Hatun Tash at Speakers Corner - The 4 Freedoms Library2024-03-28T23:59:25Zhttp://4freedoms.com/forum/topics/hatun-tash?groupUrl=freespeech&commentId=3766518%3AComment%3A277006&xg_source=activity&groupId=3766518%3AGroup%3A108934&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThree jailed for 36 years for…tag:4freedoms.com,2023-12-01:3766518:Comment:2796752023-12-01T01:09:38.447ZAlan Lakehttp://4freedoms.com/profile/AlanLake
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<div class="entry-header"><h1 class="jeg_post_title">Three jailed for 36 years for selling gun to Brighton terrorist</h1>
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<div class="content-inner"><p>Three people have been jailed for their part in trying to arm Brighton terrorist Edward Little who planned a mass shooting in London on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral last year.</p>
<p>Little, of Pelham Street, Brighton, is due to be jailed for preparing acts of terrorism at the Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, in London, on Friday 15 December.</p>
<p>Yesterday (Monday 27 November) three members of an organised crime group were sentenced for their part in selling a firearm to Little after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE).</p>
<p>They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer a prohibited firearm on Tuesday 7 November at the Inner London Crown Court and were jailed yesterday for more than 36 years.</p>
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<p>The group conspired to sell Little a firearm and ammunition which had been adapted to make a viable lethal weapon.</p>
<p>Little pleaded guilty on Friday 19 May to planning a terrorist attack in Hyde Park, London. He was arrested on Friday 23 September last year on his way to collect the firearm from the gang.</p>
<p>As a result, the firearm never made it into Little’s possession and it was recovered by police after search warrants at addresses controlled by the gang. This coincided with several arrests.</p>
<p>The court accepted that the gang members did not know that the firearm was intended for use in a terrorist attack.</p>
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<p>But it was established that their intention was to sell a functioning weapon and that it was being sold to someone who is now a convicted terrorist.</p>
<p>Tyler King, 21, of Denmark Hill, Lewisham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer a prohibited firearm as well as having a prohibited firearm and three counts of having ammunition without lawful authority. He was jailed for 10 years and nine months.</p>
<p>Caleb Wenyeve, 21, of Blidworth Close, Strelley in Nottingham was jailed for 12 years after also entering a guilty plea to conspiracy to transfer a prohibited firearm.</p>
<p>Reis Forde, 27, also known as Rex, was jailed last year for drug dealing in Brighton. He was sentenced yesterday to a further 13 years and six months in prison.</p>
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<p>He was already in Rochester Prison after being jailed for four years at Hove Crown Court, having been caught with drugs at a flat in Montpelier Road, Brighton, in May 2021.</p>
<p>Before he was jailed in February 2022, Forde also admitted being involved in dealing cocaine in Worthing in March 2020.</p>
<p>The offence took place just three weeks after he was arrested and questioned by police about the drug-related death of a 17-year-old girl at a flat in Hove.</p>
<p>No charges have been brought in relation to the death of Sophie Read in a basement flat in St Aubyns, in Hove.</p>
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<p>Detective Chief Superintendent Olly Wright, head of Counter Terrorism Policing South East, said: “King, Wenyeve and Forde were working together to supply a viable firearm along with ammunition.</p>
<p>“Although they didn’t know Edward Little’s plan to commit a terrorist attack with the firearm, they entered into an agreement with Little to sell him a fully functioning gun and live ammunition.</p>
<p>“They went a step further by sending a video of the working mechanisms of the weapon as proof to the buyer that it was a viable firearm.</p>
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<p>“This organised crime group was unraveled quickly. The case is a prime example of the skill of our teams in counter-terrorism policing and our determination to disrupt and bring to justice criminals whose activity could facilitate terrorism or harm our national security.</p>
<p>“All cases linked to terrorism will be vigorously pursued and brought before the courts.”</p>
<p>After a trial, a jury acquitted them all on Friday (24 November) of a further charge of conspiring to supply a firearm with intent to endanger life.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2023/11/28/three-jailed-for-36-years-for-selling-gun-to-brighton-terrorist/" target="_blank">https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2023/11/28/three-jailed-for-36-years-for-selling-gun-to-brighton-terrorist/</a></p>
