Posted on 09/23/2006 5:04:25 PM PDT by blam
Police accused of 'cowardly failure' to prosecute militant
By Roya Nikkhah and Adam Lusher
(Filed: 24/09/2006)
The police were accused yesterday of being "cowed by lunatics" amid anger at the failure to prosecute a Muslim militant who praised the July 7 bombers.
Abu Izzadeen, the extremist who branded John Reid, the Home Secretary, an "enemy of Muslims and Islam" last week, has yet to face charges more than a year after police began investigating him for alleged incitement to murder.
Abu Izzadeen: 'The real terrorist is Tony Blair'
Mr Izzadeen was removed by security guards after he screamed abuse at Mr Reid, who was addressing members of east London's Muslim community on the threat of radicalisation.
But the Muslim convert, previously known as Trevor Brooks, renewed his attack on BBC radio's Today programme. "There is going to be a very strong reaction from the [Muslim] community," he said. "You can only push people to a certain level until they explode. The real terrorist is Tony Blair. He is a murderer. There is blood on his hands."
The Sunday Telegraph has learnt that he regards his comments on Today as a propaganda coup. Mr Izzadeen, 31, from Leyton, east London, who has been linked to the outlawed extremist groups al-Muhajiroun and the Saviour Sect, has been under investigation by the police since August 2005, after an appearance on BBC 2's Newsnight.
When questioned on the programme about the July 7 bombers, Mr Izzadeen described them as "completely praiseworthy" and said the attacks, which killed 52 London Tube and bus passengers, were legitimate "mujahedeen activity" that would make people "wake up and smell the coffee".
Last night, David Davies, the Tory MP for Monmouth, criticised the police for failing to bring charges against Mr Izzadeen.
"The trouble with the police is that they are completely cowed by these lunatics who are besmirching our airwaves with torrents of hatred," he said. "It sends out a very dangerous message to other extremists that the authorities are too cowardly to take action against people calling for incitement to violence and murder."
Andrew Dismore, the Labour MP for Hendon, said that "more urgency" was needed in dealing with extremists such as Mr Izzadeen. He said: "These people are becoming increasingly strident. They are taunting the police. It's time we got to grips with them."
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was an "ongoing investigation" into Mr Izzadeen, and that charges of incitement and solicitation to murder were being considered.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We're working very closely with the CPS, but it may be that we still require further evidence for the most serious charges being considered."
Fixed it.
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A bullet is quick and cheap.
"They are taunting the police. It's time we got to grips with them."
Not gonna happen. The British public has become a slave to political correctness and they are well on their way to Dhimmitude. They would rather be enslaved that fight back.
Too bad. We hardly knew ye...
This is the result when you don't have a Muslim board to approve arrests.
<< I wonder if the Brits still believe "all cultures are equal", or "diversity is their strength", or "Multiculturalism is the bright tapestry of life"?
When you have ignorant welfare bastards like this "convert" -- who in adulthood is discovering himself as a Muslim, screaming at everyone --- how long before someone decides they've had enough, go "Postal" and start shooting the beggars? >>
<< "They are taunting the police. It's time we got to grips with them."
Not gonna happen. The British public has become a slave to political correctness and they are well on their way to Dhimmitude. They would rather be enslaved that fight back.
Too bad. We hardly knew ye... >>
We never did.
We escaped the systemically stupid bastards -- and never has that been so obvious as it is today.
Having taken off its own britches and bent over, boozed out of its collective brain, bovver-booted-bully-boy Britain is buggared.
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