London terrorist abu izzadeen sentenced
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'Leading lights'
He said Izzadeen and fellow Muslim convert Simon Keeler, 36, were "leading lights" of terrorism fund-raising and support.
He was convicted of terrorist fundraising and breaking his bail conditions and jailed for two years and three months.
They made speeches on 9 November 2004 outside the Regents Park Mosque in London - at the same time as US and British soldiers fought fierce battles against insurgents in Falluja, Iraq.
His sentences will run concurrently.
Both men were cleared of fund-raising for terrorists.
Izzadeen, from east London, was tried under his real name, Omar Brooks.
He sentenced him to four-and-a-half years in prison on charges of inciting terrorism and terrorist fundraising.
Judge Nicolas Price told the defendants that, while freedom of speech was a central tenet of democracy, they had "abused" those rights in promoting terrorism.
Izzadeen was also recorded voicing his support for al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
Shah Jalal Hussain, 25, surrendered at Kingston Crown Court after he went missing when the jury began deliberations on 8 April, prompting the court to issue a warrant for his arrest. You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to keep your subscription.
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Judge Price questioned Izzadeen's motives, saying: "I am left in no doubt that your speeches were used by you as self-aggrandisement and not as an expression of sincerely held religious views."
Shah Jalal Hussain turned himself in on Friday morning |
Abdul Saleem, 32, was sentenced to three years and nine months for inciting terrorism overseas and Ibrahim Hassan, 25, was jailed for two years and nine months on the same charge.
Muslim activist sentenced in Britain for supporting terrorism
London - A controversial Muslim preacher and five of his supporters were Friday jailed by a court in Britain for supporting terrorism.
Abu Izzadeen, a 32-year-old former electrician and Muslim convert, was given a four-and-a-half-year jail term for terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas.
He gained notoriety in 2006 when he heckled a speech given in a mosque in east London by John Reid, Britain's Home Secretary at the time.
The charges related to speeches made at London's Regent's Park mosque in November 2004, at the height of an attack by US forces on the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
Five of Izzadeen's supporters, who were all members of the group Al-Muhajiroun, which is banned in Britain, were given prison terms ranging between two years and four-and-a-half years.
Izzadeen made the news in 2006 when he heckled then Home Secretary John Reid during a speech in London's East End.
The sentencing was delayed after one of the guilty men, who had jumped bail for 10 days, turned himself in on Friday morning.
Extremist group
The defendants were all members of an extreme Islamist group known as Al-Muhajiroun, which has since been banned.
I am left in no doubt that your speeches were used by you as self-aggrandisement and not as an expression of sincerely held religious views |
The court heard the men urged their audience to join the fight against coalition forces, and to donate money to insurgent groups. He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years for fundraising and four-and-a-half years for inciting terrorism overseas.
Bottom row: Saleem, Hassan, Hussain
Muslim preacher Abu Izzadeen and five other men convicted of supporting terror during speeches at a London mosque have been jailed.
A judge described 33-year-old Izzadeen as "arrogant, contemptuous and utterly devoid of any sign of remorse".
Keeler, 36, received the same sentence as Izzadeen - two and a half years for terrorism fund-raising and four and a half for inciting terror overseas.
Kingston Crown Court heard that speeches and calls for funds were made both inside and outside the Regent's Park Mosque , despite the opposition of the institution's authorities. You must update your payment details via My Account, otherwise your subscription will terminate.
'Arrogant' Muslim preacher jailed
Top row: Izzadeen, Keeler, Muhid. |