<p>Finally we get the photos. So the "Brighton man" could be the product of an Asian Muslim and a white woman. Such enrichment! Such tolerance! Such diversity and inclusion!</p>
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</div> Muslim convert behind Hyde Pa…tag:4freedoms.com,2023-12-01:3766518:Comment:2798072023-12-01T01:02:31.157ZAlan Lakehttp://4freedoms.com/profile/AlanLake
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><div><div><p>A homegrown terrorist considered launching a mass gun attack on the late<span> </span><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/queen">Queen</a>’s funeral after converting to Islam in<span> </span><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/prison">prison</a>, a court has heard.</p>
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><div><div><p>Edward Little, 22, rejected the plan as “too late” and instead decided to target a Christian preacher at Speaker’s Corner in London’s<span> </span><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/hyde-park">Hyde Park</a>, the<span> </span><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/old-bailey">Old Bailey</a><span> </span>heard.</p>
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><div><div><p>He discussed his plans including his desire to get hold of a Mac-10 submachine gun and AK-47 assault rifle with extremists in encrypted chats on the Threema messaging platform.</p>
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><div><div><p>At one point, he wrote: “I don’t think there has been an attack in the UK with guns so a semi-automatic rifle would send a even stronger message.”</p>
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><div><div><p>On September 18 last year, Little identified the Queen’s funeral – due to be held at Westminster Abbey the following day – as a possible target.</p>
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><div><div><p>It was suggested that “tyrants of the earth” would be there, to which Little responded: “I was just thinking that but unfortunately it’s too late.”</p>
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><div><div><p>Days later, on September 23, Little was arrested en route to buy a gun for £5,000 having taken a taxi from Brighton to London.</p>
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><div><div><p>Little, from Pelham Street, Brighton, pleaded guilty to preparing acts of<span> </span><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/terrorism">terrorism</a><span> </span>and appeared at the Old Bailey on Monday by video-link from HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire.</p>
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<div class="sc-cAkrUM gMfAlG"><div class="sc-fAGzit gBQMFw"><p>Opening the facts of the case against him, Duncan Penny KC said: “The defendant is an Islamic extremist who planned to murder the Christian preacher Hatun Tash at Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park.</p>
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<p>We have to slowly piece the info together from several different sources, because they deliberately don't want us to know the pertinent info:</p>
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<li>the target was Hatun Tash</li>
<li>the killer (a "Brighton man") was a Muslim convert</li>
<li>this piece of trash that you and I pay to feed, cloth, house and medically care for, already has 14 convictions</li>
<li>Hatun Tash was arrested by police TWICE for speaking out against the killers beliefs</li>
<li>in a previous assault, she was knifed in the neck. that killer has never been found. Yet there is not change in the state sanctioned tolerance of the hate and violence directed against her.</li>
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<p>I expect that eventually the state will ban Hatun Tash from going to Speakers Corner, because that's the easiest way of getting rid of the problem. </p>
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</div> Hatun Tash: Christian preache…tag:4freedoms.com,2023-12-01:3766518:Comment:2789952023-12-01T00:52:45.897ZAlan Lakehttp://4freedoms.com/profile/AlanLake
<h3>Hatun Tash: Christian preacher statement after man admits plot to kill her at Speakers’ Corner</h3>
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<p>Today at the Old Bailey, a<strong> </strong>man has admitted preparing to murder a Christian preacher at Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner in an Islamic inspired terrorist attack.</p>
<p>Edward Little, 21, from Brighton, was carrying £5,000 with…</p>
<h3>Hatun Tash: Christian preacher statement after man admits plot to kill her at Speakers’ Corner</h3>
