MEDIA RELEASE
Islamic Extremist Organisation Hizb Ut-Tahrir Should Be Banned
Thursday, 8th July 2010
The Rev Fred Nile MLC, Member of the NSW Parliament, has called on the Prime Minister Julia Gillard to ban the Islamic extremist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir because of its divisive attacks on our Australian democracy at their International Conference on Sunday 4 July 2010 at Lakemba.
"This Islamic extremist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir must be banned in Australia. Muslim nations themselves have banned this dangerous group, namely Pakistan, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Libya," said Rev Fred Nile MLC, Leader of the Christian Democratic Party.
"It has also been banned by many other nations such as Russia, Germany, Holland, etc. The UK has been considering a ban. Our Australian Security has investigated this organisation, but so far has taken no action.
"Their Conference, which was addressed by Islamic extremists from the UK, renewed their call for the introduction of Shariah Law into Australia, which includes penalties such as cutting off a hand for stealing, death for sex outside marriage, child marriages, multiple wives, etc. "
In the UK, there are already 60 Shariah Islamic Courts which are dispensing Koranic justice, and 1,700 mosques.
Leaders of the global Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir have called on Australian Muslims to spurn secular democracy and Western notions of moderate Islam and join the struggle for a trans-national Islamic state.
British Hizb ut-Tahrir leader Burhan Hanif told participants at the International Conference that democracy is "haram" (forbidden) for Muslims, whose political engagement should be based purely on Islamic law.
"We must adhere to Islam and Islam alone," Mr Hanif told about 500 participants attending the convention in Lidcombe.
Mr Hanif said, "We should not be conned or succumb to the disingenuous and flawed narrative that the only way to engage politically is through the secular democratic process. It is prohibited and haram."
He said democracy was incompatible with Islam because the Koran insisted Allah was the sole lawmaker, and Muslim political involvement could not be based on "secular and erroneous concepts such as democracy and freedom".
Rev Fred Nile said, "We must preserve our Australian democracy and Aussie way of life from the attacks of these extremist Islamic organisations which encourage terrorist groups."