TID arrests 04 people for promoting extremism
TID arrests 04 people for promoting extremism
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Colombo (News 1st); The Terrorist Investigations Division arrested 02 people on Wednesday (31) for promoting the ideology of extremism online.
Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana speaking to News 1st said the suspects are a 31-year-old male from Wellampitiya and a 32-year-old male from Thihariya.
“The suspects were employed in Qatar several years ago and while overseas they had created a WhatsApp group and promoted various extremist ideologies via the group,” said the Police Spokesperson adding the group members were Sri Lankans.’The ideology of Zaharan Hashim and Wahhabism was also promoted via the group, said the Deputy Police Chief.
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