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OUTRAGEOUS TORTURE IN THE U.K. |
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07 Feb 2006
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THIS HAS GOT TO STOP
ABU HAMZA AL-MISRI WHO HAS NO HANDS AND ONE EYE IS BEING TORTURED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. HIS PROSTHETIC HANDS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY SO HE CAN DO NOTHING FOR HIMSELF. HIS CELL IS KEPT EXTREMELY COLD. HE "SLEEPS" ON THE HARD FLOOR. HE HAS BEEN ASSAULTED REPEATEDLY WHILE IN PRISON. OTHER INMATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTACK HIM BY PRISON OFFICIALS. HE IS DIABETIC BUT IS REFUSED MEDICATION.
Protest, raise hell, burn the British flag, boycott British products, just do something.
U.K. prison officials are monsters, real monsters.
Abu Hamza al-Misri, or Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He is 48 years old. In 1979, he came to London intending to become a civil engineer. He studied in Brighton, and later worked as a doorman in the West End. Abu Hamza married Valerie Fleming in 1981 and received his British citizenship. However, they divorced five years later. In May 2004, Abu Hamza was arrested on an extradition request by the US government, and was detained at Belmarsh High Security Prison. The US wants to extradite him over allegations of hostage taking in Yemen and supporting terrorism. The FBI is thought to have built a case against him using information from James Ujaama, who was imprisoned in the US and then released after signing a plea agreement. Abu Hamza had been a regular preacher at the Finsbury Park mosque until he was banned by the Charity Commission in February 2003. Extradition proceedings to the US were put on hold in October 2004, when he was to face terrorism charges in the UK. On 19 October 2004, Abu Hamza was charged with 16 offences. He faces 10 charges of soliciting to murder under section four of the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861. Four charges were brought of using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour with intent to stir up racial hatred. He is also accused under section 58 of the Terrorism Act of possessing a document which contained information "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism". It was reported in March 2005 that Abu Hamza was assaulted by an inmate. He was allegedly hit while detained in the segregation unit, and claims it was an attempt on his life. He also claims he is being victimised by prison officers, and is compiling a dossier of alleged incidents.
Abu Hamza suffers from diabetes, has no hands and is blinded in one eye. He is also covered from head to foot in scabs because he has an ailment that makes his skin bleed. He has been repeatedly refused heating when requested and refused blankets to keep him warm. The heating in his cell gets deliberately switched off leaving the cell extremely cold. This leaves him exposed to the cold for long periods contributing to sleep deprivation. He is even being put into situations where he is made to sleep on the floor. Other complaints include problems when visiting the toilet, especially when his deteriorating health frequently makes him ill. Any utilities and prosthetic arms Hamza had in order that he can conduct a normal life have been taken away. Medication is either refused or not given on time, hence affecting his health. It has been reported that inmates are encouraged to intimidate him and to attack him.
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Re: OUTRAGEOUS TORTURE IN THE U.K. |
by Veteran
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08 Feb 2006
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Here we go again............... |
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Re: OUTRAGEOUS TORTURE IN THE U.K. |
by remember bobby
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08 Feb 2006
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damned brits |
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Re: OUTRAGEOUS TORTURE IN THE U.K. |
by Veteran
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08 Feb 2006
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damn fables! |
