Whitey Ford
05-29-2019, 01:29 AM
Sharia Patrol in Germany Convicted by High Court (https://clarionproject.org/sharia-patrol-in-germany-convicted-by-high-court/)
Members of a sharia patrol operating on the streets of Germany were found guilty of violating the country’s laws against wearing uniforms that are “suggestively militant or intimidating.”
The law was made originally to squelch any nascent Nazi-like street movements.
The seven men who comprised the patrol, which was operating on the streets for Wuppertal, were ordered to pay between 300 and 1,800 euros ($336-$2015) each but will serve no jail time.
The case dates back to September 2014 when a group of Salafist Muslims were caught patrolling the streets of the western German town telling those walking by not to engage in activities forbidden by sharia (Islamic) law.
Wearing bright orange vests labeled Sharia Police, the group handed out notices to passersby announcing the area was a “sharia-controlled zone,” which meant alcohol, drugs, gambling, music, concerts, pornography and prostitution were prohibited.
“These people’s intention is to provoke and intimidate and force their ideology [upon others],” said Peter Jung, the mayor of Wuppertal at the time of the acquittal.
Members of a sharia patrol operating on the streets of Germany were found guilty of violating the country’s laws against wearing uniforms that are “suggestively militant or intimidating.”
The law was made originally to squelch any nascent Nazi-like street movements.
The seven men who comprised the patrol, which was operating on the streets for Wuppertal, were ordered to pay between 300 and 1,800 euros ($336-$2015) each but will serve no jail time.
The case dates back to September 2014 when a group of Salafist Muslims were caught patrolling the streets of the western German town telling those walking by not to engage in activities forbidden by sharia (Islamic) law.
Wearing bright orange vests labeled Sharia Police, the group handed out notices to passersby announcing the area was a “sharia-controlled zone,” which meant alcohol, drugs, gambling, music, concerts, pornography and prostitution were prohibited.
“These people’s intention is to provoke and intimidate and force their ideology [upon others],” said Peter Jung, the mayor of Wuppertal at the time of the acquittal.