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De Waele, M., Pauwels, L., Ponsaers, P., Schils, N., Easton, M. (2013). “De overbodige punitieve reactie tot uitbreiding van de wet op de privémilities”, Orde van de Dag – Dimensies van Punitiviteit, Mechelen: Kluwer, n°61, 20-28.

  • January 2013
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In juni 2012 deden zich in Molenbeek rellen voor, met als hoogtepunt de arrestatie van de woordvoerder van Sharia4Belgium, Fouad Belkacem. in dit artikel gaan we in op de politieke discussie die hieruit voortvloeide, meer precies op de reactie van de minister van binnenlandse zaken, en een aantal parlementsleden die erin bestond de extremistische groepering Sharia4Belgium te willen verbieden op basis van de wet op de private milities en dus de wens om het lidmaatschap van de vereniging strafbaar te stellen. Dit wetgevend initiatief werd evenwel zonder voorwerp toen de vereniging zichzelf in oktober 2012 ontbond. We stellen het in deze bijdrage nog anders: we maken duidelijk hoe een politieke (louter punitieve) reactie op deze groepering diens bedoelde effect niet heeft bereikt. Meer nog: we poneren de stelling dat aan de problematiek van de aanpak van extremistische organisaties hiermee geen adequaat antwoord werd gegeven. Blijkbaar heeft de overheid weinig andere inspiratie bij het bedenken van maatregelen en komt ze meestal uit bij een louter punitieve reactie
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