Posted on 03/20/2008 7:09:47 PM PDT by blam
Terrorists moved to new jail after death threats
By Caroline Gammell
Last Updated: 1:15pm GMT 20/03/2008
Two of Britain’s most dangerous convicted terrorists have been moved to a different prison after one complained that they were at risk because the jail was dominated by white inmates.
Dhiren Barot planned a radioactive bomb plot
Dhiren Barot, who planned a radioactive bomb plot involving limousines packed with nails and explosives, and Omar Khyam, who plotted to blow up Bluewater shopping centre, asked to be transferred from the high security Frankland prison near Durham after a series of death threats and attacks.
Although the request was initially turned down, Barot, who is serving a minimum of 30 years, has now returned to Belmarsh in south east London, while Khyam has been moved to Full Sutton near York.
The move sparked criticism that the Prison Service had caved into prisoners’ demands.
Barot’s solicitor Mudassar Arani asked for him to be moved after another inmate threw boiling oil and water over him last July, causing severe injuries.
The 35-year-old suffered serious burns and spent a week in hospital.
Prisoner Gary Moody was charged with wounding and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, but the case was dropped when Barot said he did not want to take the matter further.
Miss Arani told the Muslim News that Frankland, a predominantly white prison, was “an extremely dangerous environment for ethnic minority prisoners who now fear for their safety.”
A spokesman from her office said both Barot and Khyam had been moved.
Khyam, who was sent to Frankland from Belmarsh last June, had complained of death threats.
“He was threatened that he would be burnt alive or knifed as he was complaining about his situation in prison,” a member of his family said.
His solicitor Imran Khan said the move was “a victory for common sense” which should have taken place earlier without having to apply pressure on the Prison Service.
But Patrick Mercer, a Conservative MP and adviser on terrorism issues, criticised the decision.
“Prisons are not meant to be run for the convenience of the prisoner,” he said.
“Of course prisons are designed to rehabilitate but also designed to punish and we have got to remember the crimes for which they have been convicted.
“They are desperate crimes. Dhiren Barot wanted to use weapons of mass destruction while Omar Khyam was plotting to kill hundreds if not thousands of people.
“We have got to keep these crimes in proportion - it is not up to them to dictate how they serve their sentence.”
A spokeswoman for the Prison Service refused to comment on the movement of prisoners.
These guys just don’t know how to let the inmates have a little fun with terrorists -— and they don’t even appreciate the cost savings to the tax payer....
They ought to throw them in the cells with a couple of horny long term prisoners and let them be queens for a while. That would be the perfect punishment.
When the Brits will stop being kind to Koranimals? When London is hit with a Jihadist nuke or other WMD?
Someone insert the Who Gives a %$^& picture?
Most of the moslem bastards would probably enjoy being a boytoy...
Yeah you are so right I think that gay sex is only thing Radical Muslum could enjoy LOL!
According to Europeans, terrorism is an isloated event and they got over London and Madrid, we dwell on 9/11. They will never learn that giving in to demands is a sign of weakness not unity.
Death threats? Oh, the irony!
Take them out to Tyburn Tree. Problem solved.
phuque'em!
Couldn't have been all that serious if he got out after only one week.
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