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17.03.2023

Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami members detained in Kyrgyzstan

The State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic uncovered the undercover activities of the so-called "Women's Wing" of Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami religious extremist organisation. Its members were spreading extremist ideology and recruiting new supporters.

 

As a result of the investigative and operational activities, the defendants in the criminal case, indicated as S.T., M.G. and M.N., were taken into custody and placed in the temporary detention center of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic.

 

Currently, investigative and operational measures are underway to identify other persons involved in activities of proscribed religious extremist organizations.

Source: gknb.kg