Islamic Terrorism in the West ( Mega thread)

[FJAG]

What the actual hell...

Not charged with a crime. Can’t present any evidence to suggest he was even involved. And yet taken into custody and sent to another country “just because they asked” — only to eventually be free’d from custody without charge. Then comes home.

If we ever asked a judge to sign off on a warrant for arrest for someone who we a) hadn’t charged with a crime, and b) had no evidence to result suggest he committed a crime... I would be in for some serious career troubles.

How on earth did we allow this??

The Extradition Act does not require that a charge be laid within the jurisdiction seeking extradition. S 3(1) of the act requires the extradition to be "for the purpose of prosecution" amongst other things. S 33(1) requires that the request for extradition to be accompanied by "a document summarizing the evidence available to the extradition partner for use in the prosecution".

You need to remember that in some civil law jurisdictions there is a criminal pre-trial process which may involve an examining magistrate/judge as part of the pre-trial and charging process. Individuals suspected of offences can be compelled to attend before an investigating magistrate/judge who determines if the individual merits trial by a court. If the magistrate/judge finds there is insufficient evidence then no trial is ordered. If more evidence is uncovered later the case can be reopened for further determination. In effect the investigating magistrate/judge is a part of the investigative and prosecutorial evaluation part of certain cases and is conducted prior to what we here would consider "laying a charge" however it is clearly within the ambit of "the purpose of prosecution"

 

[The Bread Guy]

In the southern hemisphere ....

New Zealand police on Friday shot and killed a knife-wielding "extremist" who was known to authorities, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in a supermarket.

The attacker, a Sri Lankan national who had been in New Zealand for 10 years, was inspired by the Islamic State militant group and was being monitored constantly, Ardern said.

"A violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent New Zealanders," Ardern told a briefing.

"He obviously was a supporter of ISIS ideology," she said, referring to Islamic State.

The attacker, who was not identified, had been a "person of interest" for about five years, Ardern said, adding that he had been killed within 60 seconds of beginning his attack in the city of Auckland ...

 

[CBH99]

60 seconds from starting his intended murder spree to being dead himself.

Bravo to all those involved. Truly.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Well, well, well ...

Al-Qaeda’s leader, rumored dead, appears in video for 9/11 anniversary​

Ayman al-Zawahiri speaks of ‘Judaization of Jerusalem,’ mentions US withdrawal from Afghanistan, but not Taliban takeover — suggesting the footage may not be recent ...​

 

[Jarnhamar]

Another round of 'were they charged or released?'

Toronto men caught with bomb-making manuals, al-Qaeda literature on phones, documents allege​

Toronto men caught with bomb-making manuals, al-Qaeda literature on phones, documents allege | Globalnews.ca

Two reports by the RCMP’s national security enforcement team provide the first look at why the alleged associates were arrested on the grounds they might commit terrorist offences.

globalnews.ca

 

[The Bread Guy]

Another round of 'were they charged or released?'

Toronto men caught with bomb-making manuals, al-Qaeda literature on phones, documents allege​

Toronto men caught with bomb-making manuals, al-Qaeda literature on phones, documents allege | Globalnews.ca

Two reports by the RCMP’s national security enforcement team provide the first look at why the alleged associates were arrested on the grounds they might commit terrorist offences.

globalnews.ca

From the article ...

... Mohamed’s peace bond went into effect in May (2021). It lasts four years. Khoshnood’s peace bond was granted in August (2021) and is more limited in duration, lasting only 10 months ...

 

[The Bread Guy]

Meanwhile, in the U.K., howdy neighbour!

Residents living near a nuclear submarine base in Scotland have alerted police to suspicious activity on land rented by a Taliban supporter.

Waheed Totakhyl once publicly called for the death of US soldiers in Afghanistan, and has a brother currently serving as a military commander with the Taliban in Kabul.

He leases Aldonaig Farm, situated four miles from HMNB Clyde. Also known as Faslane, the base on Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute is where the Royal Navy house the UK fleet of nuclear submarines.

Ministry of Defence police were contacted by local residents in August, who witnessed behaviour on Aldonaig farm which they regarded as suspicious ...

 

[OldSolduer]

Meanwhile, in the U.K., howdy neighbour!

this is the world we live in, where a terrorist sympathizer can live where ever they please, even if it is within walking distance of a nuclear sub base.