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<p>Today at the Old Bailey, a<strong> </strong>man has admitted preparing to murder a Christian preacher at Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner in an Islamic inspired terrorist attack.</p>
<p>Edward Little, 21, from Brighton, was carrying £5,000 with which he hoped to purchase a firearm, a passport and two phones when he was arrested last year.</p>
<p>It was alleged his intended target was Hatun Tash, who regularly argued with other speakers, and her camera crew, as well as any police or soldiers.</p>
<p>He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey by video link from Belmarsh jail.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Mr Little denied preparing to commit acts of terrorism, but changed his plea and admitted the charge on Friday (19 May.)</p>
<p>Little was on his way into London in a taxi when he was stopped and arrested on 23 September 2022.</p>
<p>He had asked the driver if he could stop and pray at a mosque, although the driver had said there was not one on the way.</p>
<p><strong>Responding to the ruling Hatun Tash, who is </strong>director of the ministry <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchristianconcern.us2.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dbed173cc9adfcad1e0e442a35%26id%3Dafc0b01152%26e%3De5a6a4a6af&data=05%7C01%7Ctom.allen%40christianconcern.com%7Ccf77f41084034a1b5a0508db587eacbf%7Cb93fbd0b27a34484b2ae8da8ad360213%7C0%7C0%7C638201073317835270%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ze64oms7xeD4spydBKs2Y8wfUTdTypEj1EK8MfjzHU0%3D&reserved=0"><strong>Defend Christ Critique Islam (DCCI)</strong></a><strong><span> </span>said</strong>:<span> </span><em>“l am glad that the police were able to act and stop Mr Little before he harmed me and people around me. This should concern everyone in the UK.</em></p>
<p>“This story shows that the teaching of Islam is not compatible with British Values if it inspires men to attempt to murder Christian evangelists.</p>
<p><em>“I should be able to practice my right to preach the gospel and critique Islam, or anything else that I disagree with, especially at Speakers’ Corner, the home of free speech.”</em></p>
<p><strong>Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre</strong>, which has supported Hatun when she has been wrongfully arrested by the police, said<em>:</em></p>
<p><em>“It will be a surprise to many that even here in the UK there are such risks for those who dare to challenge Islam. But as this case highlights that is the reality and Christians often bear the brunt of such hostility.</em></p>
<p><em>“That is why our work at the Christian Legal Centre in defending Christian preachers and freedom of speech is so important, and why we continue to call for the authorities to take these threats seriously. It is a privilege to stand with Hatun and other Christians like her.”</em></p>
<p>In October 2022,<span> </span><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchristianconcern.us2.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dbed173cc9adfcad1e0e442a35%26id%3D88e879244a%26e%3De5a6a4a6af&data=05%7C01%7Ctom.allen%40christianconcern.com%7Ccf77f41084034a1b5a0508db587eacbf%7Cb93fbd0b27a34484b2ae8da8ad360213%7C0%7C0%7C638201073317835270%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jWZixb0IuDWV%2B1LLNPQzNQ9XjK9GY3lIll9YbHSIVos%3D&reserved=0"><strong>the Metropolitan apologised<span> </span></strong></a>and admitted it <em>‘fell below standards’</em> following two wrongful arrests of Hatun Tash at Speakers’ Corner, London.</p>
<p>In July 2021, Hatun was<span> </span><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchristianconcern.us2.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dbed173cc9adfcad1e0e442a35%26id%3D590d3c45d1%26e%3De5a6a4a6af&data=05%7C01%7Ctom.allen%40christianconcern.com%7Ccf77f41084034a1b5a0508db587eacbf%7Cb93fbd0b27a34484b2ae8da8ad360213%7C0%7C0%7C638201073317835270%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0Gg4eqYpAbH7sUmqpx4WcLgoTTuxX3j2EGBsyoVrZPk%3D&reserved=0"><strong>stabbed by a man in Islamic dress at Speakers’ Corner</strong></a><span> </span>in front of the police. The assailant was not caught and has still not been brought to justice.</p>
<p><a href="https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/hatun-tash-christian-preacher-statement-after-man-admits-plot-to-kill-her-at-speakers-corner/" target="_blank">https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/hatun-tash-christian-preacher-statement-after-man-admits-plot-to-kill-her-at-speakers-corner/</a></p> Speakers' Corner: Man admits…tag:4freedoms.com,2023-12-01:3766518:Comment:2796742023-12-01T00:48:33.789ZAlan Lakehttp://4freedoms.com/profile/AlanLake
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<div class="ssrcss-1y79c70-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3">A man has admitted preparing to murder a Christian preacher at Hyde Park's Speakers' Corner in a terrorist attack.</b></div>
