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Mullah Krekar jailed again for Norway threats

Published: 29 Aug 2012 13:08 GMT+02:00 | Print version
Updated: 29 Aug 2012 13:08 GMT+02:00

Mullah Krekar, the founder of a radical Iraqi Kurdish Islamist group, has been sentenced to a year in jail in Norway for issuing threats against Norwegians, an Oslo court announced on Wednesday.

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The 56-year-old mullah, who founded the Ansar al-Islam group and who has lived in Norway since 1991, has already been given a five year prison sentence for threatening the life of a former government minister.

The court found Krekar, whose real name is Najmeddine Faraj Ahmad, guilty of calling for violent acts if he was convicted at his first trial five months ago.

On the chat forum www.paltalk.com, Krekar warned on March 24th that his conviction could lead to "a suicide operation" or random attacks on Norwegians by his supporters, suggesting possible kidnappings and hinting that Norway's former prime minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, could be a target.

Two days later, Krekar was jailed for five years for making death threats and calls to murder, including a death threat against ex-minister Erna Solberg who signed his expulsion order in 2003 because he was considered a threat to national security.

This latest conviction also covers witness coercion during his first trial and the sentence is to be served consecutively.

The prosecution had called for an 18-month prison sentence, while the defence wanted him acquitted, arguing that his statements were not threats but a reminder of the rules of Islam.

Krekar is, like his organisation, on terrorist lists drawn up by the United Nations and the United States. While he acknowledges having co-founded Ansar al-Islam, he insists he has not led the group since 2002.

He has avoided expulsion since the order was signed nine years ago because Norwegian law prevents him from being deported to Iraq until his safety can be guaranteed and as long as he risks the death penalty there.

AFP (news@thelocal.no)

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2012-08-30 21:42:28 by Spike3

One thing's for sure - these pushy fanatical primitives do not suffer from low self-esteem.

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2012-09-13 09:13:11 by smeghead

Can't he been sent to a country where they pratice these old ways, like where he came from.

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2012-09-13 10:59:14 by smeghead

Forgot to say, If we ranted on like he does in an Islamic state, we would end up being shot, I know this because i lived in an Arab country, Australia has it right, don't like it then leave

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2012-09-14 12:36:12 by smeghead

Have they sent him home yet?

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2012-09-20 11:19:12 by smeghead

Has he been sent back by your left wing wishy washy do goodes yet, come on nows a good time make a statement etc,

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2012-10-03 07:00:04 by crunchy2k

Put him in a Trabant driven by an Italian taxi driver and send him home....He'll learn the meaning of god and be out of Norway's hair to boot.

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2012-11-06 09:45:30 by Dyderich

This is the problem with Europe nowadays....nobody willing to stand up and get rid of these people.

This is not an isolated incident but is happening all over Europe - and the saddest part is that the people just will not learn. Why? I have no idea but if you stop all your beliefs and just looked this logically....

A person speaks out about killing, maiming, or just generally wanting to harm others and does so verbally in your country. He is not from your country originally and has immigrated to your country....why? Who cares why....Get rid of him. If this idiot can incite the local rabble (and they normally can since they are such weak minded followers of anything) you have a problem.

Put your head into the sand long enough and when you pop it out and your country is now a mess of Muslim Anti-Norwegian immigrants, you have only yourselves to blame.

And for all of you who believe that only one or two out there are whacky, well keep putting that head into the sand....you will eventually understand when they are in control of your lives, your country and all things that would make Norway - Norway.

You only have to read the stories out there.....Stop dropping your head into the sand like an Ostrich...keep your head up and look what is happening around you. If you have concerns, voice them. If you have politicians who coddle the foreigners over their own countrymen, get them out of office - they are helping to destroy your country's being.

It is one thing to be a democratic country with many liberties and such, but there is a responsibility involved in this freedom which many people have totally forgotten - they take everything for granted - and when you introduce so many foreigners - especially the ones who never integrate - they suck your social systems dry, they copulate like its the 15th Century still - having multiple upon multiple children which out races all of the Norwegians in order to get that social program working for them....it is just sad. You can see this in many places and always the same thing....its ok....Mutliculture is good....

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