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Cleric's Lawyer Decries British Prison
What is this, the official "Terrorists Whine About Prison Week?"A lawyer for a radical Muslim cleric fighting extradition to the United States on terrorism charges complained Friday that the cleric and other Muslim prisoners were being offered food forbidden by their religion. Attorney Muddassar Arani, who represents cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri as well as some of the men charged this week with a terrorist conspiracy, said some inmates were horrified to find spicy pork chops on their menus, even though pork is forbidden in Islam. Big clue: You're in prison, you f&%kwits. This isn't a catering service or four star restaurant. Don't like it? Don't eat it. She said al-Masri, who has lost both hands and an eye, has suffered declining health because of the lack of facilities for the disabled at Belmarsh high-security prison. They wipe your @ss for you. What more do you want? Arani spoke to reporters outside Bow Street Magistrates Court, where al-Masri made a brief court appearance ahead of a full extradition hearing on Oct. 19. The former chief preacher at London's Finsbury Park Mosque and Britain's best-known Islamic radical, al-Masri is accused by U.S. authorities of trying to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon, being involved in hostage-taking in Yemen and funding terrorism training in Afghanistan. Posted by: Zenster 2004-08-20 |
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