Raids in several states have raised funds for the Islamic State. A Chechen is in custody.
The Directorate of State Security and Intelligence (DSN) had been on the trail of eight men and one woman for some time. The state security agents had been targeting the suspects’ courier services for months – on Thursday, the agents in Vienna, Carinthia, Styria, Vorarlberg and Salzburg finally struck.
Mobile phones, laptops and documents have been seized
During the coordinated searches, dozens of mobile phones, laptops, a false passport, a Mercedes E-220 and tens of thousands of euros were seized.
What the force is accused of: It is said to have a radical Islamist stance and to have “collected” large-scale donations for the terrorist organization Islamic State.
Nine Suspected Techechians
“Behind Islamist terrorism there are highly organized extremist networks that also use Austria as a space for action,” explains DSN director Omar Haijawi-Pirchner. “Thanks to the great work of the researchers, we have succeeded in exposing this network.”
Of the nine suspects – all Chechens – one was taken away in handcuffs and the rest were immediately questioned. During the operation, exactly 186 law enforcement officers were deployed throughout Austria.
The scam of the recently arrested ISIS organization in Austria is not new: people susceptible to extremism are contacted via social networks (where the group has built up an extensive online presence), targeted propaganda is used and financial support is provided. is requested. It is often not clear to the people who make donations that the money collected by members of such terrorist financing networks is actually used for terrorist purposes: the extermination of human lives.
Source: Krone
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