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Posted on 09/17/2007 9:31:55 AM PDT by UKrepublican
Student guilty of terror offences
2 hours ago
A British-born Muslim student faces up to 15 years in jail after he was found guilty of a series of Islamist terrorism offences.
Mohammed Atif Siddique, 21, from Alva, Clackmannanshire, provided training material on booby-trap bomb-making and threatened to become a suicide bomber.
A jury at the High Court in Glasgow took almost nine hours to convict him of possessing and distributing a range of terrorist material via websites and providing instructional material about guns and explosives over the internet.
During the trial, which lasted almost four weeks, Siddique was branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" by the prosecution.
Documents and footage linked to Siddique were also described as "a call to arms for Muslims" during the trial.
Siddique had denied three charges under the Terrorism Act 2000, one under the Terrorism Act 2006 and a breach of the peace charge.
He sat motionless and looked straight ahead as the guilty verdicts were returned.
Judge Lord Carloway warned Siddique that he was considering an extended sentence which would mean a jail term of up to 15 years, followed by a term on licence. He will be sentenced on October 23.
Outside the court, Siddique's solicitor, Aamer Anwar, said they were considering an appeal.
He added: "This verdict is a tragedy for justice and for freedom of speech and undermines the values that separate us from the terrorists, the very values we should be fighting to protect."
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If this had been WW2, they wouldn’t have had a month long trial. They’d have just given him a 2 hour military trial, then shot the SOB. Terrorists will never change. A 15 year sentence just means that in 15 years we will have to deal with him again.
I hope there isn't a distance in hell that could undermine where you should be.
Jail him longer
Would you be so kind as to add me, UK?
“If this had been WW2, they wouldn’t have had a month long trial. They’d have just given him a 2 hour military trial, then shot the SOB. Terrorists will never change. A 15 year sentence just means that in 15 years we will have to deal with him again.”
That’s true. Time to bring back executions for those found guilty of terrorism.
Certainly can.
Thank you
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