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Radicals warned of treason risk

 

Omar Bakri Mohammed is one of three who may be prosecuted

Islamist radicals who express support for terrorism may face treason charges, the Attorney General's Office has said.

 

Lord Goldsmith and the Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald have discussed action against three individuals, a spokeswoman said.

 

The Crown Prosecution Service's head of anti-terrorism will meet Scotland Yard officers in the next few days.

 

Omar Bakri Mohammed, Abu Izzadeen and Abu Uzair will come under scrutiny.

 

'No decision'

 

The spokeswoman for the Attorney-General's Office said it was not clear at this stage whether there was enough evidence to bring charges.

 

Officials will be looking at broadcast and published comments as well as speeches and sermons made by the trip to followers.

 

"No decision on charges has been made yet. The CPS will be looking at it to see if any offences have been committed," she said.

 

 

For Muslims there, they have a duty to fight occupiers, whether they are British soldiers or American soldiers

 

Possible charges which will be considered include the common law offences of treason and incitement to treason.

 

Omar Bakri Mohammed is a London-based cleric for the al-Muhajiroun group.

 

On Friday while announcing new measures to clamp down on extremism, Prime Minister Tony Blair said that this group's successor organisation, the Saviour Sect, would be outlawed.

 

Mr Bakri caused controversy when he said he would not inform police if he knew Muslims were planning a bomb attack on a train in the UK.

 

He also expressed support for Muslims who attacked British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

"For Muslims there, they have a duty to fight occupiers, whether they are British soldiers or American soldiers," he told Channel 4 News.

 

'Smell the coffee'

 

British-born Abu Izzadeen, a spokesman for the group al-Ghurabaa (the Strangers) has declined to condemn the 7 July London bombings.

 

He told BBC2's Newsnight the bombings were "mujahideen activity" which would make people "wake up and smell the coffee".

 

Abu Uzair, a former member of al-Muhajiroun, told the same programme that the September 11 attacks in the US were "magnificent".

 

He said Muslims had previously accepted a "covenant of security" which meant they should not resort to violence in the UK because they were not under threat there.

 

"We don't live in peace with you any more, which means the covenant of security no longer exists," he said.

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*Opens door ready for Rob. :o

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BASTARD!!

 

You've stolen a picture off my work website!!

 

I shall FLOUNCE like Swindie if you continue

 

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*Opens door ready for Rob. :o

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We live in bizarre times but this is getting stupid - hang drawing and quartering next

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Only for asylum seekers please. ;)

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have to laugh at the irony of them being tried for treason against a country they live in yet despise...

 

believe it when I see it though, as they will probably get Cherie Blair defending them, the wife of the pm, undermining her husband etc etc unless of course the grand speech given by Tony at the weekend is all for show and he doesn't mean a word of it

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isnt treason still punishable by death?

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I thought so, isnt it a hanging offence?

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Great news !!

 

A controversial Islamic cleric has left the UK for the Middle East amid speculation he would be investigated for treason, said his spokesman.

 

Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed - former head of radical group Al Muhajiroun - left on Saturday for Lebanon, his colleague Anjem Choudary told the BBC.

 

Tony Blair had warned Mr Mohammed's organisations faced a potential ban under new anti-terrorism measures.

 

Mr Choudary said the cleric believed "Britain had declared war on Muslims".

 

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