Danish MP backs German prosecutors bid to charge radical Imam

Feb 25, 2015, 06:35 PM

A German judge has been asked to charge a radical Danish imam who called for the extermination of the Jews during a prayer meeting in Berlin last summer. Prosecutors allege he was inciting hatred during a speech widely circulated on the internet. The move has been welcomed by MPs in Denmark, which has pledged to step up efforts against radicalisation. Two weeks ago, a young radicalised Muslim attacked a synagogue and a free speech forum, killing two and wounding five, before being shot dead by police. From Copenhagen, Malcolm Brabant reports...