Dutch police arrest 15 over ‘Islamic State’ TikTok posts
Fifteen people suspected of spreading “Islamic State” (IS) propaganda on TikTok were arrested in raids across the Netherlands by Dutch police on Tuesday.
The Dutch public prosecution office said the 15 suspects were trying to “incite others to commit terrorist crimes” through IS propaganda, which included calls to join the Islamist terrorist group while glorifying the idea of “martyrdom.”
Some of the posts were viewed more than 100,000 times, Dutch authorities said.
The arrests came after police launched a nationwide investigation into a TikTok account that spread IS propaganda with Dutch subtitles.
“Glorifying and disseminating propaganda significantly undermines public safety,” prosecutors said, emphasizing that publishing “Islamic State” propaganda was a punishable offence.
Read more: Deutsche Welle