Apparently, a terrorist attack was barely thwarted in Hesse. Three suspected IS supporters were arrested in Offenbach. CDU politician Ismail Tippi is very concerned.
Offenbach – The Turkish-born CDU member of the state parliament and Islamism expert Ismail Tipi from Heusenstamm sees the Offenbach arrests as proof that the threat and danger posed by IS supporters is omnipresent.
Under the guise of religious freedom and multi-cultural romanticism, radical Islamist and fundamentalist tendencies have been ignored for far too long, said the Muslim parliamentarian.
Islamic State in Offenbach am Main: “Dimensions are now recognizable”
Why is Offenbach repeatedly noticed nationwide when it comes to IS supporters?
This is not a Offenbach phenomenon alone. Radical Islamism, Salafism and Jihadism are not only nationwide but Europe-wide a cancer in our social center. Unfortunately, we have ignored the radical Islamist and fundamentalist tendencies in Europe and Germany under the guise of religious freedom and multi-cultural romanticism for far too long. Only today can we see the dimensions.
The fact that these arrests occurred in Offenbach is not particularly a problem for the city of Offenbach. These enemies of democracy are everywhere in our social center. However, especially in large cities like Offenbach, these tendencies have unfortunately become obvious and Salafist efforts are very active.
Offenbach am Main: Deaths and injuries may have been prevented
Do you have the impression that the security authorities are watching the radical scene with sufficient intensity?
Yes, especially in Hesse, internal security has top priority. In Hesse, the security authorities, police, the protection of the constitution and secret services are very attentive and focus on such jihadist structures. The three arrests are proof that our police and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution have done an excellent job, possibly preventing a possible attack that could result in death or injury.
With Peter Beuth, we have a minister of the interior who saw the danger and the threat, took it seriously and acted on it. The security authorities in Hesse and also in Germany do an excellent job. That is why we can also sleep in peace in Germany.
Hessen: IS supporter arrested in Offenbach
Prevention, educational work at schools: is enough being done in Offenbach?
Prevention and educational work for our society is the most important protective measure. That is why we made our schools and school management aware of such dangers at an early stage and made them aware of them. There are events in Hesse, even mandatory events for school leaders, at which they are informed about the dangers and threats posed by jihadist Islam.
We must not save in the wrong place here and must continue this educational and preventive work. That is why I continue to demand that a nationwide ban on Salafism, ban full veils and head scarves for underage girls, deprive German citizenship of hate preachers and radical Islamists, remove residence status from non-German radical Islamists, Salafists and perpetrators, and abolish these and hatred-preaching imams deport as soon as possible.
The interview was conducted by Peter Schulte-Holtey.
The police have in Offenbach am Main three supporters of the “Islamic State” (IS) arrested. They were planning a terrorist attack in Hesse, as op-online.de * reports. In the city of Offenbach, police operations have already occurred several times because of the radical Islamist scene. The chronology.
A condemned Islamist perpetrator from the Werra-Meißner circle has been deported back to Iraq.
op-online.de * is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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