The only 17-year-old Viennese had threatened and coerced a Styrian woman of the same age who had converted to Islam. The Ministry of the Interior did not want to give any details. The boy was arrested on his return from Turkey on August 21, and he has since been conditionally released, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
The arrest was preceded by investigations by the State Offices for the Protection of the Constitution and Combating Terrorism (LVT) in Styria and Vienna and the Directorate for State Security and Intelligence (DSN). The investigations had been running for several months, it was said on request. The 17-year-old contacted the young Styrian from the greater Graz area via social media. In the course of several meetings, he is said to have shared propaganda material from the Islamic State (IS) and glorified and condoned crimes committed by this terrorist organization. According to the ministry, this has led to a radicalization of the young woman. In addition, the youth is said to have massively intimidated and coerced the Styrian with threats.
A ministry spokesman declined to specify how the two were tracked down. The young woman was questioned immediately after the 17-year-old was arrested, and house searches were carried out on both of them. Various electronic devices and written records were confiscated. The Styrian was reported at large. The Turkish-born Viennese was released on September 14 by decision of the Graz Higher Regional Court subject to several conditions.
The investigations by the police – also in the environment of the two – have not yet been completed, it said. It was not said whether the boy plays a role in the structure of the IS or is just a supporter.
Source: Nachrichten
