retep Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Dr Khalil al-Ani says his son Mosab was one of the lucky ones. There was no pre-dawn raid, no handcuffs, no ransacking. He was simply asked to surrender his passport to the police. Months after throwing an empty Orangina bottle – the police said it was at them, Mosab said it was at the Israeli embassy gates – he was charged. Mosab, who was on a medical access course, hoped to be a dentist or dental technician. He is now in prison serving a one-year sentence. It was the first demonstration Mosab had been on since his family marched against the Iraq war in 2003. Al-Ani, an Iraqi who works as a GP in Wakefield and Leeds, was pleased his son would be on the march. His two sisters were also going, and Al-Ani felt Mosab, then 20, would protect them. Mosab was arrested on the day and taken to a police station where he admitted throwing the bottle, apologised, and stressed that he had not aimed it at the police. He was released and returned to Yorkshire, but didn't tell his father what had happened – he didn't want to worry him, and he assumed it was the last he would hear of it. "He didn't think it was serious because how many times have you seen something like this or more serious, and nothing happens." Al-Ani stops, and apologises for his tears. "I'm sorry I get so emotional. I came to this country in 1981. You can hear by the way I speak my accent is not purely British. It is a foreign accent after all these years. But Mosab was born here in 1988 – he is British in every sense. This is the first time I feel that because he's a Muslim he's been discriminated against. What he did was certainly wrong, but he should be treated similar to a British citizen. He's gone to prison for a single bottle that didn't hurt anybody." The astonishing thing is, he says, that the judge gave Mosab a flawless character reference. "He said, 'I know you came here peacefully, I know you have an excellent character, I know you were not armed, you said sorry to the police.'" He was sure his son would go free. "I was so pleased. Then the judge says, 'I'm going to give you this sentence to deter other people.'" http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1490& The other side of the story? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/11/gaza-israel-demonstration-embassy-police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Dr Khalil al-Ani says his son Mosab was one of the lucky ones. There was no pre-dawn raid, no handcuffs, no ransacking. He was simply asked to surrender his passport to the police. Months after throwing an empty Orangina bottle – the police said it was at them, Mosab said it was at the Israeli embassy gates – he was charged. Mosab, who was on a medical access course, hoped to be a dentist or dental technician. He is now in prison serving a one-year sentence. It was the first demonstration Mosab had been on since his family marched against the Iraq war in 2003. Al-Ani, an Iraqi who works as a GP in Wakefield and Leeds, was pleased his son would be on the march. His two sisters were also going, and Al-Ani felt Mosab, then 20, would protect them. Mosab was arrested on the day and taken to a police station where he admitted throwing the bottle, apologised, and stressed that he had not aimed it at the police. He was released and returned to Yorkshire, but didn't tell his father what had happened – he didn't want to worry him, and he assumed it was the last he would hear of it. "He didn't think it was serious because how many times have you seen something like this or more serious, and nothing happens." Al-Ani stops, and apologises for his tears. "I'm sorry I get so emotional. I came to this country in 1981. You can hear by the way I speak my accent is not purely British. It is a foreign accent after all these years. But Mosab was born here in 1988 – he is British in every sense. This is the first time I feel that because he's a Muslim he's been discriminated against. What he did was certainly wrong, but he should be treated similar to a British citizen. He's gone to prison for a single bottle that didn't hurt anybody." The astonishing thing is, he says, that the judge gave Mosab a flawless character reference. "He said, 'I know you came here peacefully, I know you have an excellent character, I know you were not armed, you said sorry to the police.'" He was sure his son would go free. "I was so pleased. Then the judge says, 'I'm going to give you this sentence to deter other people.'" http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1490& Now then, I do not want to fall out, but that is nonsense. Look at the source for a start, if you can believe anything that comes from people that believe in flying horses. Then you believe anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoddyHolder Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Now then, I do not want to fall out, but that is nonsense. Look at the source for a start, if you can believe anything that comes from people that believe in flying horses. Then you believe anything. And ?..... thats a well known fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 And ?..... thats a well known fact What? That Mohammed went to see god on a flying horse? Of course he did. Just as Moses went up the Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Now then, I do not want to fall out, but that is nonsense. Look at the source for a start, if you can believe anything that comes from people that believe in flying horses. Then you believe anything. Same story, identical account: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/mar/13/gaza-protesters-sent-prison At Isleworth crown court in London, where the cases are being heard, a disturbing pattern is emerging. Most of the 78 protesters charged with public order offences were young men in their late teens or 20s. Many were students. And nearly all were Muslim. Some 22 protesters have already received prison terms of up to two and a half years for public order offences, and more cases are due to come before the courts in the coming months. You may not like the story and you may think two years jail for throwing a plastic bottle at some gates is fair and reasonable, many people don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 The unusually harsh sentencing following the demonstration has been widely condemned by solicitors, human rights advocates, MPs, and concerned members of the public. Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour MP for Islington North, said: “What possible justification can there be for handing down a year in prison for a 19-year-old lad, studying dentistry, who threw a plastic bottle in the direction of the Israeli Embassy?” The sentencing did not take into account police provocation and violence, disregarding over 33 complaints to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) because the IPCC refused to investigate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoddyHolder Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 What? That Mohammed went to see god on a flying horse? Of course he did. Just as Moses went up the Mountain. No ...that Spindrift would believe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Read the link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/mar/13/gaza-protesters-sent-prison Apology accepted, don't claim stories are untrue without checking first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoddyHolder Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Read the link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/mar/13/gaza-protesters-sent-prison Apology accepted, don't claim stories are untrue without checking first. The intention for harm was there ...fair sentence..no use bleating afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 noddy, you are a racist who holds disgusting views about asian people. It's no surprise you support sending young people to prison if the colour of their skin offends you. Now, grown up people who aren't racist are talking, shush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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