Terrorist training camp

A terrorist or terrorist camp camp is a political slogan for a training camp for terrorists. The slogan was after the arrest of three suspected terrorists of the Islamic Jihad Union in Germany on 4 September 2007, because the three arrested are said to have visited a so-called terrorist camp in Pakistan part of the current political debate.

Definition

So far, the term terrorist camp has not been defined precisely. In more precise considered one can say that terrorist camps are military training camp for terrorists.

The Federal Ministry of Justice puts on 18 September 2007 for the draft law § 89a StGB "Preparing for an act of violence " in the current example of training in a terrorist camp, the attitude of the trainees and trainers in the definitional foreground. The Federal Ministry of Justice defined for the bill § 89a StGB the ethos and objectives,

" The existence or security of a State to impair or eliminate the constitutional principles of the Federal Republic of Germany, be put out of scope or undermine. "

Adaptation of German criminal law

At the special meeting of interior ministers countries on 7 September 2007 it was the majority agree that the stay should be placed in terrorist camps punishable. The criminal law should be adjusted accordingly.

Federal Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries put on 18 September 2007 in this regard before two bills.

§ 89a StGB preparing an act of violence

A mere residence in a terrorist camp is to remain unpunished.

§ 91 StGB Guidance to an act of violence

With the new § 91 StGB is mainly distributing or the touting of terrorist " instructions " captured and punished with up to three years in prison.

Accompanying regulations

• In procedural law, law enforcement authorities should have the necessary facilities for the two new offenses in the Criminal Code. Therefore, in future those criminal procedural rules (eg, search, seizure, monitoring of the living space, Wiretapping ) apply, which are used in connection with terrorist aims deeds under applicable law, even in investigations of § 89a of the Criminal Code. In addition, is opened by the change of the Judicature Act for the Federal Attorney General the opportunity to take over at a special importance of the case for offenses under § 89a of the Criminal Code prosecution.

• An alien present in the evidence to justify the assumption that it meets the situations described above, is to be expelled or prevented from re-entering Germany.