Brit Muslim police say Islam not to blame for terror attacks

LONDON - The National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) in UK has claimed that Ministers were wrong to blame Islam for being the “driver” behind recent terrorist attacks.

The claim, made in a seven-page memorandum to a parliamentary committee investigating extremism, warned that the Government’s anti-terrorism strategy is an “affront to British values” which threatens to trigger ethnic unrest.

The association, which represents more than 2,000 officers, said that Far-Right extremists were a more dangerous threat to national security.

“The strategies of Prevent were historically focused on so-called Islamist extremism. This has subjected the biggest black and ethnic minority community, and second biggest faith group, in an unprecedented manner, stigmatizing them in the process,” The Telegraph quoted from the memorandum submitted by the association.

“Never before has a community been mapped in [such] a manner … it is frustrating to see this in a country that is a real pillar and example of freedom of expression and choice. Our British system is a model for the world to follow, yet we have embarked on a journey that has put this very core of British values under real threat,” it added.

The memorandum further warned that Muslims were subjected to “daily abuse” due to the strategy.

“We must not diminish our British values further by continuing to allow such behaviour and polices to continue unchecked,” it added.

Meanwhile, a spokesman from the Department of Communities and Local Government said the idea that the Government only focus on Muslims on terror issues is completely false.

“Muslims, like other faith groups, engage with government departments right across Whitehall, from health to education to work and pensions, to culture, media and sport. They rightly play a full role in our society, and across public and civic life,” the spokesman said. (ANI)