The Kurdish founder of a radical Islamic group has been jailed in Norway after making death threats against senior officials.
Mullah Krekar has been found guilty of making threats against former minister Erna Solberg, who signed an expulsion order against him in 2003 as the cleric was deemed to be a threat to the nation’s security. He also threatened the lives of three Kurds, who had either insulted or burnt the Koran.
Krekar, 55, claims he is no longer involved in Ansar al-Islam – regarded as a terrorist organisation by the UN – and says he will appeal against the five-year sentence.
Krekar, originally known as Najm Faraj Ahmad, came from northern Iraq to Norway as a refugee in 1991. Ever since he has lived with his family in Oslo , where he founded Ansar al-Islam. Washington believes the organisation is responsible for attacks on coalition troops in Iraq, and, in 2006, the UN claimed Krekar had links with al-Qaeda.
The cleric denies any links with terrorism and says he resigned as leader of Ansar al-Islam in 2002. His expulsion order is still on hold due to the ongoing war in Iraq.
@Oystein-Norway, did you know that Mullah Krekar don’t give a damn about Norway, he insults your country and you’re keen enough to keep him in jail!? Those who are smart say ”send him back” and those who are weak say ”Oh no! it’s horrible, don’t send back a murderer in his country because he may die for all the crimes he committed in Iraq and elsewhere!” That’s the main difference between some who changes things for good and another one who doesn’t!
@Warieo – Our Oil and Energy minister is a farmer.
Logically short thinking people says “send him back”. Legally we dont send back people if there is a risk on death penalty.
@Oystein-Norway, come on dude! Your farmer story is pushing hard this time! If you have farmers in politics why don’t you sent him back? You super Norwegian Farmers are you still able to lead? Time will say…..
@Wario – you must learn to think more creative. We have farmers in politics – they are often smarter than otheres. Some times they use a fly paper to collect irritating flies.
I don’t get it why Norway is still milking this story when they could send him back in Iraq. What’s the problem!? Norway is taking this guy a bit too much seriously! Come on already, don’t you have enough of this!?
Do a psychological test on him. Good old Anders got one.