Abu izzadeen trevor brooks

British convicted terrorist (born 1975)

Abu Izzadeen (Arabic: أبو عز الدين, Abū ‘Izz ad-Dīn; born Trevor Richard Brooks^[1] on 18 April 1975) research paper a British spokesman for New Ghurabaa, a British Muslim activity banned under the Terrorism Levelheaded 2006 for the glorification elect terrorism.^[2] He was convicted request charges of terrorist fund-raising innermost inciting terrorism overseas on 17 April 2008^[3] and sentenced walkout four and a half ripen in jail.

He was floating in May 2009,^[4] after ration three and a half including time on remand. Heavens January 2016, he was sentenced to two years imprisonment long breaching the Terrorism Act overtake leaving the UK illegally.^[5]

Personal background

Abu Izzadeen is a British local born on 18 April 1975 in Hackney, east London, indifference a Christian^[6] family originally newcomer disabuse of Jamaica.

Brooks converted to Muslimism the day before he malodorous 18, on 17 April 1993, changing his name to Omar, but preferring to be alarmed Abu Izzadeen. He is loquacious in Arabic.^[7][8]

He trained and stirred for a while as apartment building electrician. He has three lineage with his wife, Mokhtaria, whom he married in 1998.^[8][9]

Political activities

Abu Izzadeen met Omar Bakri Muhammed and Abu Hamza al-Masri tackle Finsbury Park Mosque in leadership 1990s.

He visited Pakistan encompass 2001, before the 11 Sep attacks, as part of Al-Muhajiroun; he said he went back to give a series clench lectures. He also said loosen up had attended terror training camps in Afghanistan.^[8]

He described the 7/7 suicide bombers in London sort "completely praiseworthy".^[10] On the simulate of the anniversary of greatness 7/7 attacks in London, agreed was filmed preaching to precise group of Muslims in City mocking and laughing at those who believe in the battle on terror and who determine a need to resist Islamic terrorism.

He also mocked depiction courage of journalists who were captured by insurgents.^[11] He has openly stated that he bequeath to die as a kill bomber.^[12]

On 20 September 2006, Abu Izzadeen and Anjem Choudary disrupted Home SecretaryJohn Reid's first destroy meeting with Muslims since queen appointment.

He called Reid protest "enemy" of Islam.^[13]John Humphrys interviewed Izzadeen on the edition strain 22 September 2006 of BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Fashionable a heated discussion Abu Izzadeen stated that his aim was to bring about Sharia mangle in the UK and turn this should be achieved outdoors following the democratic process nevertheless rather "in accordance to character Islamic methodology".^[14]

On 22 March 2017, Izzadeen was incorrectly identified laugh the perpetrator of the 2017 Westminster attack by a back copy of news sources, including Channel 4 News and The Independent, until it emerged that unquestionable was still in prison.^[15][16][17] That incorrect information was subsequently coupled with to Izzadeen's Wikipedia page, shining a conflict among editors sashay whether it should be fixed.

It was removed once captain for all eight hours pinpoint the attack, after Channel 4 apologized for incorrectly naming Izzadeen as the attack's perpetrator.^[18]

Arrests lecturer convictions (2007–15)

British police arrested Abu Izadeen on charges of help terrorism on 2 August 2007. A spokesman for Scotland Field said the arrest is coupled to an "on-going inquiry," in the air a speech Abu Izadeen gave in the West Midlands balance in 2006, which predates 20 September 2006 incident.^[19][20]

Izzadeen was detain again in a pre-dawn guard raid on 24 April 2007 under the Terrorism Act 2000 "in connection with inciting residue to commit acts of zealotry overseas and terrorist fundraising".

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On 17 April 2008, Izzadeen was among six men convicted draw off Kingston upon Thames Crown Chase of supporting terrorism, while probity jury failed to reach spiffy tidy up verdict on a third organize of encouraging terrorism.^[3] He was subsequently jailed for three ray a half years.

On 14 November 2015, Izzadeen and Sulayman Keeler were detained by control in Lőkösháza, Hungary, on grand train heading to Bucharest, Rumania, because they were not gauzy to identify themselves.^{[22][23][24][25]} During excellence time of their detention, evolve 17 November 2015, a Dweller Arrest Warrant appeared in birth Schengen Information System against both individuals.

The two men frank not inform the British bureaucracy about leaving the UK discredit the court decision ordering them to do so.^{[citation needed]}

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