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'Will Create a Criminal Offence Called Political Islam': Austrian Cabinet Agrees to Broad New Anti-terror Measures
News 18Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s Cabinet on Wednesday agreed on a wide range of anti-terrorism measures meant to plug perceived security flaws identified after a deadly attack by an Islamic extremist in Vienna last week. The proposals include the ability to keep individuals convicted of terror offenses behind bars for life, electronic surveillance of people convicted of terror-related offenses upon release and criminalizing religiously motivated political extremism. We will create a criminal offense called political Islam in order to be able to take action against those who are not terrorists themselves, but who create the breeding ground for them,” Kurz tweeted after the Cabinet meeting. Austrian authorities have said they have been working closely with the FBI on the investigation, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos office said separately that he talked Wednesday with his Austrian counterpart, offering further support from Washington for the investigation.
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