Prisons chiefs and justice officials of 47 countries meet in Bucharest to look at ways to fight radicalization in prisons after the January terror attacks in Paris.
Prisons face a problem “of the utmost importance,” says Philippe Boillat, human rights and rule of law chief for the European Council, who cited the case of Amedy Coulibaly, the jihadist who killed four Jewish hostages and a police officer in the attacks in Paris that left 17 dead.
Coulibaly is believed to have been radicalized during a stint in prison.
A policeman stands guards, on January 21, 2015, in front the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket where jihadist gunman Amedy Coulibaly killed four Jewish men on January 9, 2015 in Paris. (AFP/Eric Feferberg)
Boillat warns that “the most dangerous extremists learn to hide their beliefs and intentions.”
The Bucharest meeting aims to draft “guidelines” defining the role of prison services in the fight against radicalisation and violent extremism, which will be submitted to the Committee of Ministers in December.
—AFP
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