Difference between revisions of "Project Rich Picture"
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==Official narrative== | ==Official narrative== | ||
− | The stated aim of Project Rich Picture was to collate intelligence and information relating to the radicalisation of | + | The stated aim of Project Rich Picture was to collate intelligence and information relating to the "[[radicalisation]]" of UK [[Muslim]]s.<ref>Jason Bennetto, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mi5-conducts-secret-inquiry-into-8000-alqaida-sympathisers-406435.html MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers'] ''The Independent'', 3 July 2006, accessed 15.03.2010</ref> |
The UK Government's [[Contest]] strategy states that the objective of Project Rich Picture is to: | The UK Government's [[Contest]] strategy states that the objective of Project Rich Picture is to: | ||
<blockquote style="background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt">"Provide a wider understanding of the context of terrorist activity and radicalisation in this country. Under this programme information is collected on issues related to violent extremist activity in local communities".<ref>[http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/contest/contest-strategy/contest-strategy-20092835.pdf?view=Binary Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism March 2009], ''HM Government'', p.65 - accessed 15.03.2010.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote style="background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt">"Provide a wider understanding of the context of terrorist activity and radicalisation in this country. Under this programme information is collected on issues related to violent extremist activity in local communities".<ref>[http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/contest/contest-strategy/contest-strategy-20092835.pdf?view=Binary Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism March 2009], ''HM Government'', p.65 - accessed 15.03.2010.</ref></blockquote> | ||
− | The Independent reported that the instigation of Project Rich Picture has led the Security Services and the Police to investigate up to '8,000 suspected al-Qa'ida sympathisers' in 'colleges, mosques and internet websites' in order to ensure that those individuals who may be trying to 'groom or radicalise those sympathetic to the aims of al-Qa'ida' are apprehended and prevented.<ref>Jason Bennetto, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mi5-conducts-secret-inquiry-into-8000-alqaida-sympathisers-406435.html MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers'] ''The Independent'', 3 July 2006, accessed 15.03.2010</ref> | + | ''[[The Independent]]'' reported that the instigation of Project Rich Picture has led the Security Services and the Police to investigate up to '8,000 suspected al-Qa'ida sympathisers' in 'colleges, mosques and internet websites' in order to ensure that those individuals who may be trying to 'groom or radicalise those sympathetic to the aims of al-Qa'ida' are apprehended and prevented.<ref>Jason Bennetto, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mi5-conducts-secret-inquiry-into-8000-alqaida-sympathisers-406435.html MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers'] ''The Independent'', 3 July 2006, accessed 15.03.2010</ref> |
As the below diagram shows, Project Rich Picture is active on all scales i.e., it is a intelligence collation programme that is targeted toward 'all members of the [Muslim] community', 'priority groups' such as young Muslims and at those Muslims who are showing signs of moving toward violent extremism who thus need to be de-radicalised (interventionist approach). | As the below diagram shows, Project Rich Picture is active on all scales i.e., it is a intelligence collation programme that is targeted toward 'all members of the [Muslim] community', 'priority groups' such as young Muslims and at those Muslims who are showing signs of moving toward violent extremism who thus need to be de-radicalised (interventionist approach). |
Revision as of 19:32, 28 September 2016
Perpetrators | MI5, UK police |
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Type | campaign |
Interests | “radicalisation” |
Official narrative
The stated aim of Project Rich Picture was to collate intelligence and information relating to the "radicalisation" of UK Muslims.[1]
The UK Government's Contest strategy states that the objective of Project Rich Picture is to:
"Provide a wider understanding of the context of terrorist activity and radicalisation in this country. Under this programme information is collected on issues related to violent extremist activity in local communities".[2]
The Independent reported that the instigation of Project Rich Picture has led the Security Services and the Police to investigate up to '8,000 suspected al-Qa'ida sympathisers' in 'colleges, mosques and internet websites' in order to ensure that those individuals who may be trying to 'groom or radicalise those sympathetic to the aims of al-Qa'ida' are apprehended and prevented.[3]
As the below diagram shows, Project Rich Picture is active on all scales i.e., it is a intelligence collation programme that is targeted toward 'all members of the [Muslim] community', 'priority groups' such as young Muslims and at those Muslims who are showing signs of moving toward violent extremism who thus need to be de-radicalised (interventionist approach).
Expansion
According to Contest 2, Project Rich Picture will be expanded in the future across policing and the security services and will also include 'external partners'.[5]These external partners could include Muslim community groups and community representatives.
References
- ↑ Jason Bennetto, MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers' The Independent, 3 July 2006, accessed 15.03.2010
- ↑ Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism March 2009, HM Government, p.65 - accessed 15.03.2010.
- ↑ Jason Bennetto, MI5 conducts secret inquiry into 8,000 al-Qa'ida 'sympathisers' The Independent, 3 July 2006, accessed 15.03.2010
- ↑ Association of Chief Police Officers (Terrorism Allied Matters) Business Area Police PREVENT Strategy - Partners Briefing, 'Restricted' 27th March 2008, This document is a restricted document and is not meant to be circulated outside the Local Strategic Partnership meeting, Version 1.7, accessed 12.08.10
- ↑ Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism March 2009, HM Government, p.65 - accessed 15.03.2010.