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What does PAGAD stand for?

People Against Gangsterism And Drugs


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Several Muslim organizations and groups hold views and opinions that support Islamic fundamentalism, but concerns about Islamic extremism, fueled by past incidents of violence by the radical organization People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) subsided.
2 Vigilante justice Supporters of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad), Mapogoa-Mathamaga and Umfelandawonye--some known vigilante groups--all name weaknesses with the criminal justice system and the problem of police corruption as reasons for the establishment of these groups.
Most of the bombings have been attributed to the militant Muslim group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD), and the rest have been linked to the armed gangs that roam through poverty-stricken areas east of the city.
In the two years since the conflict has intensified, Muslim activists known as People Against Gangsterism and Drugs have been accused of setting off a number of pipe bombs.
Muhammed Ali Parker, the self-styled "chief commander" of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs, or Pagad, earlier had announced he had received offers of help from Mujahedeen fighters in Afghanistan, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and the Palestinian radicals of Hamas.
There were numerous reports of shootings today as members of the vigilante group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs roamed their neighborhoods hunting down gang members.

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