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The 21 July jury has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on the last two defendants in the case. | |
They failed to reach verdicts on Adel Yahya, 24, and Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, 34. The two men deny all charges. | |
Mr Justice Fulford urged prosecutors to decide by Wednesday morning if Yahya and Asiedu would face a retrial. | |
Muktar Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, Ramzi Mohammed, 25, and Hussain Osman, 28, were found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to murder. | |
The four were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court after a six-month trial and will be sentenced on Wednesday. | |
Mr Justice Fulford said he would sentence them after hearing mitigation from their lawyers. | |
He said that the two remaining defendants would remain in custody for the time being but accepted that a bail application on behalf of Yahya may be made later. | |
Your patience, good humour and perseverance in the face of this lengthy trial has been exemplary Mr Justice Fulford to jury | |
Asiedu, of no fixed address, was accused of being the "fifth" bomber who dumped his device near Little Wormwood Scrubs on July 21 after losing his nerve. He insisted the bombs were real, but that he was duped. | |
The prosecution claimed Yahya of High Road, Tottenham, north London, was part of the "inner circle" of bombers. But Yahya denied all knowledge of the conspiracy. | |
Mr Justice Fulford also praised and thanked the jury of nine women and three men. | |
"Your patience, good humour and perseverance in the face of this lengthy trial has been exemplary," he said. | |
'Personal sacrifices' | |
"These are only words, but you have my whole-hearted thanks." | |
The jury had been told the trial would last for a maximum of three months, but it had "doubled in length", he pointed out. | |
"Many of you have made significant and personal sacrifices to participate in these proceedings and you have had to make very important decisions having reviewed a huge weight of evidence." | |
He added: "The fact you were unable to reach a verdict on two of the defendants does not in any way reflect badly on any of you." | |
He also said that none of the jurors would have to take part in jury service again. | |
Following the four guilty verdicts, questions were raised about the role of anti-terror police and the security services in the case. | |
The shadow home secretary, David Davis, said systemic" failings allowed Muktar Ibrahim to attend a jihadi training camp in Pakistan while on bail in the UK. | The shadow home secretary, David Davis, said systemic" failings allowed Muktar Ibrahim to attend a jihadi training camp in Pakistan while on bail in the UK. |