Izzadeen Guilty of Terror Charges

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From 'ITV.com': Muslim activist Abu Izzadeen, who famously heckled the then Home Secretary John Reid, has been found guilty of two terror charges. Izzadeen was convicted at Kingston Crown Court of fundraising for terrorists and inciting terrorists overseas. The 32-year-old, who stood trial under the name Omar Brooks, once described the July 7 suicide bombings as "mujahideen activity" which would make people "wake up and smell the coffee".

British Muslim Simon Keeler, 35, was also found guilty inciting others to join in the jihad in Iraq together with Abdul Saleem, 32, and Ibrahim Hassan, 25. Keeler was also convicted of fundraising for terror - which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. After a ten week trial, the jury also found Shah Jalal Hussain, 25, guilty of fundraising for terror, along with Abdul Muhid, 25. Rajib Khan, 29, was acquitted of fundraising for terrorist purposes but jury could jury not agree on a charge of inciting terrorism overseas and faces a possible retrial on that count. The jury could not reach a verdict against Omar Zaheer, 28, on the fundraising charge and faces a possible retrial. Judge Nicholas Price QC is due to sentence the men on Friday.

Izzadeen was born in Hackney, east London, the son of Jamaican parents who arrived in this country in the early 1960s. He has three children between the ages of two and nine after marrying his wife at the age of 22. Christened Trevor Brooks, he converted to Islam at the age of 17. One of his brothers also joined the religion. Izzadeen was investigated over comments he made in a television interview just a few weeks after the July 7 attacks. He claimed the attacks were the consequence of Britain's refusal to accept the offer of a "ceasefire" from Osama bin Laden. "I'm sure if you asked those who passed away on July 7, should we negotiate with Osama bin Laden, they would say yes, to bring their lives back, to save themselves from the burning inferno underground," he said.

Izzadeen also said he had "no allegiance" to the Queen or British society. Following that interview, the police and Crown Prosecution Service discussed the possibility of bringing treason charges against Izzadeen and two other alleged extremists. Izzadeen, who was also reportedly involved in the demonstrations outside the Danish embassy in London last year over the controversial Muslim cartoons, was arrested on February 8, 2007 (see VAT article dated February 10 HERE).