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| − | Rich Picture is the codename given to a covert | + | '''Project Rich Picture is the codename given to a covert Security Service ([[MI5]]) and Police project aimed at collating intelligence and information relating to radicalisation of British Muslims.'''<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mi5-conducts-secret-inquiry-into-8000-alqaida-sympathisers-406435.html MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers'] '''The Independent''', 3 July 2006], accessed 15.03.2010</ref> |
| − | The Independent reported that the instigation of Project Rich Picture | + | The UK Government's [[CONTEST]] strategy states that the objective of Project Rich Picture is to: |
| + | :'provide a wider understanding of the context of terrorist activity and radicalisation in this country. Under this programme information is collected on issues related to violent extremist activity in local communities.'<ref>[http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/contest/contest-strategy/contest-strategy-20092835.pdf?view=Binary Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism March 2009], '''HM Government''', p.65 - accessed 15.03.2010.</ref> | ||
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| + | The Independent reported that the instigation of Project Rich Picture has led the Security Services and the Police to investigate up to '8,000 suspected al-Qa'ida sympathisers' in the UK.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mi5-conducts-secret-inquiry-into-8000-alqaida-sympathisers-406435.html MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers'] '''The Independent''', 3 July 2006], accessed 15.03.2010</ref> It is believed that undercover officers are working covertly in 'colleges, mosques and internet websites' in a bid to detect those individuals that may try to 'groom or radicalise those sympathetic to the aims of al-Qa'ida'. | ||
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Revision as of 15:28, 15 March 2010
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Project Rich Picture is the codename given to a covert Security Service (MI5) and Police project aimed at collating intelligence and information relating to radicalisation of British Muslims.[1]
The UK Government's CONTEST strategy states that the objective of Project Rich Picture is to:
- 'provide a wider understanding of the context of terrorist activity and radicalisation in this country. Under this programme information is collected on issues related to violent extremist activity in local communities.'[2]
The Independent reported that the instigation of Project Rich Picture has led the Security Services and the Police to investigate up to '8,000 suspected al-Qa'ida sympathisers' in the UK.[3] It is believed that undercover officers are working covertly in 'colleges, mosques and internet websites' in a bid to detect those individuals that may try to 'groom or radicalise those sympathetic to the aims of al-Qa'ida'.
Notes
- ↑ MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers' The Independent, 3 July 2006], accessed 15.03.2010
- ↑ Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism March 2009, HM Government, p.65 - accessed 15.03.2010.
- ↑ MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers' The Independent, 3 July 2006], accessed 15.03.2010
