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September 29, 2006
UK: Islamist Who Wants Pope Dead Will Not Face Charges
We reported on September 18 that a group of Muslim extremists held a protest on Sunday September 17 outside Westminster Cathedral, complaining about Pope Benedict's Regensburg speech.
Demonstrators were holding placards saying "Curse the Pope", "Pope Benedict go to Hell," "Pope Benedict you will pay, the Mujahideen are coming your way," "Jesus Loves the Muslims," "Islam Will Conquer Rome," "Trinity of Evil: Western Crusade Against Islam."
The leader of this illegal demonstration was Anjem Choudary, who said then: "The Muslims take their religion very seriously and non-Muslims must appreciate that and that must also understand that there may be serious consequences if you insult Islam and the prophet. Whoever insults the message of Mohammed is going to be subject to capital punishment."
"I am here to have a peaceful demonstration. But there may be people in Italy or other parts of the world who would carry that out. I think that warning needs to be understood by all people who want to insult Islam and want to insult the prophet of Islam."
Choudary could have been charged for holding an illegal demonstration, glorification of terrorism, and even solicitation to murder.
But the Metropolitan Police's appallingly indifferent chief commissioner, Sir Ian Blair has now, according to the Telegraph, said that no charges will be brought against Choudary.
What is the point of having laws, if our police are too politically correct or appeasing to bother to enforce them? Ian Blair has already said that he approves the notion that when there is a terrorist raid in London, a panel of four Muslims must first be consulted.
When it was revealed that he had publicly lied about the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezez last year, Ian Blair was more concerned about finding the source who had leaked information which proved he had lied, and punishing her, rather than taking responsibility for his public dishonesty.
Blair said yesterday that at the protest outside Westminster Cathedral, "no substantive offences" were committed. He added: "We are in an angry time and it is our job in the Met to hold the line on free speech."
The shadow home secretary, David Davies, said: "It is quite disgraceful. It sends out a message to Muslim extremists that we, as a country, do not have the moral courage to stand up to them."
How true. And Blair should be replaced as head of the Metropolitan Police. He undermines every last ounce of confidence that the public possesses concerning how the police act in the battle to counter extremism.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at September 29, 2006 8:19 AM
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