http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7130495.stm Last Updated: Thursday, 6 December 2007, 11:31 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Terror manuals woman avoids jail Samina Malik posted extremist poems on the internet Malik statement A woman who called herself a "Lyrical Terrorist" has been given a nine-month suspended jail sentence. Samina Malik, 23, from Southall, west London, had worked at a branch of WH Smith at Heathrow Airport. She was found guilty at the Old Bailey of owning terrorist pamphlets, including The Al-Qaeda Manual. The jury was told a "library" of extremist Islamist literature was found in her bedroom and Malik had written poems praising Osama Bin Laden. Malik is the first woman to be convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000. Her sentence is suspended for 18 months and she will have to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work in the community. She will also be under supervision for the whole 18 months. She had earlier been found not guilty of the more serious charge, under Section 57 of the Act, of possessing an article for a terrorist purpose. She denied the charges. Adopted nickname Malik had posted her poems on websites under the screen name the Lyrical Terrorist, prosecutors said. She said the poems were "meaningless", but prosecutor Jonathan Sharp said: "These communications strongly indicate Samina Malik was deeply involved with terrorist-related groups." The court also heard she had written on the back of a WH Smith till receipt: "The desire within me increases every day to go for martyrdom." Malik told the jury she only adopted her "Lyrical Terrorist" nickname because she thought it was "cool" and insisted she was not a terrorist. The Recorder of London, Judge Peter Beaumont QC, said Malik's offence was "on the margin". Samina's so-called poetry was certainly offensive but I don't believe this case should really have been a criminal matter Muhammed Abdul Bari, Muslim Council of Britain Malik 'led double life' The 'enigma' in the dock He said: "The Terrorism Act and the restrictions it imposes on personal freedom exist to protect this country, its interest here and abroad, its citizens and those who visit here. "Its protection embraces us all, its restrictions apply to us all whatever our personal, religious or political beliefs.' "In my judgement your offence is on the margin of what this crime concerns." Malik's lawyer, Iqbal Ahmed read a statement on her behalf outside the Old Bailey following the sentencing. He said: "What she'd like to say is that the trial process has been a terrible ordeal for her, and she's now relieved it's all over. "The jury found that she did not have the material for terrorist purposes, which was an important part of her case. She now wants to get on with her life." Not criminal Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain, Muhammed Abdul Bari, told the Times he did not think the case should have reached court. "Many young people download objectionable material from the internet, but it seems if you are a Muslim then this could lead to criminal charges, even if you have absolutely no intention to do harm to anyone else. "Samina's so-called poetry was certainly offensive but I don't believe this case should really have been a criminal matter." A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said: "Samina Malik was not prosecuted for writing poetry. "Ms Malik was convicted of collecting information, without reasonable excuse, of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. "This information included terrorism and poison handbooks as well as military manuals and other material likely to be useful to someone planning terrorist activity." **************************** Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain, Muhammed Abdul Bari, told the Times he did not think the case should have reached court. "Many young people download objectionable material from the internet, but it seems if you are a Muslim then this could lead to criminal charges, even if you have absolutely no intention to do harm to anyone else. "Samina's so-called poetry was certainly offensive but I don't believe this case should really have been a criminal matter." So what he is saying that when paedophiles download kiddie porn there not actually paedophiles, because according to him muslims downloading illegal military handbooks & poison books about infidels does not make them militants, so what is she then, well she is not a reporter, or a college student doing work on terroists, know she works at wh smith's as a acheckout girl, where she signs her receipts with: "The desire within me increases every day to go for martyrdom." Just what does the muslim council of britain think she was up to, if i live in africa i dont keep books & download data about the klu klux klan, if i live in israel i dont keep nazi memorbalia in my house, with books on the best ways of killing jews, or a picture of adolph on my bedroom wall. Yet the muslim council of britain says it should never have come to court, & the only reason it has is because she is a muslim, how on earth can you take muslims seriously when they refuse to condemn a obvious nutcase like this one, how many british citizens who are non muslims would defend apaedophile with kiddie porn in the house, or nazi thug with swatzsticker flags in his window. Just when do muslims stop defending eachother & start calling the bad people in there religon, is the muslim council of britain in touch with reality?
a terrorist is an entity or entities that defy the established internationally recognized organizations/nations and promote as well as commence acts of violence under whatever pretense they choose to.
There's already a very long thread titled "Lyrical Terrorist found guilty." I suggest combining this. We don't need multiple threads treading the same ground.
