Muslim cleric suspected of inspiring Tunisia jihad massacre lives on UK dole
July 8, 2015 3:26 am By Robert Spencer 18 Comments
Hani al-Sibai2He “lives in a £1 million house leafy street in fashionable west London.” He receives “£50,000 a year in handouts,” and when asked how he could justify this, responded: “Ask David Cameron, don’t ask me.”
Indeed. The British people should ask David Cameron, right before they escort him out of #10 Downing Street and to the nearest courtroom to stand trial for grave dereliction of duty. But even that wouldn’t solve this problem, or others like it. The entire British political class, like its American counterpart, needs thorough housecleaning and reform. But that is not on the horizon in either country.
Britannic Death Watch Update: “Cleric said to be behind Tunisian beach massacre is living on benefits in Britain,” by Victoria Ward, Telegraph, July 6, 2015:
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A leader of the terrorist group suspected of being behind the Tunisian beach massacre is living in benefits in Britain.
Hani al-Sibai, an al-Qaeda cleric suspected of radicalising “Jihadi John”, lives in a £1 million house leafy street in fashionable west London.
He is said to be one of the “key influencers” of the Islamic fanatics believed to have recruited and trained gunman Seifeddine Rezgui.
Egyptian-born al-Sibai, 54, reportedly lives on £50,000 a year in handouts, disability living allowance, with his wife and five children.
Asked how he could justify taking so much in benefits, al-Sibai, who is under investigation suspected of benefit fraud, told the Daily Mail: “Ask David Cameron, don’t ask me.”…
Al-Sibai is understood to have close links to Tunisian terror group Ansar al-Sharia, which authorities believe to have recruited and trained Rezgui.
He is cited at length in a 2013 report by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism in The Hague, and is described as one of its “key influencers”.
Security services are understood to be investigating links between al-Sibai and his influence on the west London terror network in which Jihadi John – unmasked as Mohammed Emwazi – operated.
It is claimed that al-Sibai, a charismatic preacher, had “captivated” a number of young Muslim men who subsequently went abroad to fight jihad.
In a court case last year, he was accused of having “provided material support to al-Qaeda and conspired to commit terrorist acts”, an allegation he denies….
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/07/muslim-cleric-suspected-of-inspiring-tunisia-jihad-massacre-lives-on-uk-dole
