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| Press Statement: Finsbury Park Mosque Raid 25 - January - 2003 | |||||||||||||
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The Islamic Party
of Britain deplores attempts to link Muslims and Muslim
organisations with terrorism. The anti-terrorism legislation brought
in after September 11, 2001 permits the arrest of foreigners under suspicion
alone and these detainees are then held in custody indefinitely
without being charged or being given a fair trial at which to defend
themselves. Thus the police can make allegations without having to
prove them. We are concerned that such laws, more suitable to
dictatorships than democracies, erode the due process of law and are
open to abuse for political aims. It seems to become apparent that
the government is trying hard to create fear in the public's mind in
order to counter the lack of support for the American Imperialist
war against Iraq. Muslims in Britain are being scapegoated in this
context, and the result might well be the creation of a religious
divide and the radicalisation of a disenfranchised Muslim youth.
This "Bosnification" of Britain carries the potential to
undo years of constructive work in trying to build bridges between
different communities.
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