By Ryan Mauro
If two coalitions of Muslim organizations have their way, the FBI may soon face a more difficult time monitoring mosques with suspected ties to Islamic radicalism and terrorism.
The American Muslim Taskforce (AMT) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) are calling for an end to the FBI’s use of informants in mosques, closing the only window that law enforcement has into what goes on behind closed doors. The condemnation of the FBI is coupled with a threat to end all outreach programs with the agency.
“If the FBI does not accord fair and equitable treatment to every American Muslim…then Muslim organizations, mosques and individuals will have no choice but consider suspending all outreach activities with FBI offices, agents and other personnel,” reads a March 17 statement from the AMT.
Although the AMT assures that this does not mean that its member groups will decline to report criminal and terrorist activity to the agency, allegations of anti-Muslim bias at the FBI will likely deter some Muslims from doing so. This is all the more troubling because these allegations, stemming from a recent case involving an FBI informant, are ill-founded. Read more ...
If two coalitions of Muslim organizations have their way, the FBI may soon face a more difficult time monitoring mosques with suspected ties to Islamic radicalism and terrorism.
The American Muslim Taskforce (AMT) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) are calling for an end to the FBI’s use of informants in mosques, closing the only window that law enforcement has into what goes on behind closed doors. The condemnation of the FBI is coupled with a threat to end all outreach programs with the agency.
“If the FBI does not accord fair and equitable treatment to every American Muslim…then Muslim organizations, mosques and individuals will have no choice but consider suspending all outreach activities with FBI offices, agents and other personnel,” reads a March 17 statement from the AMT.
Although the AMT assures that this does not mean that its member groups will decline to report criminal and terrorist activity to the agency, allegations of anti-Muslim bias at the FBI will likely deter some Muslims from doing so. This is all the more troubling because these allegations, stemming from a recent case involving an FBI informant, are ill-founded. Read more ...
Source: FrontPage Magazine
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