Crime
Man, 24, admits £10,000 vandalism of Manchester Arena bombing memorial (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Academics & Education
Family of murdered school teacher Samuel Paty sue French ministries They accuse French intelligence services and local education authorities of not having done enough to prevent the teacher’s 2020 murder
(Connexion) The family of Samuel Paty, the French school teacher murdered by a jihadist in October 2020, is suing the ministries of education and interior for “non-assistance of a person in danger” and “non-prevention of a crime.” They accuse the intelligence services […]
Legal
Pot-smoking Trump backer-turned-ISIS adherent tells Brooklyn court, ‘Jihad will erupt on the American homeland’
(NY Daily News) A former pot-smoking Trump backer who became a full-fledged ISIS crusader was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday after expressing hope that “jihad will erupt on the American homeland.” Bernard Augustine, 25, also tore into the federal prosecutors […]
Legal
Who did what in the wake of the Paris killings?
(Radio France) After last week’s striking reconstitution in sounds and images of the Bataclan massacre, the Paris special criminal court has moved on to consider the post-attack activities of the sole surviving perpetrator and his alleged accomplices. This week’s hearings have focused […]
Government & Politics
Court blocks disclosure of docs on immigrant terrorist screenings
(Reuters) A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said federal agencies properly withheld documents related to how they vet applicants for immigration benefits with the aim of uncovering possible terrorist ties, reversing a judge who ordered their disclosure. A 2nd U.S. Circuit Court […]
Immigration
Extradition bid certified for man accused in Iraq killings
(AP) A judge has certified the Iraqi government’s extradition request for a Phoenix driving school owner on charges that he participated in the killings of two police officers 15 years ago in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as the leader of an […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
New York attorney general urges Justice Department to probe anti-Muslim group The attorney general also told Investigative Project on Terrorism to cease and desist 'ongoing or contemplated unlawful espionage operations against Muslims'
(Middle East Eye) New York’s attorney general has called on the US Justice Department to investigate whether an anti-Muslim group violated federal, criminal, and civil rights laws by spying on American Muslim groups. In a letter to the Justice Department on Friday, Attorney […]
Law Enforcement
Police photos, audio provide harrowing glimpses of Bataclan night of horror
(Radio France) What did it sound like in the Bataclan concert hall when three terrorists machine-gunned the crowd at a rock concert on 13 November 2015? And what did it look like once the injured had been taken out, leaving only those […]
Legal
How the Islamic State trial could change the future of US terrorism cases (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
A claim of innocence, silence and debate about reviving the horrors of the Bataclan
(Radio France) Thursday’s hearing before the special criminal court, where the men suspected of complicity in the November 2015 Paris attacks are being tried, was again marked by the refusal of several of the accused to answer questions. Mohammed Amri spoke, once again […]
Legal
Prime Paris attacks suspect insists on right to silence but manages to say a lot
(Radio France) Wednesday was eagerly anticipated as a crucial day at the Paris attacks trial. Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the suicide killers who murdered 130 people on the night of 13 November 2015, was to give his version of what […]
Legal
Surviving hostage relates ordeal in Islamic State captivity
(AP) Federico Motka’s abductors greeted him in English after he and his colleagues were kidnapped near a refugee camp on the Turkish border: “Welcome to Syria, you mutt.” For the Italian aid worker, it was the beginning of 14 months of brutality […]
Legal
Trial of Lisa Smith ends at Special Criminal Court (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Paris attacks suspect ‘didn’t want’ to blow himself up
(AFP) The last surviving suspected assailant in the 2015 gun and bomb attacks that shook Paris insisted in court Wednesday that he had “abandoned” plans to blow himself up with a bomb belt. “I didn’t go all the way, I abandoned triggering […]
Legal
Prosecutor: Brit’s brutality uncommon even for Islamic State
(AP) El Shafee Elsheikh was not a typical Islamic State foot soldier — he was a senior leader who took particular pleasure in mistreating the hostages he held captive, prosecutors said Wednesday in opening statements of Elsheikh’s terrorism trial. Elsheikh, a British […]
Legal
Paris attacks survivors disappointed again as evidence falls short of clear explanation
(Radio France) On Tuesday, the Paris attacks trial focused on the case of Mohamed Abrini, one of the passengers in the three-car “convoy of death” which brought the killers to Paris on 12 November 2015. At the last moment, Abrini decided that […]
Legal
Lisa Smith chose to go to area controlled by ‘demonic’ terrorist group, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
‘Fish brain’ Christmas terror plotter’s fight for freedom A 'fish brain' terrorist locked up for planning to behead and bomb in Melbourne on Christmas has appeared in court.
