Political bias in the Courts

Ken · 25-05-2008, 02:39 AM

Muslim cleared of murdering BNP man
Posted by Antifascist 6 Comment (s)
A Muslim elder who stabbed his neighbour in the back was dramatically cleared of murder yesterday after a court was told that he had endured a living hell of racism, threats and violence. Habib Khan, 50, of Stoke-on-Trent, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Keith Brown, 52, a BNP activist and an alleged friend of the BNP leader, Nick Griffin, who attended his funeral.

Khan killed Mr Brown last July after finding him in a struggle with his 24-year-old son, Azir. He said he thought that Mr Brown was going to kill Azir and claimed that Mr Brown fell on to a knife he was holding at his back.
Stafford Crown Court was told that Mr Brown, an unemployed father of seven with a long criminal record, began a frightening campaign of intimidation, violence and racial abuse against the Khan family after objecting to his neighbour building a grand house next to his own modest home. A few months before the stabbing, Mr Brown’s son, Ashley Barker, 20, was convicted of assaulting Khan. He hit him repeatedly on the head with a metal object on his wrist.
The court was told that Mr Brown had been jailed in his youth for wounding with intent and that his most recent conviction was in 2000 for assault. Khan, on the other hand, was a pillar of his local mosque.
Prosecuting authorities were accused in court of repeatedly failing to sustain convictions against Mr Brown and Mr Barker, both BNP activists, described by the defence as “the neighbours from hell”.
During the construction of Khan’s house, Mr Brown and Mr Barker took sledgehammers to the walls. Mr Brown was convicted of criminal damage but appealed. When the prosecution failed to warn any witnesses about the appeal hearing, a judge overturned the conviction.
After the Khan house was built, Mr Brown and Mr Barker kept up with their persecution of the family, once shouting “Paki b******s” at Khan and his wife in their garden and threatening to kill them. The police were called but Khan withdrew his complaint in the hope of seeking mediation. Next Mr Brown smashed the windows of the Khans’ conservatory. Khan complained to the police. Mr Brown and Mr Barker were charged with racially aggravated harassment but the prosecution dropped the case. “How would you feel discovering the prosecuting authorities had simply failed you?” Simon Drew, Khan’s lawyer, said. After Mr Barker was arrested and bailed for his attack on Khan last year, he returned immediately to Khan’s home and threw a stone at the bedroom window. He then shouted: “You are dead.” Mr Barker was charged with witness intimidation but that accusation was dropped after he pleaded guilty to assault.
Mr Drew said: “It was pure intimidation. It was nothing else. It was vile, hostile bullying.” On the afternoon of the stabbing, Khan was alerted by one his daughters that Mr Brown was trying to kill Azir by squeezing his neck.
Khan grabbed a sharp 10in kitchen knife, leapt over the garden fence and rushed to Mr Brown. He said Mr Brown mouthed that he would kill Azir. Khan said that he touched Mr Brown’s back so that he would feel the blade but Mr Brown fell back on to it.
Mr Barker, who had gone to join the fight, was left with holes in his head after allegedly being hit by a brick by Khan’s sons. The jury has so far been unable to reach verdicts on charges that Khan and Azir wounded Mr Barker. The judge adjourned the case until Wednesday. Khazir Habib Saddique has admitted wounding Mr Barker.

BonnieDundee · 25-05-2008, 05:17 AM

Actually I see nothing out of the ordinary here. In such cases manslaughter is often the outcome and probably should be.

The Bear · 25-05-2008, 08:04 AM

I absolutely agree. Justifiable homicide if ever there was a case.

The REAL issue should be how was Brown permitted to get away with what he was doing?

Kevin Adamson · 25-05-2008, 09:36 AM

From the point he grabbed the kitchen knife and lept over the garden fence he should have been charged and convicted of( intent to commit) murder or whatever the term is.

mkpdavies · 25-05-2008, 09:44 AM

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Khan, on the other hand, was a pillar of his local mosque.

That is one boring job to do too.

The Bear · 25-05-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

That is one boring job to do too.

At least he had four mates!

John Connor · 25-05-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bear

At least he had four mates!

The Bear · 25-05-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ranter

From the point he grabbed the kitchen knife and lept over the garden fence he should have been charged and convicted of( intent to commit) murder or whatever the term is.