<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Edward Little, 21, from Brighton, was carrying £5,000 with which he hoped to purchase a firearm, a passport and two phones when he was arrested last year.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">It was alleged his intended target was Hatun Tash, who regularly argued with other speakers, and her camera crew, as well as any police or soldiers.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey by video link from Belmarsh jail.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Earlier this year, Little, of Pelham Street, denied preparing to commit acts of terrorism, but changed his plea and admitted the charge on Friday.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He also admitted researching Hyde Park, where he planned to carry out the attack, collecting money to purchase a gun and travelling to buy it.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Little was on his way into London in a taxi for which he had paid £300 when he was stopped and arrested on 23 September 2022.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He had asked the driver if he could stop and pray at a mosque, although the driver had said there was not one on the way.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The prosecution asserted Little researched other targets including military figures and members of the Metropolitan Police, but defence lawyer Tom Godfrey said the 21-year-old only accepted targeting the preacher.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Police later found an encrypted chat on one phone which set out his attack plan and the gun purchase.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Little declined to answer questions in police interviews, but his mood changed when he was shown a YouTube video of the preacher and he launched himself across the table at an officer, swinging repeatedly with his fists before being restrained.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He went on to admit assaulting the officer at Newbury police station on 28 September and was sentenced to 40 weeks in prison.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">At a previous hearing, Judge Richard Marks said Little had an "absolutely shocking previous record".</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The defendant was convicted of 14 offences on seven separate occasions, including for robbery, having a knife and drug dealing, dating back to 2017.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He will be sentenced on 21 July.</p>
<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65646464" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65646464</a></p>
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</div> https://www.telegraph.co.uk/n…tag:4freedoms.com,2023-05-19:3766518:Comment:2793032023-05-19T19:06:53.901ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<h1 class="e-headline u-heading-1"><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/19/terrorist-admits-plotting-to-shoot-christian-preacher/" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/19/terrorist-admits-plotting-to-shoot-christian-preacher/</a></h1>
<h1 class="e-headline u-heading-1">Terrorist admits plotting to shoot Christian preacher at Speaker’s Corner, court hears</h1>
<p class="e-standfirst u-heading-4">Edward Little took a taxi from Brighton and planned to kill Hatun…</p>
<h1 class="e-headline u-heading-1"><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/19/terrorist-admits-plotting-to-shoot-christian-preacher/" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/19/terrorist-admits-plotting-to-shoot-christian-preacher/</a></h1>
<h1 class="e-headline u-heading-1">Terrorist admits plotting to shoot Christian preacher at Speaker’s Corner, court hears</h1>
<p class="e-standfirst u-heading-4">Edward Little took a taxi from Brighton and planned to kill Hatun Tash, having arranged to buy a gun for £5,000</p>
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<p>Following the hearing, Ms Tash, who is an evangelical Christian preacher, said: “l am glad the police were able to act and stop Mr Little before he harmed me, and people around me. This should concern everyone in the UK.</p>
<p>She added: “I should be able to practice my right to preach the gospel and critique Islam, or anything else that I disagree with, especially at Speakers’ Corner, the home of free speech.”</p>
<p class="e-standfirst u-heading-4"></p> At last, a bit of positive ne…tag:4freedoms.com,2022-10-25:3766518:Comment:2769072022-10-25T21:50:21.739ZAlan Lakehttp://4freedoms.com/profile/AlanLake
<p>At last, a bit of positive news on our quisling establishment. </p>
