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| ISIS connection for man on trial for murdering Bangladeshi imam in February? | |
| 2016-09-10 | |
| [DailyMail] o Mohammed Hussain Syeedy, 21, is accused of murdering Jalal Uddin o Mr Uddin, a respected imam, was bludgeoned to death in February o Former Manchester United steward Syeedy, of Rochdale, denies murder A man accused of murdering an imam was in Syria when aid worker Alan Henning was kidnapped by Islamic State extremists but denied that he had a 'deep interest' in the terror group at the time. Former Manchester United steward Mohammed Hussain Syeedy, 21, is on trial accused of bludgeoning Jalal Uddin to death after stalking him in his car.
The prosecution claims Syeedy helped his friend, Mohammed Kadir, 24, kill Mr Uddin because they believed he was practising 'black magic'. After Syeedy's arrest, police allegedly found a large volume of ISIS-related material on his phone and other devices. Among these were photographs of Syeedy and his associates raising index figure salutes, which are said to signify an allegiance to ISIS, it is claimed. Manchester Crown Court heard how Syeedy travelled in a Human Aid convoy to Syria in December 2013, shortly after his elder brother left with Mr Henning, 47, on a similar mission. Syeedy said his convoy stayed near the border with Turkey for 'two or three days Syeedy has previously told the court that he was 'disgusted' by the murder and said Mr Henning, a father of two, had been a 'really close' friend of his brother. Syeedy and Kadir allegedly developed a hatred of Mr Uddin because he used a form of healing involving amulets, known as taweez, which are said to bring good fortune. The jury has heard ISIS disapproves of the practice and believes those who regularly engage in it should be killed. The prosecution says Syeedy had been radicalised and 'perhaps' it happened when he travelled on the Syria convoy. Kadir, of Oldham, boarded a flight three days later from Manchester to Copenhagen in Denmark followed by a connecting flight to Istanbul. His whereabouts are unknown although it is thought he could have travelled to Syria. | |
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