List of people convicted under Terrorism Acts in the United Kingdom

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The following is a list of known convictions under the Terrorism Acts passed by Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2000.

Convictions by date[edit]

2003[edit]

2004[edit]

2005[edit]

  • Saajid Badat, sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for "conspiring to place a device on an aircraft in service".[1] His co-conspirator, Richard Reid, was convicted of terrorism offences in the United States.
  • Tariq Al-Daour, sentenced to 61⁄2 years' imprisonment for "inciting another person to commit an act of terrorism wholly or partly outside the UK which would, if committed in England and Wales, constitute murder" and conspiracy to defraud banks and credit companies.[2]
  • Waseem Mughal, sentenced to 71⁄2 years' imprisonment for "inciting another person to commit an act of terrorism wholly or partly outside the UK which would, if committed in England and Wales, constitute murder" and conspiracy to defraud banks and credit companies.[2]
  • Younes Tsouli, sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for "inciting another person to commit an act of terrorism wholly or partly outside the UK which would, if committed in England and Wales, constitute murder" and conspiracy to defraud banks and credit companies.[2]

2006[edit]

  • Abu Hamza al-Masri, sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment for "possessing a document containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism". Hamza was extradited to the United States in 2012 to face further terrorism charges.

2007[edit]

  • Umran Javed, convicted of soliciting murder, sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment.[3]
  • Abdul Muhid, convicted of soliciting murder, sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment.[3] Convicted of further terrorism offences in 2008.[4]
  • Mizanur Rahman, convicted of soliciting murder, sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment.[3] Convicted of further terrorism offences in 2016.
  • Omar Altimimi, convicted of six counts of possessing computer files connected with the preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000,[5]

21/7 bomb plot convictions[edit]

  • Muktar Said Ibrahim, convicted of conspiracy to murder, sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years.[6][7]
  • Hamdi Adus Isaac, convicted of conspiracy to murder, sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years.[6][7] Also known as Osman Hussain, Hussain Osman, or Hamdi Isaac.
  • Ramzi Mohammed, convicted of conspiracy to murder, sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years.[6][7]
  • Yasin Hassan Omar, convicted of conspiracy to murder, sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years.[6][7]
  • Adel Yahya, convicted of collecting information likely to be useful to terrorists, sentenced to 6 years and 9 months' imprisonment.[8]
  • Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, convicted of conspiracy to cause explosions, sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment.[9] Also known as George Nanak Marquaye or Sumaila Abubakari.

2008[edit]

  • Ibrahim Hassan, convicted of inciting terrorism overseas.[10]
  • Abu Izzadeen, convicted of terrorist fundraising and inciting terror overseas.[10]
  • Sulayman Keeler, convicted of terrorist fundraising and inciting terror overseas.[10]
  • Abdul Muhid, convicted of fund-raising for terrorists.[10]
  • Abdul Saleem, convicted of inciting terrorism overseas.[10]
  • Rangzieb Ahmed, convicted of belonging to a proscribed organisation (namely Al Qaeda).[11]
  • Habib Ahmed, convicted of belonging to a proscribed organisation (namely Al Qaeda).[11]

21/7 bomb plot convictions[edit]

  • Wahbi Mohammed, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment.[12]
  • Siraj Ali, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.[12]
  • Abdul Sherif, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.[12]
  • Ismail Abdurahman, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.[12]
  • Muhedin Ali, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment.[12]
  • Yeshi Girma, convicted of failing to inform the police about the plot, sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.[13]
  • Fardosa Abdullahi, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment.[14]
  • Esayas Girma, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.[14]
  • Mulu Girma, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.[14]
  • Mohamed Kabashi, convicted of assisting the plotters, sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.[14]

Transatlantic aircraft plot convictions[edit]

  • Ahmed Abdullah Ali, convicted of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to murder using explosives on aircraft, sentenced to life with a minimum term of 40 years' imprisonment.[15][16]
  • Tanvir Hussain, convicted of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to murder using explosives on aircraft, sentenced to life with a minimum term of 32 years' imprisonment .[15][16]
  • Arafat Khan, convicted of conspiracy to murder, sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years' imprisonment.
  • Assad Sarwar, convicted of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to murder using explosives on aircraft, sentenced to life with a minimum term of 36 years' imprisonment.[15][16]
  • Ibrahim Savant, convicted of conspiracy to murder, sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years' imprisonment.
  • Waheed Zaman, convicted of conspiracy to murder, sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years' imprisonment.

