By: Janny Green - 10/19/13, 08:19
Returned Syriėgangers are still not prosecuted in the Netherlands. They come with the story she gave humanitarian aid and are traumatized. They are assisted by social workers. Some have a duty to report.
According to various sources in Dutch Muslim communities also Belgian returned travelers choose the 'Netherlands-route, because of the milder approach.
Similarly, the Belgian convert Jejoen Bontinck. According to the Belgian broadcaster VRT is Bontinck Friday in Belgium arrested after spending a week in the Netherlands. He has not traveled straight to Belgium, he told the VRT, because he was to be arrested. Afraid On the advice of his father Dimitri, who also told the Dutch television about his futile quest for Jejoen in Syria , he eventually went to Belgium.
There are all returned Syriėreizigers arrested. Some because of criminal activities in war zones. They suspected Others because they were carrying Sharia4Belgium, the organization that would actively recruit for jihad.
No announcements individuals
The AIVD would have been Bontincks stay in the Netherlands informed. The service will not say anything about it. 'In individual cases we do not communicate, "says a spokeswoman. She confirms that there Syriėgangers are back in the Netherlands, but not the numbers. "We have a view of the back travelers. This is not confined to our borders. "
The stories about the humanitarian work and trauma, recognize the AIVD. "We ask the question whether it is always right. It may also be that a smoke screen is increased. "
25 to 30 returned Syriėgangers
According to the sources of the Volkskrant there are now about 25 to 30 Syriėgangers returned to the Netherlands. They have been spotted in The Hague and Delft (small groups) and individuals in Zeist, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Arnhem.
In March, the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV) raised the terrorism threat level from limited to substantial. The coordinator warned especially when returning jihadis, who bring their expertise, ideological fervor and experience a security breach.
The Delft Labour councilor says Abdel Maanaoui certainly not all young people with experiences in Syria are a danger to society. He has contact with some of them. "We must not lock when not needed," he says about the repressive Belgian approach. "There are guys left who really have only given help. Others have struggled, but came back there that the situation is much more complicated than they had expected. That there is not an enemy: Assad. But they also had to fight. Much more parties, against other Muslims, There are also back that are dangerous, which propagate jihad and want to destroy the West. To be followed by the AIVD. "
Also terrorism expert Edwin Bakker argues for individual counseling. He knows that more young people want to return, but do not dare knock at the Dutch consulate in Turkey to ask if their passports withheld. Travel documents "The politics leaves little room for help and a tailored approach," he says. Baker sees the parliamentary questions for itself: 'Netherlands let terrorists return with emergency passport. " He says that Belgium still has further polarized. "Not surprisingly, Belgian Syriėgangers sit here."
Doubt by phone
Parents of Syriėgangers tell increasing doubt be reflected in the telephone conversations with their children about their mission. "Many do not see it sit," says a source. "They can not find their niche there, but do not dare to return. They do not know what awaits them here. Maybe they are still prosecuted at a later stage. "
Baker warns that it may be that the jihad problem has subsided. Not drawn from the fact that young people return, the conclusion On the contrary.
"The group of potential travelers jihad is getting bigger and more professional. Recently, in Germany and the Netherlands jihad ¬ travelers arrested who are not from Delft and The Hague.
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