He allegedly radicalised a Styrian woman who had converted to Islam and later threatened her: The police arrested a 17-year-old Turk from Vienna at the airport at the end of August. Now the suspected IS supporter is being investigated – but he is again at large.
A Turkish-born IS supporter was arrested at Vienna airport at the end of August. The 17-year-old man from Vienna had threatened and coerced a Styrian woman of the same age who had converted to Islam. He has since been released on conditional release, as the Ministry of the Interior informed on Tuesday.
The arrest was preceded by investigations by the Regional Offices for the Protection of the Constitution and Counter-Terrorism (LVT) in Styria and Vienna as well as the Directorate for State Protection and Intelligence (DSN). The investigations had been going on for several months, it said upon request. The Turk had contacted the young Styrian woman from the Graz area via social media. In the course of several meetings, he allegedly shared propaganda material of the Islamic State (IS) and glorified and approved of crimes committed by this terrorist organisation. According to the ministry, this led to the radicalisation of the young woman. In addition, the youth allegedly intimidated and coerced the Styrian woman with threats.
A ministry spokesperson did not want to specify how the two had been traced. The young woman was questioned immediately after the arrest of the 17-year-old, and both had their houses searched. Various electronic devices and written records were confiscated. The Styrian woman was reported at large. On September 14, the Viennese man of Turkish origin was released from pre-trial detention under several conditions by order of the Graz Higher Regional Court.
The police investigations – also in the surroundings of the two – are not yet completed, it was said. Whether the man plays a role in the structure of IS or is merely a follower was not disclosed to the Austria Presse Agentur (APA).
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