(NCA NewsWire) One of the men who helped plot a Christmas Day terror attack to behead and bomb people at Melbourne’s Federation Square has had his appeal dismissed after trying to argue the jury verdict was “unsafe and unsatisfactory.” Hamza Abbas was […]
Legal
Jury selection begins in terror trial of British national
(AP) Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of a British national charged with taking a leading role in a scheme by the Islamic State group to take Americans and others as hostages for ransom, resulting in the deaths and beheadings of […]
Legal
El Shafee Elsheikh, accused of being one of the Islamic State ‘Beatles’
(AFP) El Shafee Elsheikh studied mechanical engineering in London, but now faces accusations he was a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the “Beatles.” Elsheikh is on trial in federal court in Alexandria for the murders of American […]
Legal
Ex-hostages, relatives seek accountability at IS ‘Beatles’ trial
(AFP) Former hostages and relatives of victims are seeking justice, accountability and perhaps even some solace as the trial of a member of the brutal Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the “Beatles” gets underway. Jury selection began on Tuesday in […]
Legal
Two men found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on the Tour de France City court satisfied pair intended to make explosives. Links with Islamic State also established
(Copenhagen Post) On Monday, the Copenhagen Court found two 23-year-old men guilty of attempted terrorism. A 40-year-old woman facing the same charge was acquitted, but found guilty of other lesser charges. The court placed emphasis on the discovery of numerous effects that […]
History
Islamic State provided simple answers to life’s questions, witness tells Lisa Smith trial (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Omar Ameen’s attorneys say judge has rejected efforts to return Sacramento man to Iraq
(Sacramento Bee) Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen has won a ruling from a federal immigration judge that bars the government from sending him back to Iraq because of the possibility he could face torture there, but the Sacramento resident’s legal fight is continuing […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Man sentenced to prison for selling meth while on supervised release after terrorism conviction
(LA Times) An Orange County man was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison Monday for selling methamphetamine to an undercover FBI employee while he was on supervised release following a 2009 terrorism conviction. Ahmed Binyamin Alasiri, 45, of Garden […]
Legal
Trial to begin in ISIS killings of U.S. journalists, aid workers Some hostages were killed on video used by the terrorist group to stoke fear worldwide
(Washington Post) The only trial in U.S. court for a member of an infamous terrorist cell is set to begin Tuesday, as El Shafee Elsheikh stands accused of taking part in the capture and murder of journalists and aid workers by the […]
Government & Politics
‘Disgrace’: Judge chastises ASIO’s ‘unacceptable’ conduct over Benbrika trial
(Age) A Victorian Supreme Court judge has labelled the conduct of Australia’s national security agency a “disgrace” for missing deadlines and disregarding court orders over the ongoing detention of terror cell leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika. Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth chided lawyers […]
Legal
‘I wanted IS fighters hung from a tree’ for torturing my dad, says daughter of David Haines (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
‘Baby terrorist’ Alo-Bridget Namoa jailed for sending abusive texts to brother Jihadi bride Alo-Bridget Namoa has been jailed yet again, after she sent a barrage of threatening texts to her brother while off her psychiatric medications.
(Daily Telegraph) The self-described “baby terrorist” has been jailed yet again, after she sent a barrage of threatening texts to her brother while off her psychiatric medications. Jihadi bride Alo-Bridget Namoa was jailed for at least seven months by Magistrate Peter Feather, […]
Legal
Salt Lake City man sentenced to prison for bomb-making tutorial meant for ISIS supporters
(KSL) A Utah man will spend a decade in a federal prison after he admitted to making a bomb-making tutorial to try and help the Islamic State, or ISIS. Murat Suljovic, 24, of Salt Lake City, was sentenced to 10 years in […]
Children & Teens
FBI: Maine teen plotted ISIS-inspired attack targeting Chicago-area mosques
(WMTW) Federal prosecutors are offering new details about an alleged terrorist plot involving a Waterville, Maine, teenager arrested a month ago, and two unidentified juveniles in Illinois and Kentucky. A five-page declaration from Maine-based FBI agent Garret[t] Drew, unsealed Friday, depicts 18-year-old […]
Children & Teens
Two teenagers in court accused of preparing terrorist acts
(BBC) Two teenagers have appeared in court charged with terrorist offences. Al-Arafat Hassan, 19, from Enfield, north London, and a 15-year-old boy from Leeds each face a charge of preparing terrorist acts. The two appeared at the Old Bailey via video link […]
Legal
Germany charges man who allegedly planned Hamburg attack
(AP) German prosecutors said Friday they have charged a man with plotting an Islamic extremist attack in the Hamburg area around the time of last year’s 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. The German-Moroccan dual citizen, […]
Legal
Chilling countdown as Belgian terror investigators describe ‘convoy of death’
(Radio France) At the special criminal court in Paris, where those suspected of complicity in the November 2015 terrorist attacks are being tried, police on Thursday described the hours leading up to the atrocities that cost 131 people their lives. There were […]
Legal
Sufficient evidence to consider verdict in Lisa Smith case, judge rules (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Muslim men grilled by US customs agents about their faith sue feds On numerous occasions, customs and border patrol agents asked the men — all U.S. citizens — unnecessarily probing questions about their Muslim faith.
