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A man who heckled then Home Secretary John Reid during a speech has been convicted of terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas. | A man who heckled then Home Secretary John Reid during a speech has been convicted of terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas. |
Muslim preacher Abu Izzadeen was among six men convicted of supporting terrorism in London speeches in 2004. | |
The Kingston Crown Court jury failed to reach a verdict on a charge against Izzadeen of encouraging terrorism. | |
Shah Jalal Hussain, guilty of terrorist fund-raising, remains missing after failing to appear at court on 8 April. | |
The charges related to speeches made at London's Regent's Park mosque in November 2004. | The charges related to speeches made at London's Regent's Park mosque in November 2004. |
Tongues 'only weapons' | |
DVDs of eight men speaking about jihad, Osama bin Laden and prejudice towards Muslims were viewed by the jury during the three-and-a-half month trial. | |
The court heard about a speech made by Izzadeen, 32, of Leytonstone, east London, and tried under the name Omar Brooks, after US forces began their attack on the Iraqi city of Falluja. | |
"Allah gave mujahideen chance to kill the American," Izzadeen told an audience predominantly made up of young men. | "Allah gave mujahideen chance to kill the American," Izzadeen told an audience predominantly made up of young men. |
The defendant later told the court that he and other British Muslims had "no other weapon than our tongue" to fight against what they saw as a "massacre" by British and American forces in the city. | The defendant later told the court that he and other British Muslims had "no other weapon than our tongue" to fight against what they saw as a "massacre" by British and American forces in the city. |
But he told the jury that asking people to support terrorist organisations was illegal and he had never done so. | But he told the jury that asking people to support terrorist organisations was illegal and he had never done so. |
The eight defendants denied all charges against them. | |
Six convicted | |
Also found guilty of terrorist fund-raising were Simon Keeler and Abdul Muhid, 25, both of Whitechapel, east London. | |
There were not guilty verdicts on the same charge against Abdul Saleem, 32, Rajib Khan, 29, and Ibrahim Hassan, 25, while the jury could not reach a verdict for 28-year-old Omar Zaheer, of Southall, west London. | |
Saleem, of Poplar, east London, and Hassan, of Leyton, east London, were found guilty along with Izzadeen and Keeler of inciting terrorism overseas. | |
The jury could not reach a verdict on that charge against Mr Khan, of Luton, Bedfordshire. | |
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of missing Hussain, 25, of Whitechapel. |