A man arrested in a raid where a police officer died has appeared in court charged with terrorist offences. Libyan Khalid Alwerfeli, 29, has been charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 with possession of articles for terrorist purposes and possession of documents or records for terrorist purposes. He was remanded in custody for a week by Bow Street magistrates on Monday morning. Mr Alwerfeli was arrested last Tuesday during a raid on a flat in Crumpsall Lane, Manchester, in which Det Con Stephen Oake died from multiple stab wounds to his upper body and chest.
Kamel Bourgass, 27, appeared in court on Friday charged with the murder of father-of-three Mr Oake and the attempted murder of four other officers. He has been remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 27 January.
The third man detained at the Crumpsall Lane flat was detained under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act (ATCSA) - the new legislation brought in after September 11.
The raid on Finsbury mosque might indicate that the Brits are taking the threat more seriously after the murder, but since Abu Hamza hasn't been jugged, they're probably not quite there yet. Because of the kid gloves stuff, there will be a pile of infidel bodies sometime down the road. When that happens, trace it to this sensitivity thing... |