(Courthouse News) In 2017, Imam Abdirahman Aden Kariye returned to the United States from Saudi Arabia after participating in the hajj — the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. When he entered the United States at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Customs and Border Protection agents […]
Legal
Did the November 2015 Paris killers plan to strike a wider range of targets?
(Radio France) Wednesday’s hearing at the Paris terror trial was devoted to the content of a computer found in a bin in Brussels. According to the Belgian police investigator who presented the evidence, it is clear that the November 2015 attacks were […]
Government & Politics
French court annuls decision to close Al Farouk Mosque Local governorate shut down Al Farouk Mosque for 6 months on March 14
(Anadolu) A French court on Wednesday annulled the government’s decision to close a mosque near the city of Bordeaux. Sefen Guez Guez, the lawyer of the association of the Al Farouk Mosque, said that the Bordeaux Administrative Court annulled the Gironde governorate’s […]
Legal
Second interrogation of Paris terror suspects reaches unsatisfactory end
(Radio France) Tuesday’s session at the special criminal court brought an end to the questioning of the accused on their alleged roles in the preparation of the November 2015 terrorist attacks. There were two witnesses, Mohamed Abrini and Mohammed Bakkali. One talked […]
Legal
No evidence that Lisa Smith joined or funded Isis, court is told (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
David Amess killing: Jury played 999 call from witness to stabbing
(BBC) A murder trial jury has been played the desperate call for help made by a constituent after Sir David Amess was fatally stabbed. Sir David, MP for Southend West, died during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October. Ali […]
Government & Politics
Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation
(AP) Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center — men Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson never met — were central to some of the questions she fielded Tuesday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Jackson was asked repeatedly about the […]
Converting to Islam
Lisa Smith warned family to become Muslims before it was too late, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
German prosecutors: Train attacker had extremist motive
(AP) German prosecutors said Monday they now believe that the suspect in a knife attack on a train in November that left four people wounded had an Islamic extremist motive. The attack took place on an ICE high-speed train traveling from Passau, […]
Government & Politics
Man accused of murdering David Amess scouted home of Michael Gove, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Schoolboy denies five terrorism charges after arrest in St Albans (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Teacher sues Al-Taqwa principal for sexual harassment, assault
(Age) The principal of Victoria’s largest Islamic school is being sued by a female teacher for sexual harassment and assault. Omar Hallak, the founder and principal of Al-Taqwa College in Truganina in Melbourne’s outer west, allegedly sexually assaulted or harassed the then-25-year-old […]
Academics & Education
CAIR urges Georgetown University to probe student complaints of Islamophobia Following multiple student reports of a professor's Islamophobic remarks in the classroom, CAIR is calling on Georgetown University to investigate.
(New Arab) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Georgetown University Law Center to look into student claims of Islamophobia by a law professor. In a letter to the law school this week, CAIR Maryland director Zainab Chaudry wrote that they […]
Children & Teens
Leeds boy, aged 15, accused of buying bomb parts and machete for terror attack — Westminster Magistrates’ Court
(Yorkshire Evening Post) A 15-year-old Leeds boy has appeared in court accused of buying knives and parts for an improvised explosive device to be used in a suicide bombing. The teenager spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address […]
Legal
Paris attacks accused explains why he has decided to stay silent
(Radio France) Thursday’s session of the Paris terror trial, the 94th day of a legal marathon which is likely to last at least another three months, was overshadowed by the decision of two of the accused … Osama Krayem and Sofien Ayari […]