Now that we know that Alvin Bragg is desperately corrupt and has politicized his office, this prosecution cannot be taken at face value. This is shaky enough in itself: “Mr. Faisal was not accused of planning violence in New York City and had not set foot there during the period covered by his indictment. But undercover police officers with the Intelligence Bureau, whose members typically do not wear uniforms or badges, and communicate with other officers through handlers, exchanged messages with him from Manhattan, establishing jurisdiction for prosecutors.”
Is the prosecution of Abdullah el-Faisal designed to give the appearance that the Manhattan DA’s office is still functioning as an instrument of justice, when in reality, it is simply a political tool to persecute and punish foes of the Leftist establishment?
Meanwhile, will any attempt be made while el-Faisal is in prison to disabuse him of his jihadist sentiments? Of course not. That would be “Islamophobic.” Instead, he will likely spend his time engaging energetically in dawah, Islamic proselytizing.
“ISIS Matchmaker Gets 18 Years in First Trial Under N.Y. Terrorism Law,” by Colin Moynihan, New York Times, March 23, 2023:
After ISIS promised in 2014 that the world would “hear and understand the meaning of terrorism,” fervent western support came from a Jamaican preacher once imprisoned in Britain for urging violence, and later expelled from Kenya by officials fearing he would encourage radicalism.
Over the next three years, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office, the preacher, Abdullah el-Faisal, helped ISIS any way he could, praising its ideology in lectures, publishing propaganda online and even acting as a marriage broker for its fighters.
Mr. Faisal was convicted this year of conspiracy and supporting terrorism after prosecutors presented evidence that he had discussed ISIS with an undercover New York City police officer and given her a phone number for a fighter in Syria.
On Thursday, Justice Maxwell Wiley of State Supreme Court in Manhattan sentenced Mr. Faisal to 18 years in prison, saying he had “continually advocated for murder, kidnapping and other violent crimes.”
Mr. Faisal’s trial marked the first time a defendant had faced a jury after being charged under state antiterrorism laws adopted in 2001, a week after the destruction of the World Trade Center. A handful of others have been charged under those laws and pleaded guilty.
Mr. Faisal was not accused of planning violence in New York City and had not set foot there during the period covered by his indictment. But undercover police officers with the Intelligence Bureau, whose members typically do not wear uniforms or badges, and communicate with other officers through handlers, exchanged messages with him from Manhattan, establishing jurisdiction for prosecutors.
Investigators’ testimony provided an unusual window into the secretive Intelligence Bureau, which has been criticized at times for compiling information on antiwar protesters and spying broadly on Muslims in New York and New Jersey.
“Manhattan will continue to be a target for those who want to harm this country,” said District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg. “Working with our federal and state law enforcement partners, our office stands at the ready to continue combating terrorism.”…
somehistory says
This evil filth will be the same in prison. Encouraging mozlums already there to carry on when they are released, and making converts…esp of the many psychopaths…in prison of those not already slaves to his brand of satan worship.
ChrisFromCincinnati says
How did the USA even allow this terrorist into our country???
maria says
It was because of having a muslim creature 0 buma for the president and an mentally ill person Biden as VP.
Mr president Trump is the best. As VP should be Gov. RondeSantis
dazzleme says
Maria
I believe Trump should be president and VP should be DeSantis. Great combination for what we are going through now with these evil mudslimes.
dazzleme says
ChrisfromCincinnati-
Probably the way the rest of the slime gets into this country, Biden allows it.
JA says
We once had the most exceptional counter terrorism training of the NYPD and it never should have been faltered during the Obama Administration. Soft on crime “policies” like bail reform, catch and release, radicalization in prison going unfettered, defund the police, and gun control of law abiding citizens have made New York City unsafe.
Attorney generals cannot write law. Attorney general’s prosecute for the truth and that is it. The governor needed to remove any district attorney that failed to do his or her job and especially one that wrote his or her own law which is criminal.
gravenimage says
New York City: Muslim cleric gets 18 years of prison dawah for encouraging violent jihad activity
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Well, at least he’s in prison. He should be deported upon release.
Jesper says
A black muslim?
Doesn’t he know, that arab muslims consider black muslims as not equal muslims?