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| NHS doctor to face trial accused of kidnapping UK photographer in Syria | NHS doctor to face trial accused of kidnapping UK photographer in Syria |
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| An NHS doctor accused of kidnapping a British photographer in Syria will face trial in June. | An NHS doctor accused of kidnapping a British photographer in Syria will face trial in June. |
| Shajul Islam, 26, who studied at St Bartholomew's and a University of London hospital, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday via videolink from Belmarsh prison, charged with keeping John Cantlie and a Dutch journalist captive. | Shajul Islam, 26, who studied at St Bartholomew's and a University of London hospital, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday via videolink from Belmarsh prison, charged with keeping John Cantlie and a Dutch journalist captive. |
| He is accused of being part of an extremist group that held Cantlie, who worked for various newspapers including the Sunday Times, and Jeroen Oerlemans for around a week in the war-torn state. | He is accused of being part of an extremist group that held Cantlie, who worked for various newspapers including the Sunday Times, and Jeroen Oerlemans for around a week in the war-torn state. |
| Islam, from Stratford, east London, was arrested at Heathrow airport last month as he arrived back in the UK with his wife and one-year-old daughter on a flight from Egypt. | Islam, from Stratford, east London, was arrested at Heathrow airport last month as he arrived back in the UK with his wife and one-year-old daughter on a flight from Egypt. |
| He is accused of being a doctor for the jihadi group that kidnapped the journalists and held them at a camp in Syria. | He is accused of being a doctor for the jihadi group that kidnapped the journalists and held them at a camp in Syria. |
| Cantlie and Oerlemans were kept handcuffed and blindfolded after being captured as they travelled into Syria to cover the conflict there. | Cantlie and Oerlemans were kept handcuffed and blindfolded after being captured as they travelled into Syria to cover the conflict there. |
| It is alleged that Islam, with others, unlawfully and injuriously imprisoned Cantlie and Oerlemans against their will between 17 and 26 July. | It is alleged that Islam, with others, unlawfully and injuriously imprisoned Cantlie and Oerlemans against their will between 17 and 26 July. |
| He was remanded in custody until a plea and case management hearing on 12 April. A six-week trial is due to begin on 5 June. | He was remanded in custody until a plea and case management hearing on 12 April. A six-week trial is due to begin on 5 June. |
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