Posted on 07/27/2017 2:36:18 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
A gang of Muslim men rampaged through Liverpool city centre attacking strangers because they were white non-Muslims.
One witness feared Amin Mohmed, Mohammed Patel and Faruq Patel were ISIS terrorists.
The drunken yobs targeted three unknown men before Mohmed, 24, and Mohammed, 20, set upon Gary Bohanna when he revealed he was Christian.
Laughing Faruq, 19, who was not convicted of a racial or religious motive, then filmed Mohmed punching St Helens councillor Paul Lynch to the ground, as his terrified girlfriend tried to protect him.
Liverpool Crown Court heard counter-terrorism officers raided the three mens homes in Bolton after the shocking incident on March 20 last year.
The judge, Recorder Louise Brandon, said: This was a disgraceful and sustained campaign of violence carried out on the streets of this city.
Paul Treble, prosecuting, said fellow-Muslim Edris Nosrati spotted two of the gang attacking a man in Bold Street at around 3.30am.
He said: He was concerned because one of them seemed to be using racist language, talking about Muslims and Christians.
One of them came up to Mr Nosrati and said are you a Muslim? Mr Nosrati said he was, but the man said well, whats the Muslim word?
He said Mr Nosrati replied with a well-known Arabic phrase: There is only one God, and Muhammad is a messenger.
Mr Treble said: He said its a phrase often linked with ISIS.
He was concerned as to their exact intent and that they might be associated in some way to an extremist organization.
Mr Nosrati was told you can go, but when he tried to stop them punching another man, one replied: Its none of your business.
He followed the gang to Renshaw Street, where Mr Bohanna was asked: What are you?
The victim was confused but when one of them said Im a Muslim, what are you? he answered Im a Christian.
The attacker shouted Why arent you a Muslim? before punching him twice
The attacker shouted Why arent you a Muslim? before punching him twice, breaking his glasses and causing a 2cm cut above his left eye.
The gang then encountered Mr Lynch, Labour councillor for Moss Bank, and his girlfriend Jill Newton.
Mr Nosrati called police but Faruq fled, so the witness chased and caught him.
The teenager punched Mr Nosrati and struck him in the eye with his phone, but the hero held on.
Mr Bohanna and Mr Lynch - who suffered bruising and bleeding to his eyes - were taken to hospital.
Mohmed made no comment to police, but later claimed he could not remember anything because he was so drunk.
Mohammed initially denied the assaults and suggested they had been racially abused by other men.
However, he confessed to targeting people because they were white and non-Muslim.
Faruq told officers people called him and his friends a dirty p*** and they retaliated.
He admitted filming because he thought it was funny and described it as a laugh.
Mohmed, of Perendale Rise, Bolton, and Mohammed, of Eastbank Street, Bolton, admitted racially or religiously aggravated assault causing actual bodily harm.
The pair, along with Faruq, of Crumpsall Street, Bolton, also admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and affray.
Martine Snowdon, defending Mohammed, said her deeply remorseful client was terrified of being locked up.
Footage taken by Faruq captured Mohmed punch Mr Lynch with a sickening blow that could be seen and heard.
No racist comments were used, but Liverpool John Moores University student Faruq could be heard laughing as the victim fell.
Mr Nosrati called police but Faruq fled, so the witness chased and caught him.
The teenager punched Mr Nosrati and struck him in the eye with his phone, but the hero held on.
Mr Bohanna and Mr Lynch - who suffered bruising and bleeding to his eyes - were taken to hospital.
Mohmed made no comment to police, but later claimed he could not remember anything because he was so drunk.
Mohammed initially denied the assaults and suggested they had been racially abused by other men.
However, he confessed to targeting people because they were white and non-Muslim.
Faruq told officers people called him and his friends a dirty p*** and they retaliated.
He admitted filming because he thought it was funny and described it as a laugh.
Mohmed, of Perendale Rise, Bolton, and Mohammed, of Eastbank Street, Bolton, admitted racially or religiously aggravated assault causing actual bodily harm.
The pair, along with Faruq, of Crumpsall Street, Bolton, also admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and affray.
Martine Snowdon, defending Mohammed, said her deeply remorseful client was terrified of being locked up.
he university expelled him but he had re-enrolled at Salford University and asked for mercy to continue his studies.
Andrew Costello, defending Faruq, said his ashamed client was very drunk but maintained he did not hit anyone or use racial abuse.
However, he conceded the apologetic accountancy student tried to lie his way out of it.
Mohmed has previous convictions for criminal damage and battery, relating to a family row last November.
Sarah Johnston, defending Mohmed, said it appeared the group were racially abused but that was not an excuse.
She said: He has brought not only shame and embarrassment but also distress to his family.
The Counter Terrorism Unit became involved in the investigation and the defendants family homes were turned upside down by the police.
Recorder Brandon said the group may have suffered racist abuse, but targeted innocent men in violent and senseless attacks.
She said Mohmed and Mohammeds punching and kicking of Mr Bohanna was aggravated by hostility based on his religion.
The judge said: References to the fact he was not a Muslim was made and you appeared to justify your actions because of certain beliefs you held.
Recorder Brandon said after the joint enterprise attack on Mr Lynch, frightened Miss Newton had no idea what you were going to do next.
She said Mohammed confirmed those targeted that night were targeted because they were white and non-Muslim.
Mohmed cried as he was jailed for 42 weeks. Mohammed and Faruq Patel received 42 and 18 weeks respectively in a young offenders institution.
Drunken Muslims.
Unfortunately these scumbags will probably end up as terrorists. Nice to lock them up a bit now, but short of locking them up for life what can divert them from the path they are on?????
Nominal islam
I know it’s a stretch but maybe this might be a hate crime.
Ungreat Britianstan is doomed.
Sad.
most British people I’ve met tend to give their governments more lee-way than many Americans do. And now they and their country’s been sold out by their government.
USA needs to start repatriating Islamics... now...while we still can....
Drunken didn’t really play much of a part.................
I guess the proper response to the question is to punch them out first. They don’t expect that.
That is quite a stretch! Remember, only only WASPs can commit ‘hate crimes’.
They aren't going to like it when the shoe is on the other foot.
Or shoot them. This isn’t poor disarmed UK. This is CCW country.
They’ll say they don’t have experience around booze, it’s an excuse aimed at total suckers. It sometimes works.
They SEE that Western authorities don’t protect western PEOPLE, don’t require outsiders to fit in.
The culture gives off every sign of wanting to commit suicide:
Fitting in IS AN ACT OF ILLOGIC.
How many prayers to Quetzalcoatl did Cortez learn? ZERO, and he was smart about that.
These guys are THE SAME.
The same until we and our leaders get serious about controlling them.
The Shire is in desperate need of a scouring.
The Shire is in desperate need of a scouring.
Only 230 grains of JHP can divert them from their current path. Apparently, nobody in the UK has the guts to do it.
Ruled, Britania.
Normal in the UK and perhaps could be tried in a blue state here; however, try it in a red state where citizens are allowed to be armed and the story would end quite differently. They should start I guess in Chicago where the citizens are unarmed due to stringent gun control laws.
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