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News in english 15. mar. 2010 KL. 09.24

Association sentence for terrorism support

The District Court has sentenced the spokesman for Foreningen Oprør to six months for supporting terrorism.

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The Copenhagen District Court has ruled it illegal for Danish associations to collect money or encourage others to support rebel groups such as the FARC or PFLP, and has handed down a suspended sentence to the spokesman of the Oprør group.

FARC stands for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) while PFLP stands for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Patrick MacManus, 65, has been sentenced to a suspended six month sentence for sending funds to the two organisations and for urging others to support them. Both the FARC and PFLP are listed as terrorist organisations by the European Union.

MacManus has also been ordered to pay DKK 55,000 in costs.

The Foreningen Oprør (Ed: Rebellion Association) became publicly known in 2004 when the association held a support event for the FARC and PFLP organisations at Folkets Hus in Copenhagen.

In 2006, then Justice Minister Lene Espersen determined that charges should be brought against MacManus for providing financial support to terrorist groups.

Edited by Julian Isherwood

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