Video - Salafi Muslim Group launches 'Sharia Police' Patrol in Germany

Video - Salafi Muslim Group launches 'Sharia Police' Patrol in Germany. (NBC).

MAINZ, Germany - Small groups of hardline Salafist Muslims have been patrolling the streets of a German city hoping to "influence and recruit young people," police said.

The groups were seen in the western city of Wuppertal wearing bright orange reflective vests with "Shariah Police" on the back. "This was seen as a violation against Germany’s public assembly law and charges were filed,” police spokesman Andre Schwanicke told NBC News. Officials say they have increased the police presence in the city.

The self-proclaimed Sharia police plays on as faith-police. The suspected Islamists speak youths on the street, they invite you to sermons, they want to recruit to Salafism. And they want them to impose their rules of conduct:

► "No Alcohol"

► "No Gambling"

► "No music or concerts"

► "No pornography or prostitution"

► "No drugs or smoking"

Meanwhile, a YouTube propaganda video from the German Salafist scene was posted online showing a poster with the English headline “Shariah Controlled Zone”, followed by images of Salafists recruiting young people and visiting gambling halls. “The video is a new provocation and part of the Salafist propaganda, which shows that the scene does not acknowledge Germany’s rule of law,” Joerg Rademacher, spokesman for the state’s interior ministry said.

Police President Birgitta Radermacher: "The monopoly of power lies solely with the state! An occurrence that intimidates, insecure or provoked will not be tolerated. There is no justification for this, Sharia police '. " Read the full story here.