Beijing, Sept 22(ANI): Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have vowed to crack down on cyber terrorism and online terrorist financing.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation, which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
"Internet terrorism and fundraising have become the new impetus for terrorists to carry out their plans," Kyrgyz Republic's State Committee for National Security Deputy Chief Kolbai Musaev said.
He said the Internet has become an important medium for executing terror attacks.
"The Internet is a safe, favourite choice for terrorist activities due to the free access, lack of supervision, anonymity and unlimited information dissemination," Musaev said.
A senior SCO official Sayfulloev Safarali pointed out most terrorist organizations have their own websites, which promoted extremism worldwide, the China Daily reports.
Terrorists generate funds through drug trafficking, smuggling of firearms and even human trafficking, he added.
"Funds are considered as 'lubricants' for them to launch terrorist attacks, and if no money is provided it's impossible to make an attack," Safarali said.
China's Public Security Deputy Minister Meng Hongwei said the country has actively cooperated on counterterrorism measures within the framework of the organization.
"The frontier-defense police authorities of all member states have intensified cooperation to prevent the three forces - terrorism, extremism and separatism - from penetrating their regions," Hongwei said.
Chinese People's Public Security University Professor Dai Peng said though SCO has provided a good platform for counter-terrorism efforts, disagreements over political ideas, different legal systems and inconsistent diplomatic policies among the member nations. (ANI)
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