Indefinite jail for Indian-origin 'Osama bin London'

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Posted online: Saturday , March 08, 2008 at 03:08:21
Updated: Saturday , March 08, 2008 at 03:29:17

London, March 8: Indian-origin Mohammed Hamid, who was recently convicted in London as a major recruiter for Islamist extremism, has been sentenced to indefinite imprisonment for public protection.

Hamid, 50, of East London, allegedly organised secret training camps, one of which was attended by the four failed suicide bombers of 21 July, 2005.

Hamid was on Friday jailed for seven-and-a-half years - but told he would not be released until he had reformed.

Hamid was born to Indian parents in Tanzania, and later moved to England. He grew up in Batley, Yorkshire.

The trial judge at the Woolwich Crown Court Justice Pitchers also jailed Hamid's accomplice Atilla Ahmet, who made hate speeches alongside Hamid, for six years and 11 months.

The Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence against Hamid was the first use of the powers in a terrorist case.

The police say that Hamid, who once described himself as ‘Osama bin London’, played a crucial role in grooming young men for terrorism and possible training overseas.

Justice Pitchers told him: "Mohammed Hamid, you are, in my judgement, dangerous. You can be quite genuinely amusing and charming. You also have real knowledge of the Koran and Islamic teaching. However, that is only one side of you. You used your charm and knowledge of the Koran to influence others to terrorism. I believe you have sent trainees to Afghanistan. You continue to be a danger, not directly from your own actions, but from your ability to persuade others by criminal actions to commit terrorism offences themselves."

Hamid was found guilty of three counts of soliciting to murder and three counts of providing terrorism training.

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Comments - 4

give him to us .. by vishal on 11 Mar 2008

Great news. Lock this freak and throw away the keys. Or as another user suggested, send him to Gujurat in India. We will take care of his jehadi enthusiasm once and for all. Seriously, the penal codes all over the world need to be amended so that such people can just be tossed to the public and allow the public to deal with them.

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OH PLEASE PLEASE by jobless Indian on 10 Mar 2008

TO BRITISH GOVT. PLEASE OUT SOURCE YOUR PRISON JOBS TO INDIA SEND THIS TERRORIST AND ALL OTHER TERRORISTS TO GUJARAT

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Nancy by extreme brain failure on 09 Mar 2008

such persons should be kept in indefinite custody at the risk and peril of custodians. no warranties are overtly or covertly expressed in such extreme cases of human brain failure.

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Tazanian and not Indian by Raju on 09 Mar 2008

What a rubbish news is, the man was not Indian as he was born in Tanzania and turn terrorist. Why Indian media has to write even that he is Indian? The his parents might have migrated to Tanzania in time of British....so he may be Pakistani.

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Indian connection by Dilip/Hyderabad on 09 Mar 2008

qUITE CORRECT,OUR MEDIA ARE ASSHOLES LIKE IN THIS CASE.Other countries try to protect their repuation and we our media will go to any length for an indian connection however tenous it may be !!!

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