Muktar Said Ibrahim

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Muktar Said Ibrahim
Born (1978-01-24) 24 January 1978 (age 46)
Asmara, Eritrea
Other namesMuktar Mohammed Said

Muktar Said Ibrahim (born 24 January 1978), also known as Muktar Mohammed Said, is an Eritrean-British terrorist, who was found guilty of involvement in the attempted 21 July attacks on London's public transport system in 2005. He attempted to detonate a device on a London bus and was arrested sharing an apartment with Ramzi Mohammed on 29 July 2005. During the arrest, which culminated in Ramzi and Ibrahim standing near-naked on their balcony to avoid tear gas that police had used. [1]

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He was originally from Asmara, Eritrea, [2] and arrived in the UK as a child dependent of asylum seekers in 1990, and was granted residency in 1992. [3] It has been reported that he applied for naturalisation as a British citizen in November 2003 and was issued with a British passport in September 2004. He had been living in Stoke Newington, London. [4] Ibrahim was convicted of robbery and jailed for five years in 1996 for committing the crime and also carrying a knife. His family were apparently unaware of any involvement in terrorist activities and have publicly distanced themselves from him since the bombing attempts. [5]

Early life

Ibrahim was educated at Canons High School in Edgware. [6]

Arrest and trial

On 29 July 2005, Ibrahim was arrested and in February 2007 tried alongside five other suspects for his part in the attempted bombings. [7]

On 9 July 2007, Ibrahim was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of conspiracy to murder [8] and sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of forty years before being considered for release. [9]

Appeal

In April 2008, Court of Appeal judges dismissed a challenge by Ibrahim, Omar, Mohammed and Osman to their convictions. [10]

In December 2014, an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights lodged in 2008 by the bombers, claiming that their rights were breached in the 'safety interviews' after their arrests, was rejected. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,368492,00.html [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Profile: Muktar Ibrahim". BBC News . 11 July 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ↑ NewsFactor Network [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ http://www.hemelhempsteadtoday.co.uk/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2031986&sectionid=4068 [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Bus bomb suspect family's shock". 26 July 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Bomber had been in UK for ten years". Birmingham Post. 28 July 2005.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "BBC NEWS - Special Reports - 21 July trial". news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Four guilty over 21/7 bomb plot". 10 July 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Four 21/7 bomb plotters get life". 11 July 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "July 21 bomb plotters lose appeal 23 April 2008". The Guardian. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "July 21 failed London bombers lose appeal 16 December 2014". Telegraph. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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