JURIST Supported by the University of Pittsburgh
PAPER CHASE NEWSBURSTDigest RSS feedFull RSS feed
Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective.


Friday, March 04, 2005

Swiss police crack down on Islamic websites
Phillip Hong-Barco at 3:19 PM ET

[JURIST] The Swiss Federal Prosecutor's office [official website in German] announced Friday that searches conducted in Switzerland on February 22 resulted in the arrests of three individuals accused of running Islamic websites that allowed Internet users to view images of hostage killings and access instructions for bomb-making and kidnapping. The websites also allegedly provided a means of communication between extremist terrorist groups. While the investigations resulted in the apprehension of five total detainees, three from Belgium and Tunisia are still held under arrest on suspicion of "public incitement to crime or violence.” The Swiss investigation began last year, when a Swiss-based website, islamic-minbar.com, published letters claiming responsibility for a bombing that occurred in Pakistan during July 2004. The site also carried information on the Iraqi kidnappings of French journalists Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesno [JURIST report]. The raids additionally resulted in the seizure of computer equipment, video and sound recordings, and documents in Arabic. Read the official press release [in German]. AP has more.






Link |  | print | subscribe | RSS feeds | latest newscast | Facebook page

For more legal news check the Paper Chase Archive...


LATEST LEGAL NEWS

 Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration reform bill
12:45 PM ET, May 22

 Zimbabwe president signs new constitution into law
11:09 AM ET, May 22

 Ninth Circuit strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
9:47 AM ET, May 22

 click for more...

Get JURIST legal news delivered daily to your e-mail!

LATEST FORUM

The War on Terror and the Need for Muslim Support
DOMESTIC
Faisal Kutty
Valparaiso University Law School

ABOUT

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

CONTACT

Paper Chase welcomes comments, tips and URLs from readers. E-mail us at JURIST@jurist.org