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March 7, 2008

UK: Osama bin London And His Islamist Associate Jailed

On Tuesday February 26, former crack addict Mohammed Hamid, aged 50, who liked to call himself "Osama bin London" was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of three counts of "soliciting to murder" and three counts of providing terrorist training.

At the same time 45-year old former chauffeur and drug dealer Muhammad al-Figari was found guilty of two counts of partaking in terrorist training camps and two counts of possession of a record containing information likely to be useful to a terrorist.

Kader Ahmed of Plaistow, who had been 17 when arrested at the start of September 2006 had been found guilty on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 of two counts of attending terror training camps.

24-year old Kibley da Costa had been found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of providing terror training, guilty of two counts of attending terrorist training sessions and one count of having a document containing information useful to a terrorist. He was given a jail sentence of four years and eleven months.

Additionally, on Monday October 10, 2007 that Attila Ahmet, who took over the preaching at Finsbury Park Mosque after Abu Hamza was jailed, had pleaded guilty to three counts of soliciting to murder, but had not been sentenced.

This afternoon, Friday March 7, 2008, jail sentences were handed out to Mohammed Hamid and Attila Ahmet.

News is carried by AFP, Daily Mail, Reuters, Guardian, Monsters & Critics, Salisbury Journal, Associated Press, Press Association Telegraph and BBC.

Hamid was given an "indefinite" jail sentence with a minimum term of seven and a half years. Attila Ahmet was given a six year and eleven month jail term.

Judge Christopher Pitchers said that Hamid was a "recruiter, groomer and corrupter of young Muslims" and had used his "charm and knowledge of the Koran" to influence others into terrorism. Because of this, the judge considered Hamid to be a continuing danger to the public. He said: "You will continue to be a danger not simply by your own actions but by your ability to influence the actions of others."

The judge told Hamid: "You can be quite genuinely amusing and charming. We heard it on tapes and saw it to some extent in this court. You also have real knowledge of the Koran and Islamic teaching."

"However, that is only one side of you. The other side we heard on the recording that has become so well-known [is] when you spoke of the 52 dead on 7/7 being 'breakfast for you'."

Judge Pitchers said that the training in terrorism that Hamid had offered to others, including the men who tried to commit bomb attacks on London Transport on July 21, 2005, had been primarily aimed at committing terrorism overseas, especially Afghanistan. He said: "The purpose was to go abroad to commit offenses but was no less serious for that."

The judge said to Ahmet that in part he had acted because he liked "the limelight" at public meetings, adding: "I accept probably that you would yourself not engage in terrorist acts. You always found an excuse not to go on any training camp if it involved loss of comfort. However, young, unsophisticated Muslim men might easily be taken in by your forceful personality and the fact you were appointed Emir of the group demonstrates this to be so."

Henry Blaxland QC who had represented Ahmet said that his client had become a "changed man" while he had been waiting for sentencing. Blaxland said Ahmet had showed "genuine contrition" by writing a long letter to the judge. Ahmet had also shaved off his beard.

For details of the terrorist training camps of Mohammed Hamid and the preaching of Attila Ahmet, see here.

Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at March 7, 2008 6:20 PM

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