Cops Plan to Seize Books
Sydney
The Australian Police is looking for objectionable Islamic books being sold at several Islamic bookstores in the country. It is investigating if the book titled Defence of Islamic Lands which carries a picture of Osama Bin Laden on the title page could be seized from circulation. New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroni has said the police is trying to ascertain if it the said book incites violence. The book discusses if the strategy of suicide bombing is effective. Another book which has raised umpteen eyebrows is titled as Join the Caravan. The book wonders if the Muslim youth could be any longer stopped from waging Jihad. The Police Commissioner said the Police is seeking legal advice as to proscribing the books. Moroni said he personally considered such literature provocative. It may be recalled that the Western world which include Australia and New Zealand too, considers the banning of books violative of basic freedom of speech and had raised a great ruckus over banning of Satanic Verses by India and several other countries.