So let’s just think how you might have felt had it been you who had been through the stuff that Khan had been through and had just been told by your daughter that some piece of violent racist filth next door was strangling your son.

I know fine well that I would not have done what Khan is alleged to have done, I wouldn’t have waited for the tw@ to fall onto my knife, I’d have run him through without a moments hesitation.

British-Conservatism · 25-05-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Ken

Muslim cleared of murdering BNP man
Posted by Antifascist 6 Comment (s)
A Muslim elder who stabbed his neighbour in the back was dramatically cleared of murder yesterday after a court was told that he had endured a living hell of racism, threats and violence. Habib Khan, 50, of Stoke-on-Trent, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Keith Brown, 52, a BNP activist and an alleged friend of the BNP leader, Nick Griffin, who attended his funeral.

Khan killed Mr Brown last July after finding him in a struggle with his 24-year-old son, Azir. He said he thought that Mr Brown was going to kill Azir and claimed that Mr Brown fell on to a knife he was holding at his back.
Stafford Crown Court was told that Mr Brown, an unemployed father of seven with a long criminal record, began a frightening campaign of intimidation, violence and racial abuse against the Khan family after objecting to his neighbour building a grand house next to his own modest home. A few months before the stabbing, Mr Brown’s son, Ashley Barker, 20, was convicted of assaulting Khan. He hit him repeatedly on the head with a metal object on his wrist.
The court was told that Mr Brown had been jailed in his youth for wounding with intent and that his most recent conviction was in 2000 for assault. Khan, on the other hand, was a pillar of his local mosque.
Prosecuting authorities were accused in court of repeatedly failing to sustain convictions against Mr Brown and Mr Barker, both BNP activists, described by the defence as “the neighbours from hell”.
During the construction of Khan’s house, Mr Brown and Mr Barker took sledgehammers to the walls. Mr Brown was convicted of criminal damage but appealed. When the prosecution failed to warn any witnesses about the appeal hearing, a judge overturned the conviction.
After the Khan house was built, Mr Brown and Mr Barker kept up with their persecution of the family, once shouting “Paki b******s” at Khan and his wife in their garden and threatening to kill them. The police were called but Khan withdrew his complaint in the hope of seeking mediation. Next Mr Brown smashed the windows of the Khans’ conservatory. Khan complained to the police. Mr Brown and Mr Barker were charged with racially aggravated harassment but the prosecution dropped the case. “How would you feel discovering the prosecuting authorities had simply failed you?” Simon Drew, Khan’s lawyer, said. After Mr Barker was arrested and bailed for his attack on Khan last year, he returned immediately to Khan’s home and threw a stone at the bedroom window. He then shouted: “You are dead.” Mr Barker was charged with witness intimidation but that accusation was dropped after he pleaded guilty to assault.
Mr Drew said: “It was pure intimidation. It was nothing else. It was vile, hostile bullying.” On the afternoon of the stabbing, Khan was alerted by one his daughters that Mr Brown was trying to kill Azir by squeezing his neck.
Khan grabbed a sharp 10in kitchen knife, leapt over the garden fence and rushed to Mr Brown. He said Mr Brown mouthed that he would kill Azir. Khan said that he touched Mr Brown’s back so that he would feel the blade but Mr Brown fell back on to it.
Mr Barker, who had gone to join the fight, was left with holes in his head after allegedly being hit by a brick by Khan’s sons. The jury has so far been unable to reach verdicts on charges that Khan and Azir wounded Mr Barker. The judge adjourned the case until Wednesday. Khazir Habib Saddique has admitted wounding Mr Barker.

The campaign of racial abuse and assault was against Mr Brown not for him.
This is an outrage.

John Connor · 25-05-2008, 09:59 AM

Seems like the BNP grunt got what was coming.

However, one part of this bothers me:

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On the afternoon of the stabbing, Khan was alerted by one his daughters that Mr Brown was trying to kill Azir by squeezing his neck.
Khan grabbed a sharp 10in kitchen knife, leapt over the garden fence and rushed to Mr Brown.

Since not many people have a garden fence between them and the road (and if they did, wouldn't they just use the driveway instead of leaping over the fence?), this suggests that the Azir chap was on the BNP grunt's property. What was he doing there?

