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UK: Muslim inmates took guard hostage, demanded release of jihad leader, days after jihad murder of soldier

Feb 18, 2014 1:55 pm By Robert Spencer

prisonThey’re in prison, but nothing is being done there to disabuse them of their jihadist sentiments. To take any action of that kind would be “Islamophobic,” and would be denounced by Britain’s “moderate” Muslim leaders. Consequently, these men waged jihad before being imprisoned, and they’re waging jihad in prison, and they will wage jihad after they’re released from prison — all while British authorities concentrate on shutting down foes of jihad.

“Inmates ‘took prison guard hostage and demanded the release of Abu Qatada just days after the murder of Lee Rigby,'” by John Hall for the Daily Mail, February 18 (thanks to all who sent this in):

Three prisoners demanded the release of Abu Qatada as they held a prison guard hostage, a court has heard.

The alleged incident took place at HMP Full Sutton in North Yorkshire just days after the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, at a time when relationships between prison staff and Muslim inmates were said to be ‘strained’.

Feroz Khan, 26, David Watson, 27, and Fuad Awale, 26, are all on trial accused of the false imprisonment of Richard Thompson at the prison on May 26 last year.

Khan and Awale also stand accused of threatening to kill the officer, with Khan additionally charged with causing grievous bodily harm to him, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm on a second officer, Rachel Oxtoby.

Judge Michael Topolski QC told the pool of 51 potential jurors that a prison officer was captured and held hostage for several hours.

‘During that time threats were made to kill the prison officer… some of them were armed,’ he said.

The judge said ‘demands were made for the release of Abu Qatada’, adding that the men allegedly insisted the requests be broadcast by the media.

He said there were notes, amongst other things, ‘expressing frustration with western foreign policy’ towards countries where Islam is the dominant religion.

Judge Topolski QC told Woolwich Crown Court that these events ‘took place just days after the murder’ of Fusilier Rigby.

Ms Sally Howes, prosecuting QC, said: ‘This was not a spur of the moment opportunist incident… [it was] carefully thought out, fully prepared and well planned’.

The alleged incident took place in an area which is seen as a ‘flashpoint for trouble’ by prison staff, as there is a ‘steady flow of inmates’.

Ms Howes QC also pointed out the alleged incident took place in the same week Fusilier Rigby was murdered.

‘Relationships between prison staff and some of the Muslim inmates became strained,’ she said.

Ms Howes told the jury about how one particular prison officer took a great interest in the Muslim inmates, taking time to talk to them and hear their point of view.

She said each inmate is assigned to an individual prison officer, and Khan was assigned to this officer.
The alleged incident took place at HMP Full Sutton in North Yorkshire just days after the murder of Lee Rigby
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The alleged incident took place at HMP Full Sutton in North Yorkshire just days after the murder of Lee Rigby

On the Friday following the murder of Fusilier Rigby, Khan and two other inmates allegedly walked out of prayers after the imam offered condolences to the Rigby family.

Speaking later to the prison officer about this he is alleged to have explained why such things, such as the murder of Fusilier Rigby, happened.

Ms Howes said Khan told him: ‘George W Bush started the war on terror, but it wasn’t two countries fighting each other. It was an invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.’

He is alleged to have said: “Muslims are fighting back… And that’s why people are getting killed.’

The court heard he said that the fight will continue until Sharia law is established in every country.

Khan said there are three types of people – Muslims, non-believers and hypocrites, the jury heard.

Hypocrites are Muslims who do not pray, watch porn and listen to loud music, he is alleged to have said.

The prison officer’s view was that Khan was ‘very knowledgeable’ on the history of the Muslim world, and was aware that there was tension involving him in the prison.

The court heard the prison officer was sure Khan was ‘up to something’, and that staff in the prison had noticed him holding ‘hushed meetings’, the prosecution said.

