suspected of preparing a serious act of violence threatening state security and of belonging to a terrorist group abroad
”, specifies in a press release the federal prosecution.
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Aleem N. is suspected of having briefly joined Syria in September 2020 before, “
at the latest from April 2021, to integrate ISIS from Germany and to carry out extensive propaganda activities for the organization.
".
The prosecution goes on to state that "
his task consisted mainly of translating official texts, videos or audio messages of ISIS from Arabic into German and broadcasting them on various channels of the Telegram messaging service in the German-speaking area
”.
"
ISIS considers these activities as equivalent to direct participation in violent jihad
", argues the judicial authority.
The suspect also "
probably submitted to a telephone interview with IS officials in late fall 2021
" to "
verify his reliability
" before possibly reaching "
ISIS operation areas ".
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”.
“
Such an attempt failed again in January 2022
”, adds the prosecution, specifying that Aleem N. would be presented on Tuesday to an investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice, who will notify him of the arrest warrant and will decide to the execution of pre-trial detention.
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