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Six guilty of terrorism support | Six guilty of terrorism support |
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A man who heckled then Home Secretary John Reid during a speech has been convicted of terrorist fundraising and inciting terrorism overseas. | |
Muslim preacher Abu Izzadeen was among six men convicted of supporting terrorism in London speeches in 2004. | 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. | The Kingston Crown Court jury failed to reach a verdict on a charge against Izzadeen of encouraging terrorism. |
Shah Jalal Hussain, guilty of terrorist fundraising, remains missing after failing to appear at court on 8 April. | |
The charges related to speeches made at London's Regent's Park mosque on 9 November 2004, as US troops were engaged in a fierce battle in the Iraqi city of Falluja. | The charges related to speeches made at London's Regent's Park mosque on 9 November 2004, as US troops were engaged in a fierce battle in the Iraqi city of Falluja. |
'No other weapon' | 'No other weapon' |
Clips of the accused men speaking about jihad, Osama bin Laden and prejudice towards Muslims were played to the jury during the three-and-a-half month trial. | |
Co-defendant Simon Keeler was convicted of the same two charges as Izzadeen. | |
The convicted men are due to be sentenced on Friday | |
Abdul Saleem, 32, and Ibrahim Hassan, 25, were convicted of inciting terrorism overseas but cleared of fundraising for terrorists. Abdul Muhid, 25, was found guilty of fund-raising for terrorists. | |
The court heard that Izzadeen, of Leytonstone, east London, told his audience at the mosque: "Allah gave mujahideen chance to kill the American." | |
But the 32-year-old, tried under the name Omar Brooks, argued in 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 the 32-year-old, tried under the name Omar Brooks, argued in 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. |
Izzadeen told the jury that asking people to support terrorist organisations was illegal and he had never done so. | Izzadeen told the jury that asking people to support terrorist organisations was illegal and he had never done so. |
The defendants denied all charges against them. | |
Six convicted | Six convicted |
Rajib Khan, 29, was found not guilty of terrorist fundraising, while the jury could not reach a verdict for 28-year-old Omar Zaheer, of Southall, west London. | |
The jury could not reach a verdict on the charge of inciting terrorism overseas against Mr Khan, of Luton, Bedfordshire, or on a third offence of encouraging terrorism faced by Izzadeen. | |
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of missing Hussain, 25, of Whitechapel. | A warrant has been issued for the arrest of missing Hussain, 25, of Whitechapel. |
The six men are due to be sentenced on Friday. | The six men are due to be sentenced on Friday. |
Izzadeen hit the news in 2006 for heckling as Home Secretary John Reid delivered a speech, in Leytonstone, about targeting potential Muslim extremists. | Izzadeen hit the news in 2006 for heckling as Home Secretary John Reid delivered a speech, in Leytonstone, about targeting potential Muslim extremists. |