New racist death threat for Flemish business chief (Islamist Terror Alert)

expatica ^ | 10 Feb 2005 | expatica

[Cornpone]

BRUSSELS - The head of the Remmery firm in Ledegem has been sent a sixth death threat by nationalist extremists.

The letter, sent by the Nieuw Vrij Vlaanderen to the Belgian press, threatens the "execution of Remmery as an example to other company bosses."

King hails Flemish boss for braving racist death threats

Rik Remmery's 'offence' has been to allow a Muslim employee, Naima Amzil, to wear her headscarf at work.

In December, the Belgian king openly voiced his support for Remmery, inviting him and Amzil to the palace to discuss the racist harassment they were experiencing.

Although Amzil stopped wearing her veil in an attempt to calm the situation, Remmery has said he will not bow to the extremists and has been placed under police protection.

Remmery said the king's support had encouraged him to stand firm.

"If we receive more threats, we will take the same decision," he said in December.

The company boss has also received support from the Flemish Union of Medium-Sized Businesses (UNIZO) which collected 25,000 signatures in a petition of solidarity.

[Cornpone]

I suspect the threats are actually being made by an Islamist radical in an attempt to sow the seeds of social discord and further cultivate the appearance of an oppressed people. Typical Osama stuff.

[RightOnline]

I don't get it. Usually they're bitching because they AREN'T allowed to wear headscarves..........and this guy is being threatened because he allowed an employee to wear one?????

This makes zero sense.

[Moderate right-winger]

Whose country is it anyway?

[Eurotwit]

It is nazis in this case who are threatening the guy for hiring a muslims.

I think.

[Eurotwit]

I mean old school nazis, not the islamfascist variety.

Just to make myself clear :-)

[nuconvert]

"sent a sixth death threat by nationalist extremists"


The guy is being threatened by Belgians.
The comment in parentheses is confusing.

[Kenton]

The title is pretty misleading, IMHO. There's nothing in the story to indicate the threat comes from Islamists this time. In fact, it explicitly states that it's from some sort of Belgian nationalist group that seems upset that this Muslim women is being allowed to practice her religion.

Islamists aren't the only extremists out there...

[Bertha Fanation]

Ain't diversity grand!