2010-01-19
Mauritania on Monday (January 18th) opened the nation's first "spiritual dialogue" with Salafist inmates at the central prison of Nouakchott, local and international press reported. "This meeting aims to outline the best ways to achieve civil peace in a country known for tolerance, openness and forgiveness" Islamic Affairs Minister Ahmed Ould Nini said at the opening ceremony.
While 47 prisoners say they support dialogue and repentance in order to preserve national stability, the remaining 20 inmates are opposed to the talks. Their leader, Khadim Ould Semane, has been jailed since 2008 for the murder of a French tourist family. "The elements of this more radical second trend know that al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb requested their release in exchange for the Spanish hostages. They are not relying on dialogue to get out of prison, they rely on AQIM," Journal Tahalil quoted one observer as saying.
Source: Magharebia.com.
Link: http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/newsbriefs/general/2010/01/19/newsbrief-01.
Mauritania on Monday (January 18th) opened the nation's first "spiritual dialogue" with Salafist inmates at the central prison of Nouakchott, local and international press reported. "This meeting aims to outline the best ways to achieve civil peace in a country known for tolerance, openness and forgiveness" Islamic Affairs Minister Ahmed Ould Nini said at the opening ceremony.
While 47 prisoners say they support dialogue and repentance in order to preserve national stability, the remaining 20 inmates are opposed to the talks. Their leader, Khadim Ould Semane, has been jailed since 2008 for the murder of a French tourist family. "The elements of this more radical second trend know that al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb requested their release in exchange for the Spanish hostages. They are not relying on dialogue to get out of prison, they rely on AQIM," Journal Tahalil quoted one observer as saying.
Source: Magharebia.com.
Link: http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/newsbriefs/general/2010/01/19/newsbrief-01.
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