UK authorities says the group is anti-Semitic and encourages ‘terrorism’.
Britain has moved to ban the group Hizb ut-Tahrir, saying it’s anti-Semitic and ought to be designated as a “terrorist” organisation.
Parliament this week will debate a proposal to make becoming a member of the group unlawful in the UK underneath terrorism legal guidelines, the Dwelling Workplace mentioned on Monday.
“Hizb ut-Tahrir is an anti-Semitic organisation that promotes and encourages terrorism, including praising and celebrating the appalling October 7 attacks,” Dwelling Secretary James Cleverly mentioned.
Hizb ut-Tahrir’s celebration of the October 7 Hamas assaults on southern Israel and descriptions of Hamas members as heroes on its web site has constituted selling and inspiring “terrorism”, Cleverly mentioned.
Cleverly mentioned the organisation has a historical past of praising and celebrating assaults on Jewish individuals.
Shortly after the Hamas assaults and the following warfare on Gaza, the group known as on Muslim international locations to “Get your armies and go and remove the Zionist occupiers.”
Former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron tried to ban the group whereas in energy, however each dropped the plans.
The group, based in 1953 with its headquarters in Lebanon, operates in 32 international locations, together with Britain, the US, Canada and Australia. It has a long-term purpose of building a caliphate dominated underneath Islamic legislation, the Dwelling Workplace mentioned.
The group is already banned in a number of international locations, together with Bangladesh, Egypt and Germany.
In accordance with the British Dwelling Workplace, if parliament agrees with the designation, the label will come into impact from Friday, placing the group on par with different designated teams, together with al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS).
The proscription may even make it an offence to help the group, which might be punishable by as much as 14 years in jail and will result in asset seizures.
In accordance with the federal government’s web site, Cleverly might label a bunch a “terrorist” organisation underneath British legislation if the organisation is believed to be “concerned in terrorism, and it is proportional to do”.
Labour Social gathering Dwelling Secretary Yvette Cooper welcomed the announcement.
“It is right that the government has looked urgently at the evidence and intelligence information available to them about the threat posed by Hizb ut-Tahrir, and we welcome and support the decision to proscribe them,” she mentioned.
“Those who incite violence and promote or glorify terrorism have no place on Britain’s streets and must face the full force of the law.”
On Hizb ut-Tahrir’s web site final month, the group mentioned the decision to ban the organisation in Britain was “a sign of desperation”.