European security coordination before Christmas
In the run-up to the Christmas season and with the same measures in Germany and Switzerland, the Directorate for State Security and Intelligence (DSN) in Austria, in cooperation with the judicial authorities, examined the writings and videos of young people with tendencies to extremism online, in all states.
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Combating Terrorism carried out numerous house searches, seizures, interrogations and arrests throughout Austria, and sent more than 110 threatening letters. For young people.
The judiciary inspected prisons and measures related to prisoners, as well as detention rooms, permanent buildings and related buildings in 27 prisons.
According to a statement by the Ministry of the Interior, today, the security services are monitoring a significant increase in extremist propaganda on the Internet, as this content serves as a potential source of inspiration for extremist behavior, especially among young people aged 14 and over. And 19 years.
The Ministry stated that publishing certain extremist content or, for example, placing "likes" Under different publications or images that incite or glorify terrorism could be a criminal offence.
The threatening letters to young people included showing the dangers and consequences of the radical outlook of young people, as extremist groups use the Internet and social media to recruit young people.
The statement added, in close cooperation with our colleagues in Germany and Switzerland, we succeeded in dismantling the digital networks of extremists, and this will benefit Salama. Our people.
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