| | | UK: Muslims who raised funds for ISIS laugh as prosecutor describes them as “deeply radical”
MAY 5, 2020 9:00 AM BY ROBERT SPENCER
Prosecutor Alistair Richardson said: “The prosecution case is that both defendants are deeply radical. They supported the Islamic state in whatever ways they could….Mohammed expressed rejection of moderate, mainstream Islam in favour of the perversion of it advanced by the Islamic State.”
But why, Alistair? How did that happen? Where did they learn this “perversion” of “moderate, mainstream Islam,” and why did they come to prefer it to the real thing? Are there a lot of others like them? Why is it that moderate, mainstream Islam is so often unable to withstand challenge from this “perversion”? And finally, why do people like you never deign to answer questions like these?
More on this story. “Terrorist pair who raised more than £2,000 for ISIS and shared beheadings footage laugh as they are jailed for a total of more than 14 years,” by Sebastian Murphy-Bates, Mailonline, April 27, 2020:
Two terrorists who raised funds for ‘fighter brothers’ in the Middle East laughed as they were jailed for a total of more than 14 years.
Ayub Nurhussein, 29, helped raise £2,699.19 for jihadis in Iraq while sharing footage of military beheadings on social media between 11 April and 11 July last year.
Eritrean-born Nurhussein was caught on CCTV with his friend, Said Mohammed, 31, transferring £1,300 to a contact purportedly acting as a high-ranking ISIS soldier….
Nurhussein and Mohammed appeared together via video-link from HMP Wandsworth on (fri) and giggled throughout the hearing, guffawing loudly as they were described as ‘deeply radical.’…
Prosecutor Alistair Richardson said: ‘The prosecution case is that both defendants are deeply radical. They supported the Islamic state in whatever ways they could….
Mr Richardson said: ‘He spoke about speaking to the immigration bureau, the need for a permanent name to make a transfer, that it’s difficult to make a transfer because of the questioning and documents, that they should agree on the amount, and how many brothers would be involved, and that information could then be sent to the bureau. We say the references to bureau and office are clear references to the organisational structure within the Islamic State. Wassim went on to remind Mohammed that “this is the greatest jihad..”
‘Messages continue in April including references to jihad and an image from Islamic State media sent from Said Mohammed.
‘Wassim told Said Mohammed to co-ordinate with other brothers, see how many of them are and agree so that they can get on with the matter.
‘Mohammed expressed rejection of moderate, mainstream Islam in favour of the perversion of it advanced by the Islamic State.’…
The court heard Mohammed was a refugee who had entered the UK through Calais. He grew up in wartorn Eritrea where his home was burnt down with him inside after his father expressed political dissent, the court heard.
Nurhussein was jailed for nine years and six months. Mohammed was given five years and three months.
Passing sentence Judge Rebecca Poulet said: ‘It is quite clear that both men were whole-hearted supporters of this terrorist cause and that both wished the funds to go to support the fighters of that organisation….
‘The videos shared by Nurhussein were professionally produced and edited film showing beheading and the execution of enemies of Islamic State as well as tracts of spoken words encouraging others to the cause.
‘I found he intended to encourage terrorism by forwarding these videos to his landlord.
‘I have concluded there is a significant risk to the public as a result of Ayub Nurhussein’s commission of further specified offences….
‘In my judgement this material appears to be the most grave and alarming aspect of Ayub Nurhussein’s conduct. This is particularly so when I view it in the context of his other activity and beliefs. Overall, I have concluded that the defendant is dangerous.
The judge said Mohammed appeared to have ‘very impaired’ intellect and was ‘easily compliant.’
Judge Poulet said: ‘You were actively engaged with a number of others and some of those it appeared you duped into this arrangement.
‘I take into account the content of a psychological report. On testing, the psychologist found that both his reasoning, intellectual functioning and memory were very impaired. In addition, she found he is easily compliant.’… |
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