 

[The Bread Guy]

"(Bronx) Uber driver who plotted to join Taliban is convicted on terrorism-related charges"

More details/back-story here in U.S. DOJ 2019 arrest news release, with initial court documentation attached.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Meanwhile, in the U.K., howdy neighbour!

The latest on Taliban guy renting near UK nuke subs ....

A Taliban supporter who rents land near a UK nuclear submarine base has been told to leave the site by its Iranian owner ...

 

[daftandbarmy]

The latest on Taliban guy renting near UK nuke subs ....

Iranian landlord evicting Taliban tenant in rural Scotland for being a c*nt?

That's Glasgow in microcosm for you, right there

 

[Weinie]

Iranian landlord evicting Taliban tenant in rural Scotland for being a c*nt?

That's Glasgow in microcosm for you, right there

My dear departed Da's side all live in or near Glasgow. The most disreputable, sly, sleazy, and completely fun bunch I have ever encountered.

 

[daftandbarmy]

My dear departed Da's side all live in or near Glasgow. The most disreputable, sly, sleazy, and completely fun bunch I have ever encountered.

Love Glasgee....

The rural areas to the west around Gareloch Head etc are quite pretty, if a bit damp.

 

[Kat Stevens]

My dear departed Da's side all live in or near Glasgow. The most disreputable, sly, sleazy, and completely fun bunch I have ever encountered.

Because you've never been to Carlisle

 

[Weinie]

Because you've never been to Carlisle

But now it is on my bucket list.

 

[The Bread Guy]

"(Bronx) Uber driver who plotted to join Taliban is convicted on terrorism-related charges"

More on this from the U.S. DOJ today ...

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict last Friday against DELOWAR MOHAMMED HOSSAIN on both counts of the Superseding Indictment, for attempting to provide material support for terrorism and attempting to make a contribution of funds, goods, and services to the Taliban. United States District Judge Sidney H. Stein presided over the one-week trial.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As the jury found, Delowar Hossain made elaborate preparations to travel to Afghanistan to join the Taliban and kill American troops, and he was intercepted at JFK Airport attempting to board a flight while carrying mountain survival gear and thousands in cash for weapons to achieve his murderous plan. I commend the excellent work of the Joint Terrorism Task Force to uncover the plot and stop Hossain, who now awaits sentencing for his crimes.”

According to court documents and the evidence at trial:

Beginning in the fall of 2018, HOSSAIN expressed his desire to travel to Afghanistan, join the Taliban, and kill American servicemembers. Over the next approximately 10 months, HOSSAIN attempted to recruit several other individuals into his plot; attempted to contact at least one individual in Pakistan who was associated with the Taliban; saved at least approximately $10,000, with which he planned to buy weapons to use after he joined the Taliban; and bought survival gear for the mountains of Afghanistan. During recorded conversations with two confidential sources working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), HOSSAIN consistently reiterated his desire to join the Taliban and kill Americans. HOSSAIN also took steps to develop a cover story designed to disguise his extremism and evade detection by the FBI, which included traveling to Thailand on his way to Afghanistan ...

Meanwhile, ISIS's CFO seems to be a guest of the Iraqis ...

Iraqi intelligence agents captured the financial chief of the ISIS terrorist organization, Iraq's prime minister announced Monday.

Sami Jasim, the organization's treasurer and deputy of former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was captured as Iraq was holding its parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said ...

 

[daftandbarmy]

But now it is on my bucket list.

Carlisle is awesome.

The weather up there? Less so

 

[The Bread Guy]

British government orders security review after deadly terror attack on MP​

The fatal stabbing of British lawmaker David Amess was a terrorist incident with possible links to Islamist extremism, police said Saturday, as the government ordered a review of safety measures to protect MPs.

Veteran Conservative MP David Amess, 69, was talking with voters at a church in the small town of Leigh-on-Sea east of London when he was stabbed to death on Friday.

Police said they arrested a 25-year-old suspect and were investigating "a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism"

The fatal stabbing has "been declared as a terrorist incident, with the investigation being led by Counter Terrorism Policing," the police said in a statement, adding that the investigation is in the "very early stages".

Multiple UK media outlets, citing sources, reported that the suspect was believed to be a British national with Somali heritage ...

 

[Jarnhamar]

"...for attempting to provide material support for terrorism and attempting to make a contribution of funds, goods, and services to the Taliban"

Dude should have called it humanitarian aid.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Dude should have called it humanitarian aid.

Just on a smaller scale, right?