The court heard Ms Oxtoby say there were ‘problems and difficulties’ from the moment inmates were let out their cells and that there was a feeling amongst prison staff that ‘no Muslims were going to take us hostage’.

Ms Howes said this suggested that there was ‘a heightened sense of anxiety’ at that time.

Khan denies false imprisonment, making threats to kill, causing grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Awale denies false imprisonment and making threats to kill. Watson denies false imprisonment….

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  1. Yves Caron says

    Feb 18, 2014 at 2:04 pm

    Now it becomes clear why my grandmother always was reary from this “les Algerian” she was right and at some point I disagreed! I agree now!

    • mariam rove says

      Feb 18, 2014 at 2:28 pm

      Yes. I was in the same boat as well!!!!!!!! M

      • Bettina says

        Feb 18, 2014 at 4:07 pm

        I don’t understand what you mean, Miriam, responding to something Yves said…

  2. JOHN SPIELMAN says

    Feb 18, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    this type of mixing of prisioners is counterproductive. The UK must change and house its violent jihadist prisoners in single cell like the US supermax prsisons where inmates let out to excersize alone for one hour per day!

    • Bettina says

      Feb 18, 2014 at 4:09 pm

      The one problem see with your idea of housing these Islamocrazies all together in one cell is that they’ll educate each other on how best to whip the West.

  3. Salah says

    Feb 18, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    “Khan said there are three types of people – Muslims, non-believers and hypocrites,…”

    He means:
    There are three types of people – Terrorists, non-Muslims and nominal Muslims. (in that same order).

  4. Charli Main says

    Feb 18, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    I have said many times, that there are none so blind as those that refuse to see and the blindest of all have been the British Governments of recent years.
    They continue to encourage the full scale Muslim invasion of Britain at every opportunity.
    They just refuse to see that the Muslims invading Britain have absolutely no intention of adapting to or adopting the British way of life.
    These Muslims HAVE ONE AND ONLY ONE OBJECTIVE AND THAT IS TO TURN BRITAIN INTO AN ISLAMIC STATE UNDER SHARIA LAW.
    but the ignorant morons, like Cameron, Clegg and Millaband, running the country have swallowed the Muslim bullsh*t of “peaceful Muslims” “moderate Muslims” ” tolerant Muslims” and that Islam is the religion of peace, love and charity. This is the song of Islam in countries where they are still a social minority.
    The tune will change when they take over and the Kaffirs find themselves non citizens in their own country.

  5. mariam rove says

    Feb 18, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    Jihad in jail. M

  6. tpellow says

    Feb 18, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    “Britain: Muslim Prison Population Up 200%”

    http://counterjihadreport.com/2013/08/02/britain-muslim-prison-population-up-200/

  7. tpellow says

    Feb 18, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    “Increasing Influence Of Muslim Gangs In UK Prisons”

    http://kafircrusaders.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/increasing-influence-of-muslim-gangs-in-uk-prisons/

  8. Semeru says

    Feb 19, 2014 at 8:07 am

    And where are all you so called counter jihadi,s now. You where all so supportive of Tommy Robinson when I was criticizing him when I was stating an opinion that he was unsuitable to be leader of the EDL.

    Not a word from his so-called former colleages Geller/Spencer regarding Mr Robinsons current situation.

    Following on from the recent attack in Woodhill Prison, which is being played down by the authorities, Kev would like to assure all Tommy’s supporters that he and the team are actively pursuing this attack.

    Quilliam, Usama Hasan and Maajid Nawaz are also supporting Tommy through his time in Prison and have written to the Lord Justice and Secretary of State [pdf]. Please be respectful to Quilliam as they are concerned over the amount of abuse that they are unnecessarily receiving.

    We won’t forget Tommy and will work hard on his behalf.

    Kev

    I received the following messages this morning from an EDL source:

    Tommy is now at Winchester, which I thought was a Cat C, but was he told be today it is a Cat B and isn’t really much better. He is in the Reception wing and already has had 8 Somali muzzies come up to his cell demanding to know if he is Tommy Robinson from the EDL and making threats. The guards don’t seem interested at all.