<p>At last, a bit of positive news on our quisling establishment. </p> Comment from the Free Speech…tag:4freedoms.com,2022-10-21:3766518:Comment:2769062022-10-21T13:21:41.424ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<p>Comment from the Free Speech Union: </p>
<p>Some breaking news: The Met Police has paid £10,000 in damages and apologised to evangelical Christian preacher and FSU member Hatun Tash who was wrongly arrested twice at Speakers' Corner.</p>
<p>A letter from Inspector Andy O’Donnell, from the Met’s professional standards directorate, apologises to her “for the distress that you have suffered”. He said he was “satisfied that on these occasions the level of service did fall below the requisite…</p>
<p>Comment from the Free Speech Union: </p>
<p>Some breaking news: The Met Police has paid £10,000 in damages and apologised to evangelical Christian preacher and FSU member Hatun Tash who was wrongly arrested twice at Speakers' Corner.</p>
<p>A letter from Inspector Andy O’Donnell, from the Met’s professional standards directorate, apologises to her “for the distress that you have suffered”. He said he was “satisfied that on these occasions the level of service did fall below the requisite standard”.</p>
<p>This is such great news after several episodes of appalling treatment.</p>
<p>On the two previous occasions the Met has now apologised for, Tash told officers that she was being harassed and threatened by Islamic protesters. Instead of protecting her, however, the police arrested her for breaching the peace and other public order offences.</p>
<p>The FSU first wrote to the Met on Hatun's behalf in 2021 after she was slashed in the face with a knife at Speakers' Corner. We urged the then Met Commissioner, Cressida Dick CBE, to do more to protect Ms Tash's rights to life, freedom of religion and freedom of expression.</p>
<p>Ms Tash was also arrested at Speakers' Corner earlier this year after someone complained that her T-shirt - which depicted one of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed - was 'offensive'. On that occasion, Hatun was dragged away from the scene by the police, taken to Charing Cross police station, strip searched, interviewed, kept overnight in a cell and then released without charge.</p>
<p>We wrote to the Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Stephen House, asking him to justify this appalling treatment and, if he could not, to apologise to Hatun.</p>
<p>The FSU is delighted that Ms Tash has now received an apology.</p>
<p>The Times and The Sunday Times report is well worth a read in full:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-says-sorry-for-arresting-christian-preacher-hatun-tash-6vs7x62wh" target="_blank">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-says-sorry-for-arresting-christian-preacher-hatun-tash-6vs7x62wh</a></p>
<p>#woke #FreeSpeechMatters </p>
<p></p> BREAKING: The Metropolitan Po…tag:4freedoms.com,2022-10-21:3766518:Comment:2770062022-10-21T08:25:24.710ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<p>BREAKING: The Metropolitan Police has apologised and admitted it ‘fell below standards’ following two wrongful arrests of a female Christian evangelist at Speakers’ Corner, London.</p>
<p>Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Hatun Tash, a well-known Christian evangelist who regularly critiques and debates the Qur’an and Islam at Speakers’ Corner, has also received £10,000 in compensation and costs after challenging the arrests:…</p>
<p>BREAKING: The Metropolitan Police has apologised and admitted it ‘fell below standards’ following two wrongful arrests of a female Christian evangelist at Speakers’ Corner, London.</p>
<p>Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Hatun Tash, a well-known Christian evangelist who regularly critiques and debates the Qur’an and Islam at Speakers’ Corner, has also received £10,000 in compensation and costs after challenging the arrests: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-says-sorry-for-arresting-christian-preacher-hatun-tash-6vs7x62wh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-says-sorry-for-arresting-chr...</a></p>
<p>Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, said: “This pay-out to Hatun is a rare admission by the police that they got it wrong.</p>
<p>“Hatun is well known at Speakers’ Corner’ yet it is she that has been repeatedly silenced or removed by the police because she challenges the religious ideology of Islam.</p>
<p>“Not satisfied with hounding her out of Speakers’ Corner an attempt has been made on her life for which there has still been no arrest.</p>
<p>“Hatun is a fearless and passionate woman who loves Jesus and who has love and compassion for people from all backgrounds who she debates with and wants to reach with the gospel, which has transformed her life.</p>
<p>“If Hatun is silenced by violence at Speakers’ Corner, we are all silenced.”</p>
