Five alleged members of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Jalal-Abad.
Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said the suspects were detained late on February 19.
The UKMK's statement on February 20 also says that security forces confiscated a large amount of books and leaflets with extremist content from the suspects' houses, as well as equipment for printing leaflets.
Hizb ut-Tahrir is a London-based Sunni political organization that seeks to unite all Muslim countries into an Islamic caliphate.
The Kyrgyz government and a number of other CIS countries have banned Hizb ut-Tahrir, branding its supporters as "extremists."
Since last summer, several alleged members of the banned organization have been arrested in towns across Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said the suspects were detained late on February 19.
The UKMK's statement on February 20 also says that security forces confiscated a large amount of books and leaflets with extremist content from the suspects' houses, as well as equipment for printing leaflets.
Hizb ut-Tahrir is a London-based Sunni political organization that seeks to unite all Muslim countries into an Islamic caliphate.
The Kyrgyz government and a number of other CIS countries have banned Hizb ut-Tahrir, branding its supporters as "extremists."
Since last summer, several alleged members of the banned organization have been arrested in towns across Kyrgyzstan.
