Portal de Murcia

www.portaldemurcia.com

• Home
• Business
• Hotels
• Restaurants
• News
• Advertisement

Carlos Echeverria opened with these words the first presentation of the day continues the international conference on terrorism and security in southern Europe in the UCAM

This morning continued the 'II academic and expert on international terrorism and security in southern Europe Days' at the Catholic University of Murcia, starting with the presentation "The ongoing transformation of Jihadism in Spain' offered by Professor UNED Carlos Echeverría and moderated by the Director General of Planning and Housing of the CARM, Nuria Fuentes.

Professor UNED Carlos Echeverría, pointed out that "Spain is leading the capture of jihadists in the European Union in 2015, with 91 arrests, having a total of 165 detainees in four years in our country."

Echeverría explained that "the main centers of detention of persons associated with jihadism are Ceuta, Melilla, Catalonia and Levante area."

After the conference was held a round table has reflected on terrorism in Europe, entitled 'The Daesh, Islamic, State and current situation'.

In this debate were present Javier Jordán, professor of the University of Granada and José María Blanco, director of the Center for Exploration of the Civil Guard, which have been moderated by the Vice President for International Relations and Communication UCAM, Pablo Blesa.

Javier Jordán explained what it is and what the Daesh jihadist group.

"The Iraq war of 2003 made the Daesh was unveiled, but the group already existed in the 90's now the way to get attention is through videos posted on the Internet beheading civilians from different countries" , said Jordan.

The conference will continue this afternoon at 16:00, with two panel discussions moderated by José Luis Mendoza Garcia, director of Institutional Relations of the UCAM.

The first, entitled 'Governance in cyberspace.

Cyber ​​security and defense ', intervene Lt. Col. Angel Gomez de Agreda and the second under the name of' The future of jihadism ', Dr. Luis Ibáñez of the Court, the Institute of Forensic Science and Security, will discuss the situation expected in our country about threats from Islamic terrorists.

At 17:30 hours will start another round of panel discussions where topics such as 'Foreign fighters', 'New lone wolves' and 'technical Daesh catchment' will be discussed.

They intervene Chief Commissioner Brigadier-General Central Information Commissioner Rafael Martinez Lopez;

Dr. Jose Sanmartin at the University of Alicante, and Sama Helalli expert researcher in fundamentalist terrorism.

Source: UCAM