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How British terror suspect escaped surveillance
Details have become known of how a terror suspect escaped from surveillance after changing into a burka at a mosque.Somali-born Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed used a sharp instrument to cut off his electronic tag on Friday. Police were alerted when the tag was removed but Mohamed fled. A search is now under way. Mohamed is currently seeking damages from the government in a human rights challenge over allegations of torture. Mohamed arrived at the An-Noor Masjid and Community Centre, in west London, on Friday morning, and was seen inside at 3:15 p.m. When he removed the tag, it issued a "tamper-alert" to its makers, a private security firm. They called the suspect and contacted the Home Office after he failed to answer. Police were alerted but he had disappeared by the time they arrived. Mohamed is believed to have close links to al-Shabab, but officials said there was not enough evidence to bring a criminal case against him in court. Mohamed is now the subject of a police-led manhunt and could face up to five years in prison if caught. He is the second terror suspect under a TPim order to go missing. TPims restrict the movements of people thought to be a risk to the public, but who cannot be tried for reasons of national security and who cannot be deported. As of September, nine men - eight of them British - were under TPim surveillance. Posted by: ryuge 2013-11-08 |
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