BERLIN: German federal prosecutors announced the arrest of two alleged members of Hezbollah on Wednesday suspected of recruiting and organizing activities for the Iran-backed Shiite movement.
Named only as Lebanese national Hassan M. and German-Lebanese dual citizen Abdul-Latif W. the pair were detained in northern Germany, the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
It said Abdul-Latif W. joined the organization “at the latest” in 2004 and Hassan M. in 2016. They are both now facing charges of “membership of a foreign terrorist organization.”
The pair are alleged to have represented Hezbollah in the Bremen region of northern Germany, handling organization and logistics for the group.
The two suspects were to appear later Wednesday before a judge “who will decide whether to remand them in custody.”
Hezbollah’s military wing is classed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, Britain and a majority of member states of the Arab League.
Germany banned the activities of the group’s political wing, which regularly organizes anti-Israeli demonstrations, in 2020.
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Two suspected Hezbollah members arrested in Germany
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Two suspected Hezbollah members arrested in Germany
- The pair are alleged to have represented Hezbollah in the Bremen region of northern Germany, handling organization and logistics for the group
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, Gambia tells ICJ
THE HAGUE: Myanmar's military deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's Justice Minister Dawda Jallow told the International Court of Justice on Monday.
"It is not about esoteric issues of international law. It is about real people, real stories and a real group of human beings. The Rohingya of Myanmar. They have been targeted for destruction," Jallow told ICJ judges.
Gambia has dragged Myanmar before the ICJ, claiming its 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya minority was in breach of the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.
"It is not about esoteric issues of international law. It is about real people, real stories and a real group of human beings. The Rohingya of Myanmar. They have been targeted for destruction," Jallow told ICJ judges.
Gambia has dragged Myanmar before the ICJ, claiming its 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya minority was in breach of the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.
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