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06/12/2007
'Lyrical Terrorist' Escapes Custodial Sentence
A former Heathrow Airport worker who dubbed herself the 'Lyrical Terrorist' has been given a nine month suspended jail sentence at the Old Bailey.
Samina Malik, 23, was the first woman to be convicted under new terrorism legislation.
Described as an unlikely, but committed, Islamic extremist, Malik was found guilty of a charge under the Terrorism Act 2000 at the Old Bailey last month.
Her sentence has been suspended for 18 months, provided that she was under supervision during that time. She will also have to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work in the community.
The court had heard how Malik, who had worked at WH Smith's in Heathrow, had kept a "library" of material useful to terrorists at her family home in Townsend Road in Southall, west London.
She had also written on the back of a till receipt: "The desire within me increases every day to go for martyrdom" and had written poems called 'How To Behead' and 'The Living Martyrs'.
The prosecution also told that court that Malik had visited a website which had been linked to jailed radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza and had also stored material about weapons.
Malik told the court that she had adopted the nickname of 'Lyrical Terrorist', because she thought it was "cool" and insisted that she was not a terrorist.
(KMcA)
Samina Malik, 23, was the first woman to be convicted under new terrorism legislation.
Described as an unlikely, but committed, Islamic extremist, Malik was found guilty of a charge under the Terrorism Act 2000 at the Old Bailey last month.
Her sentence has been suspended for 18 months, provided that she was under supervision during that time. She will also have to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work in the community.
The court had heard how Malik, who had worked at WH Smith's in Heathrow, had kept a "library" of material useful to terrorists at her family home in Townsend Road in Southall, west London.
She had also written on the back of a till receipt: "The desire within me increases every day to go for martyrdom" and had written poems called 'How To Behead' and 'The Living Martyrs'.
The prosecution also told that court that Malik had visited a website which had been linked to jailed radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza and had also stored material about weapons.
Malik told the court that she had adopted the nickname of 'Lyrical Terrorist', because she thought it was "cool" and insisted that she was not a terrorist.
(KMcA)
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A former Heathrow airport worker who made history as the first GB woman to be convicted of possession of information that would be of use to terrorists - alleged terror manuals - has had her conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Samina Malik, 24, was accused of collecting information "likely to be useful to those preparing a terrorist act".
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Vindicated Malik's New Ministerial Post
A government minister who stood down after accusations were made regarding his rental agreement has returned to the cabinet. Shahid Malik was found not to have breached ministerial rules relating to the contracts for his rented home and constituency office.
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First Female Jailed For Terrorist Offences
Possession of information that would be of use to terrorists has put a woman behind bars. The 23-year-old is the first woman in Great Britian to be convicted under anti-terror legislation.
First Female Jailed For Terrorist Offences
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16 June 2009
Malik Faces Second Expenses Inquiry
Government Minister Shahid Malik is to face a fresh investigation into his use of parliamentary allowances. The Communities Minister, who was recently reinstated after he was cleared in an inquiry into whether he had broken the ministerial code, is to be investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
Malik Faces Second Expenses Inquiry
Government Minister Shahid Malik is to face a fresh investigation into his use of parliamentary allowances. The Communities Minister, who was recently reinstated after he was cleared in an inquiry into whether he had broken the ministerial code, is to be investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
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