Secret trial: Six unanswered questions – BBC News
‘An important principle in the British legal system is that “not only must justice be done, it must also be seen to be done”.’
BBC News, 26th March 2015
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Secret trial clears man of plotting to kill Tony Blair – The Independent
‘A British law student has been cleared of targeting Tony Blair and his wife Cherie as part of a terrorist plot, following the UK’s first secret terror case.’
The Independent, 26th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Failed London 21/7 suicide bombers lose appeal – The Guardian
‘Three men who attempted to carry out suicide bombings on the London Underground in July 2005 have failed to overturn their convictions. The European court of human rights ruled that Muktar Said Ibrahim, Ramzi Mohammed and Yassin Omar received a fair trial. The men, who are Somali nationals, had complained that there had been a delay in allowing them access to a solicitor.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two Britons jailed for 13 years for joining jihadi group in Syria – The Guardian
‘Two British men who travelled to Syria to join an al-Qaida-linked terrorist group have been jailed for nearly 13 years.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British law student convicted of possessing bomb-making manual – The Guardian
‘A man accused of plotting terrorist attacks in London has been convicted of possession of a bomb-making manual.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Secret trial: Erol Incedal claims he was plotting robbery not terror attack – Daily Telegraph
‘The law student denies terrorism offences, saying he had contemplated committing an armed robbery or buying heroin or a gun instead’
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Newcastle University student Vladimir Aust jailed over bomb scare – BBC News
‘A 19-year-old Russian student who sparked a major scare after making explosives in his room has been jailed.’
BBC News, 17th October 2014
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Man jailed for making fake detectors he claimed could find Madeleine McCann – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for making bogus bomb detectors that he claimed could find missing Madeleine McCann.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Juvenile’ TV science fan jailed for making pipe bombs – BBC News
‘A science fan who made six pipe bombs after being inspired by a television show has been jailed for six months.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
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Michael Piggin trial collapses after jury fails to reach verdicts – The Guardian
‘A teenager accused of plotting a Columbine-inspired massacre at his former school in Loughborough has walked free from court after the collapse of his second trial.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Neo-Nazi terrorist jailed for plotting to blow up Merseyside mosques – The Guardian
‘A Nazi sympathiser who planned to blow up mosques in Merseyside has been jailed for 10 years. Ian Forman, 42, from Birkenhead, was convicted of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts following an 11-day trial in March.’
The Guardian, 1st May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anonymity protection for under age defendants expires when they are 18: High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This case raises the question whether an order made under s. 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 … prohibiting the identification of (among others) a defendant under the age of 18 years, can last indefinitely or whether it automatically expires when that person attains the age of 18 years. It has wide implications not only for young defendants but also for victims, witnesses, others concerned in proceedings and, of course, the media. [Sir Brian Leveson P, giving the judgment of the court , opening the case at para 1].’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th April 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Michael Piggin: Terror offences accused can be named – BBC News
‘A judge has lifted an order banning the naming of an 18-year-old man charged with terror offences.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
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Hyde Park bomb: NI Police Federation ‘appalled at grubby deal’ – BBC News
‘The chairman of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland has said he is appalled at the government’s “grubby secret deal” on IRA “on-the-run” cases. He was speaking after the case of a man accused of the IRA Hyde Park bomb collapsed following what victims’ families called “a monumental blunder”. Donegal man John Downey denied killing four soldiers in the 1982 bomb. The case collapsed because government officials mistakenly told him he was no longer a wanted man.’
BBC News, 26th February 2013
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Teenager accused of planning repeat Columbine massacre faces retrial – The Independent
“A teenager accused of planning a ‘Columbine-style’ attack on his former school will face a re-trial after an Old Bailey jury were unable to reach verdicts on two terrorism charges.”
The Independent, 20th November 2013
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Bomb detector conman James McCormick loses appeal bid – BBC News
“A UK businessman who sold fake bomb detectors around the world has lost a challenge against his 10-year sentence.”
BBC News, 12th November 2013
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Student gets 40 years for terror campaign against Muslims – The Guardian
“A white supremacist who hoped to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Muslims has been told he will serve at least 40 years imprisonment for a terror campaign in which he hunted down a Muslim to murder before he bombed three Midlands mosques aiming to kill and maim worshippers.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2013
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Gosport ‘bomb detector’ man given suspended sentence – BBC News
“A man who made bogus bomb detectors in his garden shed has been given a suspended jail sentence.”
BBC News, 20th September 2013
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Five jailed over theft of 40 anti-tank mines in Warrington – BBC News
“Five men have been jailed over the theft of 40 anti-tank mines from a Ministry of Defence freight train.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
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Businessman Gary Bolton jailed over fake bomb detectors – BBC News
“A businessman who sold fake bomb detectors around the world has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 20th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