25-05-2008, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ken Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 216	Political bias in the Courts Muslim cleared of murdering BNP man Posted by Antifascist 6 Comment (s) A Muslim elder who stabbed his neighbour in the back was dramatically cleared of murder yesterday after a court was told that he had endured a living hell of racism, threats and violence. Habib Khan, 50, of Stoke-on-Trent, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Keith Brown, 52, a BNP activist and an alleged friend of the BNP leader, Nick Griffin, who attended his funeral. Khan killed Mr Brown last July after finding him in a struggle with his 24-year-old son, Azir. He said he thought that Mr Brown was going to kill Azir and claimed that Mr Brown fell on to a knife he was holding at his back. Stafford Crown Court was told that Mr Brown, an unemployed father of seven with a long criminal record, began a frightening campaign of intimidation, violence and racial abuse against the Khan family after objecting to his neighbour building a grand house next to his own modest home. A few months before the stabbing, Mr Brown’s son, Ashley Barker, 20, was convicted of assaulting Khan. He hit him repeatedly on the head with a metal object on his wrist. The court was told that Mr Brown had been jailed in his youth for wounding with intent and that his most recent conviction was in 2000 for assault. Khan, on the other hand, was a pillar of his local mosque. Prosecuting authorities were accused in court of repeatedly failing to sustain convictions against Mr Brown and Mr Barker, both BNP activists, described by the defence as “the neighbours from hell”. During the construction of Khan’s house, Mr Brown and Mr Barker took sledgehammers to the walls. Mr Brown was convicted of criminal damage but appealed. When the prosecution failed to warn any witnesses about the appeal hearing, a judge overturned the conviction. After the Khan house was built, Mr Brown and Mr Barker kept up with their persecution of the family, once shouting “Paki b******s” at Khan and his wife in their garden and threatening to kill them. The police were called but Khan withdrew his complaint in the hope of seeking mediation. Next Mr Brown smashed the windows of the Khans’ conservatory. Khan complained to the police. Mr Brown and Mr Barker were charged with racially aggravated harassment but the prosecution dropped the case. “How would you feel discovering the prosecuting authorities had simply failed you?” Simon Drew, Khan’s lawyer, said. After Mr Barker was arrested and bailed for his attack on Khan last year, he returned immediately to Khan’s home and threw a stone at the bedroom window. He then shouted: “You are dead.” Mr Barker was charged with witness intimidation but that accusation was dropped after he pleaded guilty to assault. Mr Drew said: “It was pure intimidation. It was nothing else. It was vile, hostile bullying.” On the afternoon of the stabbing, Khan was alerted by one his daughters that Mr Brown was trying to kill Azir by squeezing his neck. Khan grabbed a sharp 10in kitchen knife, leapt over the garden fence and rushed to Mr Brown. He said Mr Brown mouthed that he would kill Azir. Khan said that he touched Mr Brown’s back so that he would feel the blade but Mr Brown fell back on to it. Mr Barker, who had gone to join the fight, was left with holes in his head after allegedly being hit by a brick by Khan’s sons. The jury has so far been unable to reach verdicts on charges that Khan and Azir wounded Mr Barker. The judge adjourned the case until Wednesday. Khazir Habib Saddique has admitted wounding Mr Barker.

25-05-2008, 05:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
BonnieDundee Uber Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Between Mallaig and Cornwall. Posts: 2,809	Actually I see nothing out of the ordinary here. In such cases manslaughter is often the outcome and probably should be. __________________ "It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state." -Bruce Schneier How to Overthrow the System: brew your own beer; kick in your TV; build your own cabin and pss off front porch whenever you bloody well feel like it.* Edward Abbey Leopold Kohr.

25-05-2008, 08:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
The Bear Uber Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Anglia Posts: 2,178	I absolutely agree. Justifiable homicide if ever there was a case. The REAL issue should be how was Brown permitted to get away with what he was doing? __________________ I am an old man. I have eaten much salt.

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25-05-2008, 09:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kevin Adamson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 888 Party: UKIP	From the point he grabbed the kitchen knife and lept over the garden fence he should have been charged and convicted of( intent to commit) murder or whatever the term is.