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Fundo jailed.. yiikes
Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been jailed for seven years after he was found guilty of inciting murder and race hate.
Abu Hamza, 47, who preached at Finsbury Park Mosque, London, was found guilty of 11 of the 15 charges he faced.
He was sentenced to seven years to run concurrently for eight counts and 21 months for the others. He has already been in jail since May 2004.
US authorities are seeking the cleric's extradition for terror-related matters.
He is wanted on charges of trying to set up a "terrorist training camp" in the state of Oregon.
In mitigation prior to sentencing, Abu Hamza's defence barrister said the cleric would "strenuously contest" extradition.
Under the current law, the cleric will not be extradited until he has finished serving his sentence in the UK.
Passing sentence at the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Hughes told Abu Hamza:
"I do not make the mistake that you represent Islamic thinking generally.
"You are entitled to your views and in this country you are entitled to express them, but only up to the point where you incite murder or use language calculated to incite racial hatred. That is what you did."
The judge said the cleric had used his authority "to legitimise anger" and make killing seem "a moral and religious duty in pursuit of perceived justice".
He said: "No one can say now what damage your words may have caused. No one can say whether any of your audiences, present or wider, acted on your words."
Abu Hamza was also found guilty of having audio and video tapes intended to encourage racial hatred and having a document for terror purposes.
more - - - -> news.bbc.co.uk
Abu Hamza, 47, who preached at Finsbury Park Mosque, London, was found guilty of 11 of the 15 charges he faced.
He was sentenced to seven years to run concurrently for eight counts and 21 months for the others. He has already been in jail since May 2004.
US authorities are seeking the cleric's extradition for terror-related matters.
He is wanted on charges of trying to set up a "terrorist training camp" in the state of Oregon.
In mitigation prior to sentencing, Abu Hamza's defence barrister said the cleric would "strenuously contest" extradition.
Under the current law, the cleric will not be extradited until he has finished serving his sentence in the UK.
Passing sentence at the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Hughes told Abu Hamza:
"I do not make the mistake that you represent Islamic thinking generally.
"You are entitled to your views and in this country you are entitled to express them, but only up to the point where you incite murder or use language calculated to incite racial hatred. That is what you did."
The judge said the cleric had used his authority "to legitimise anger" and make killing seem "a moral and religious duty in pursuit of perceived justice".
He said: "No one can say now what damage your words may have caused. No one can say whether any of your audiences, present or wider, acted on your words."
Abu Hamza was also found guilty of having audio and video tapes intended to encourage racial hatred and having a document for terror purposes.
more - - - -> news.bbc.co.uk
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damn.. nge.. we were at the same uni.. being picked on by the same bunch of loons.. grrrrrrrrrrr..... :@