<p><a href="https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/police-apologise-and-award-christian-evangelist-10000-for-speakers-corner-arrests%C2%A0%C2%A0" target="_blank">https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/police-apologise-and-award-christian-evangelist-10000-for-speakers-corner-arrests </a>;</p>
<p></p> Hatun Tash, the evangelical C…tag:4freedoms.com,2022-07-02:3766518:Comment:2756092022-07-02T10:48:30.554ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10615955681?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Hatun Tash, the evangelical Christian preacher and member of the Free Speech Union, was arrested at Speakers’ Corner last Sunday, the third time she’s been arrested in two years.</span><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10615955681?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10615955681?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Hatun Tash, the evangelical Christian preacher and member of the Free Speech Union, was arrested at Speakers’ Corner last Sunday, the third time she’s been arrested in two years.</span><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10615955681?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Hatun Tash, the evangelical C…tag:4freedoms.com,2022-07-02:3766518:Comment:2755382022-07-02T10:31:31.558ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto">Hatun Tash, the evangelical Christian preacher and member of the Free Speech Union, was arrested at Speakers’ Corner last Sunday, the third time she’s been arrested in two years.</div>
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<div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto">A large number of officers were involved, and she was forcibly removed from the scene with her arms held behind her back, while men pursued…</div>
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<div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto">Hatun Tash, the evangelical Christian preacher and member of the Free Speech Union, was arrested at Speakers’ Corner last Sunday, the third time she’s been arrested in two years.</div>
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<div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto">A large number of officers were involved, and she was forcibly removed from the scene with her arms held behind her back, while men pursued her, cheering and shouting "Allahu Akbar". Hatun was then taken to Charing Cross police station, strip searched, interviewed, kept overnight in a cell and then released without charge.</div>
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<div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto">To cap it all, the day she was released – Monday, 27th June – was the 150th anniversary of Speakers’ Corner.</div>
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<div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto">We have written to the Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Stephen House, asking him to justify this appalling treatment and, if he cannot, to apologise to Hatun. We have also put the following questions to the Acting Commissioner:</div>
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<div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><img height="16" width="16" alt="➡️" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9e/1/16/27a1.png"/></span> Has any investigation been undertaken into the robbery that Ms Tash suffered in the minutes before she was arrested?</div>
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<div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><img height="16" width="16" alt="➡️" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9e/1/16/27a1.png"/></span> Has any investigation been undertaken to identify the individual who attempted to assault her while she was being arrested?</div>
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<div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto">You can read that letter in full here: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://freespeechunion.org/letter-to-the-metropolitan-police-concerning-the-arrest-of-hatun-tash/?fbclid=IwAR3DmHZ3W2an6EsoFFRiABxmc5uLaNWMbUZpGwgJ2hJ4OWgJTM0YdZcFAhg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://freespeechunion.org/letter-to-the-metropolitan.../</a></span></div>
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<div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto">The FSU has also written about the incident in its weekly news round-up, which you can access here: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://freespeechunion.org/weekly-news-round-up-69/?fbclid=IwAR1Ioora3mN0IScUIexq3gqcp-eooWHbkidulpmQhYbElv1ghZBKL3g7it4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://freespeechunion.org/weekly-news-round-up-69/</a></span></div>
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