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Major embarrassment for May govt as top terrorism cop admonishes Prevent | |
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Counter-terrorism projects run by the Government must be reviewed immediately, according to the most senior UK counter-terrorism officer, Neil Basu. | Counter-terrorism projects run by the Government must be reviewed immediately, according to the most senior UK counter-terrorism officer, Neil Basu. |
The Prevent scheme should be “revamped” after a number of calls from Muslim communities who say they are being unfairly targeted, Basu said. | The Prevent scheme should be “revamped” after a number of calls from Muslim communities who say they are being unfairly targeted, Basu said. |
Teachers across the country have refused to take part in Prevent, one of the government’s four prong elements of fighting terrorism on home ground. | Teachers across the country have refused to take part in Prevent, one of the government’s four prong elements of fighting terrorism on home ground. |
Tens of thousands of people have been referred to the authorities through the Home Office program, and there remains, according to Basu, a “hangover of toxicity” around Prevent. | Tens of thousands of people have been referred to the authorities through the Home Office program, and there remains, according to Basu, a “hangover of toxicity” around Prevent. |
The Met deputy assistant commissioner admitted change must come over the divisive command which has led to accusations of spying on Muslims. | The Met deputy assistant commissioner admitted change must come over the divisive command which has led to accusations of spying on Muslims. |
“Government will not thank me for saying this, but an independent reviewer of Prevent... would be a healthy thing... Prevent is, as a Prevent officer who used to work for me said, five percent of the budget but 85 percent of the conversation," he said. | “Government will not thank me for saying this, but an independent reviewer of Prevent... would be a healthy thing... Prevent is, as a Prevent officer who used to work for me said, five percent of the budget but 85 percent of the conversation," he said. |
Basu blasted the Conservative Government for failing to get the message to communities, and not making them feel safe. | Basu blasted the Conservative Government for failing to get the message to communities, and not making them feel safe. |
“Rather than the government handing over a sum of money and then it becoming state-sponsored with accusations of demonising communities, it should be locally generated,” he said. | “Rather than the government handing over a sum of money and then it becoming state-sponsored with accusations of demonising communities, it should be locally generated,” he said. |
“We have gotten all of that messaging the wrong way around, it should be grassroots up.” | “We have gotten all of that messaging the wrong way around, it should be grassroots up.” |
In the interview, Raffaello Pantucci, the director of International Security Studies at security think tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), said an independent reviewer must be found. | In the interview, Raffaello Pantucci, the director of International Security Studies at security think tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), said an independent reviewer must be found. |
“People need to understand that this is about stopping people in the pre-criminal space ever getting anywhere near criminality. And Prevent needs to concentrate on how it does that. That cannot be a job for the police and security services. That has got to be a wider societal pillar,” he added. | “People need to understand that this is about stopping people in the pre-criminal space ever getting anywhere near criminality. And Prevent needs to concentrate on how it does that. That cannot be a job for the police and security services. That has got to be a wider societal pillar,” he added. |
“The more that policing and security service could withdraw from Prevent in order to focus Prevent work on problem-solving within communities and getting communities to deal with it, the better in the long-term,” he told the Counter Terrorism Centre. | “The more that policing and security service could withdraw from Prevent in order to focus Prevent work on problem-solving within communities and getting communities to deal with it, the better in the long-term,” he told the Counter Terrorism Centre. |
He added that Prevent “is owned by the government” and that instead local communities should “take the lead” in combating terrorism. | He added that Prevent “is owned by the government” and that instead local communities should “take the lead” in combating terrorism. |
“Local leaders around the country should be standing up and talking about this, not central government, security services, and counter-terrorism police,” he explained. | “Local leaders around the country should be standing up and talking about this, not central government, security services, and counter-terrorism police,” he explained. |
“Communities should be talking about protecting themselves from the grassroots up.” | “Communities should be talking about protecting themselves from the grassroots up.” |
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