2009[edit]

2010[edit]

2011[edit]

2012[edit]

2013[edit]

2014[edit]

2015[edit]

2016[edit]

  • Anjem Choudary - On 5 August 2015, Choudary was charged with one offence under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for inviting support of a proscribed organisation, namely Islamic State, between June 2014 and March 2015.[17][18] An expected trial date of 7 March 2016 was given,[19] but the trial was postponed to 27 June 2016, and was expected to last no more than four weeks.[20] Choudary was convicted on 28 July 2016.[21][22] At the Old Bailey on 6 September 2016, Mr Justice Holroyde sentenced Choudary to five years and six months in prison, telling him that he had "crossed the line between the legitimate expression of your own views and a criminal act".[23]
  • Mizanur Rahman - On 28 July 2016, Rahman was convicted alongside Anjem Choudary of inviting support for a proscribed organisation, ISIS. Reporting restrictions were imposed on the conviction, preventing its publication until 16 August 2016.[21] Rahman was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months imprisonment.[24]

2018[edit]

Umar Haque, convicted 2 March 2018 at the Old Bailey London of a range of offences including plotting terrorist attacks, and collecting information useful for terrorism. In addition, he tried to create a jihadist child army in London through his teaching (despite being not a teacher but only an administrator and having no teaching qualifications) at Ripple Road Mosque / Essex Islamic Academy and the Lantern of Knowledge school.[25][26][27][28]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shoebomb plotter given 13 years". BBC News. 22 April 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Three jailed for inciting terror". BBC News. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Four men jailed over cartoon demo". BBC News. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Izzadeen jailed for terror offences". Daily Express. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "BBC News Report". BBC News. 2006-07-07. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  6. ^ a b c d "Four guilty over 21/7 bomb plot". BBC News. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d "Four 21/7 bomb plotters get life". BBC News. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. ^ "July 21 terror suspect jailed for six years". The Telegraph. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Profile: Manfo Kwaku Asiedu". BBC News. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Six guilty of terrorism support". BBC News. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Briton guilty of directing terror". BBC News. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Five jailed for helping 21/7 plot". BBC News. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  13. ^ "21/7 plotter's wife gets 15 years". BBC News. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d "21 July plotter's fiancee jailed". BBC News. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  15. ^ a b c "Airliners bomb plot: The Verdicts". BBC News. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  16. ^ a b c "Airline plot trio get life terms". BBC News. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  17. ^ Jamie Grierson (5 August 2015). "Preacher Anjem Choudary charged with encouraging support for Islamic State". The Guardian.
  18. ^ "Anjem Choudary faces UK terrorism charges over Islamic State". BBC News. 5 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Trial postponed of Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary over ISIS support charges". Express. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Date set for radical preacher Anjem Choudary's trial". BBC News. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  21. ^ a b "Radical cleric Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting IS support". BBC News. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  22. ^ "Radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting support for IS". Reuters. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  23. ^ "Radical preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for five years", BBC News. Retrieved 6 September 2016
  24. ^ "Preacher Anjem Choudary Jailed for Inviting Islamic State Support". Sky News.
  25. ^ "Isis follower tried to create jihadist child army in east London". The Guardian. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  26. ^ "How a teacher sought to recruit a terror 'death squad'". BBC. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  27. ^ "Isis fanatic tried to recruit children for 'death squad' to launch terror attacks in London". The Independent. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  28. ^ "Terrorist 'teacher' who trained 'army of children' to carry out attacks faces jail". ITV. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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