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Mullah Krekar's freedom of movement may be
restricted in Norway
30.11.2006
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OSLO, November 30, -- The Government will
consider the possibility of restricting Mullah
Krekar's freedom of movement within Norway.
This has been announced by Minister of Labour and
Social Inclusion Bjarne Haakon Hanssen.
The controversial Mullah Krekar, former leader of
Kurdish guerrilla group Ansar al-Islam in Northern
Iraq, is living in Norway with refugee status.
He has been declared a danger to Norway's national
security, and recently lost his appeal against an
expulsion order.
However, his deportation is not imminent since
Norway is refusing to send him to a country that
cannot guarantee his safety.
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Mullah Krekar, the founder of radical and Terrorist
Islamist group Ansar al-Islam
Photo: AP |
This latest move by the Government comes following a
proposal from the Progress Party that the
Immigration Act be changed so that expelled persons
may be held in isolated custody.
Hanssen says that house arrest is probably
contravening the European Human Rights Convention,
but that other measures will be considered.
Earlier this month a Norwegian appeal court upheld a
lower court's ruling from
2005 that Norway can legally expel Mullah Krekar,
the founder of radical Islamist group Ansar
al-Islam, to Iraq.
"It was ruled the plaintiff represents a national
security threat which makes his extradition
necessary," according to a copy of the verdict
obtained by AFP.
The decision to expel Krekar would however not be
implemented immediately, the court added.
The court also ordered Krekar to pay 290,000
Norwegian kroner (45,300 dollars, 35,160 euros) in
legal costs.
Krekar, whose real name is Fateh Najmeddin Faraj,
has lived in Norway as a refugee since 1991, and has
been under threat of deportation since Norwegian
media revealed he was the founder of the radical
Islamist terrorist group Ansar al-Islam, included on the
United States' list of terrorist organisations.
The Iraqi Kurd admits that he founded the group but
insists he no longer heads it.
Krekar has said his life would be in danger if he
returns to Iraq.
"Osama bin Laden is a good man. I wish him a long
life. He is a good Muslim and he is against the Bush
administration," Krekar, known for his controversial
statements, told AFP in Oslo.
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