Posted on 04/11/2022 1:42:52 PM PDT by RandFan
An IS fanatic has been found guilty of murdering Sir David Amess MP.
The Southend West MP was stabbed more than 20 times during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on 15 October 2021.
A jury at the Old Bailey took just 18 minutes to convict Ali Harbi Ali of murder and preparing acts of terrorism.
The 26-year-old from Kentish Town, north London, had denied the charges and claimed he targeted the MP over his vote for airstrikes on Syria.
Sir David's family sat in court just a short distance from Ali as the verdicts were delivered.
The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, said Ali, who refused to stand up in the dock on "religious grounds", will be sentenced on Wednesday.
Before being sent out, the judge told the jury the defendant had no legal defence for killing the Conservative MP.
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ROP Marker/bump!
“onstituency surgery”
Had to look it up. It is the equivalent of a soapbox townhall type meeting here in the US.
Idiots. They should know by now they can get away with murdering and raping British citizens, not leaders.
Diversity is our greatest strength.
Amess got culturally enriched.
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