    Please do anything you can to highlight his plight, as I’m convinced he is a marked man and the authorities know it.

    Q: Can you give us a little more information for public release about what happened in Woodhill?

    Tommy had been on a legal visit and was returning to his cell, but instead of taking him straight there they put him in a holding room, locked the door and went off.

    There were four Muslim converts in there, that’s what Tommy said anyway. I don’t know how he knows for sure, but deffo muzzies anyway. One of them he had already had a run-in with in the visiting hall the previous week as they sat his wife and the kids next to his table. Then when they brought Tommy out the muzzie kicked off and his wife and the kids had to be taken out whilst they found somewhere else, and that really upset her and the kids.

    Anyway, the muzzies saw him in the room and started mouthing off about what they were going to do to him. You know our Tommy, he won’t back down, and they started on him. He had black eyes, bloody nose and sore neck as one of them seemed intent on trying to rip his head from his body. The guards came back and took him to the medical wing. They are lying about it now, as Tommy has been charged with having a fight, but previously they said he was attacked and had it all on CCTV, but now the CCTV apparently isn’t working. They also reported it to his brief and the probation person as an attack.

    Also his brother-in-law was at the same prison. Although they no longer shared the same cell, he was there when Tommy left for his legal visit, and when Tommy got back on the wing he found out that whilst all this had been going on his brother-in-law had been moved to another gaol. Call me suspicious, but it sounds like a stitch up to me.

    Readers who wish to send support and encouragement to Tommy may write to him at the following address:

    Steven Yaxley Lennon (A2084CG)
    HMP Winchester
    Romsey Road
    Winchester
    SO22 5DF

    http://gatesofvienna.net/2014/02/tommy-robinson-attacked-in-woodhill-prison/

  9. gravenimage says

    Feb 19, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    UK: Muslim inmates took guard hostage, demanded release of jihad leader, days after jihad murder of soldier
    ……………………………

    There is apt to be much, much more of this—in Britain, and in the rest of the West.

  10. gravenimage says

    Feb 19, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    Semeru wrote:

    And where are all you so called counter jihadi,s now. You where all so supportive of Tommy Robinson when I was criticizing him when I was stating an opinion that he was unsuitable to be leader of the EDL.

    Not a word from his so-called former colleages Geller/Spencer regarding Mr Robinsons current situation…
    …………………………..

    The implication that anyone here is uncaring about Tommy Robinson being threatened and abused by violent Muslims is ludicrous.

    The authorities should be protecting him—but clearly are not.

    And despite Robinson’s playing footsie with Quilliam, it is quite clear that he is still considered altogether too Anti-Jihadist for the tastes of the Muslim thugs who are attacking him.

    I need not agree with all of Tommy Robinson’s choices over the years to condemn his callously being put in harm’s way—nor to condemn those threatening him.

  11. Semeru says

    Feb 19, 2014 at 10:41 pm

    Truthbender Gravenimage says

    The implication that anyone here is uncaring about Tommy Robinson being threatened and abused by violent Muslims is ludicrous.

    Not so ludicrous as truthbender GI attempts to imply. T Robinson has been behind bars for at least a month, and it has been two weeks since he was attacked, in all this time, no-one, either Spencer or JWer,s have written a single word about Mr Robinson.

    If Gravenimage or any JWer cared as she claims, then explain why the silence.

    Regardless whether Mr Robinson was suitable as the leader for EDL or not doesnt change the fact that he is being persecuted for the role he played as leader of EDL.

    I find it disturbing that JW has completely ignored what is happening to a man that achieved more in three years than JW in ten years.

    And no, JW did not have any thing to do with the forming of EDL. Most of CJM in the UK the did not find out about islam from JW, but from sites connected to BNP, if the truth be told, it was thanks to the EDL that JW became more known.

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