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To: FJB who wrote (3450)	11/30/2006 7:29:54 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Muslim law reaches Britain Daily Exress (UK) ^ \| 11/30/2006 \| David Pilditch express.lineone.net SECRET courts imposing draconian Islamic justice are operating across Britain. Last night politicians and religious leaders expressed outrage that sharia law is gaining an increasing foothold in our society. The hardline Islamic law allows people to be stoned to death, beheaded or have their limbs amputated. Critics insisted Labour was allowing a chaotic two-tier legal system to flourish in the name of political correctness. And legal experts warned that it meant the authority of British justice was being undermined. Sharia law dates back to the 10th century. In some countries women are stoned to death for adultery or giving birth out of wedlock and thieves can have both arms amputated. In Saudi Arabia, murderers, rapists and drug traffickers are publicly beheaded with a sword. The Islamic law also deals in all aspects of daily life including marriage and divorce. Yesterday experts insisted the Government had already allowed elements of sharia law to be introduced. The Treasury has brought in measures including interest-free loans and mortgages which comply with the Islamic law. But it was also alleged unofficial criminal courts are meting out their own justice. The scandal was outlined on BBC Radio 4’s Law in Action programme which uncovered evidence that Muslims are using their own laws here. Youth worker Aydarus Yusuf, 29, told how he helped convene an unofficial court which uses Somalian law. He said a hearing was held in Woolwich, South-east London, after a group of youths were arrested on suspicion of attacking another Somali teenager. The victim’s family told police the matter would be settled out of court and the suspects were freed on bail. The trial was conducted by community elders who ordered the attackers to pay compensation to the victim. Mr Yusuf said: “The accused men admitted their guilt and apologised. All their uncles and fathers were there. They agreed compensation.” He insisted he is more bound by the law of his country of birth than British justice, adding: “Somalis, wherever we live in the world, have our own law.” The strength of sharia law was the strict punishments. Assailants were unlikely to re-offend as it would bring shame on their families, he said. A Scotland Yard source said it was common for the police not to proceed with assault cases if victims did not press charges. Dr Patrick Sookhdeo of the Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity said: “Sharia courts now operate in most larger cities, with different sectarian and ethnic groups operating their own courts that cater to their specific needs according to their tradition. “The Government has not been straight about this. It has it’s own sharia advisers and it has already introduced measures that are compliant with sharia law. "Muslim communities are creating their own infrastructure based on sharia law. A Muslim community can now function within its own society on every level.” The Tory spokesman for homeland security Patrick Mercer said: “This is complete nonsense. If you want to live under sharia law you should go to a country where it holds sway.” Muslim and Christian groups were also outraged. The Rev Keith Osmund-Smith, from the Heart of England Baptist Association, said: “It is almost like a stealthy change in the law and I’m very very much against it.” Dr Mohammed Naseem, chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque, said: “Sharia law states that you respect the law of the land and therefore it cannot be enforced in this country.” Faisal Aqtab Siddiqi, head of the Hijaz College Islamic University in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, said: “We no longer have the bobby on the beat who will give somebody a slap on the wrist. “So I think there is a case to be made under which the elders sit together and reprimand people, trying to get them to change.” Some academic lawyers welcome alternative legal systems. Dr Prakesh Shah, law lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, said: “Tribunals like the Somali court could be more effective than the formal legal system in maintaining social harmony.” A spokeswoman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said: “Sharia law will not be introduced to the whole or any part of the UK. We are absolutely clear that existing British law applies to everyone.”

To: FJB who wrote (3450)	12/1/2006 9:23:35 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

Dutch court convicts Islamists ~ for planning terror attacks on politicians .... BBC ^ \| Friday, 1 December 2006, 14:20 GMT \| BBC Staff news.bbc.co.uk Dutch court convicts Islamists Azzouz had prepared a suicide video which was shown to the court A Dutch court has sentenced four militant Islamists to prison for planning terror attacks on politicians and the Dutch intelligence service. Samir Azzouz, 20, was sentenced to eight years while three others received terms of between three and four years. Some of the group were alleged to have links to the so-called Hofstad group, whose leader was convicted of the killing of film-maker Theo Van Gogh. Two other defendants were acquitted of terror charges. The presiding judge said Dutch-Moroccan Azzouz, the ringleader of the group, had been striving to carry out his terrorist aims for several years. The court ruled that evidence presented in the case suggested that Amsterdam-born Azzouz was planning an "imminent terror attack". 'Test case' During the six-week trial, the court was shown a suicide video, automatic weapons and manuals explaining how to turn mobile phones into detonators. In its ruling the court said that the suicide video, made by Azzouz, was meant to "strike fear into the Dutch people". Prosecutors claimed that the loosely-linked group was an extension of the Hofstad group, whose leader Mohammed Bouyeri is currently serving life in prison for murdering Mr Van Gogh. Two other men - Mourridin El Fatmi and Mohammed Chentouf - were sentenced to four years in prison and the only female defendant in the case - Soumaya Sahla - received a three-year sentence. Azzouz's acquittal last year on charges that he planned attacks led to calls for tougher legislation. He was re-arrested in October 2005 after being closely watched by Dutch intelligence services. Correspondents say the case has been seen as test case for the Netherlands' recently-introduced tighter anti-terror laws which allow suspects to be tried for attacks that security forces believe they are planning.