Seven added to U.S. terrorism list, including jailed British preacher

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Seven added to U.S. terrorism list, including jailed British preacher

REUTERS

 

Anjem Choudary, the leader of the dissolved militant group al-Muhajiroun, arrives at Bow Street Magistrates Court in London July 4, 2006. REUTERS/Stephen Hird/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-profile British Islamist preacher who was sentenced to prison last year for inviting support for the Islamic State militancy was added to the U.S. global counterterrorism list, the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday.

 

Anjem Choudary, 50, who was imprisoned in Britain in September for five and a half years for encouraging support for Islamic State, was added to a list of specially designated global terrorists by the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control and the U.S. State Department.

 

Choudary was one of seven people added to the list, which blocks their assets in the United States and prohibits U.S. citizens from dealing with them, the Treasury said.

 

Also placed on the list were Sami Bashur Bouras, a Swedish citizen; Shane Dominic Crawford of Trinidad and Tobago; El Shafee Elsheikh, a British citizen; Muhammad Wanndy bin Mohamed Jedi, of Malaysia; Muhammad Bahrun Naim Anggih Tamtomo of Indonesia; and John Mark Taylor of New Zealand.

 

Naim is suspected of organising the Jakarta attacks in January 2016 that killed four civilians and wounded 23 with explosions and gunfire, the Treasury said. Wanndy claimed responsibility on behalf of Islamic State last year for a grenade attack on a Malaysian nightclub that wounded eight, it said.

 

Elsheikh is suspected of being one of four Britons who acted as Islamic State jailers in Syria. The group, dubbed the "Beatles" because of their accents, are suspected of beheading more than 27 hostages and torturing many more, the State Department said in a statement.

 

John Mark Taylor reportedly is a former New Zealand infantryman who joined Islamic State in Syria. Media reports in Britain and New Zealand said he picked up the nickname "bumbling jihadi" after he failed to turn off the geotagging function on his Twitter account, broadcasting his location to the world.

 

(Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Andrea Ricci)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-03-31

[smutcakes]

I doubt many of them had any desire to visit the US anyway.

[klauskunkel]

 

Looks like he is ready to stone a woman (not a British custom)

[sanukjim]

1 hour ago, smutcakes said:

I doubt many of them had any desire to visit the US anyway.

Not  dxmmy.The intention here is that any business,bank,or individual  is prohibited from having any monetary dealing with him.And blocking any assets he owns,thus not allowing him any monetary means to continue his support of terrorism.

Edited March 31, 2017 by sanukjim

[Andaman Al]

I just wish the USA would request Chaudary's extradition so he can experience what real jail is like - for the next 50 years. As for the other combatants, they just need a combatants ending.

[Scottie12]

This is probably considered non PC but why don't the BNP beat the crap out of scum like Choudhary who are living on benefits but still bite the hand that feeds them at every opportunity. 

[blazes]

6 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

 

Looks like he is ready to stone a woman (not a British custom)

 

Jihadi women are in fact stoned. :)

 

 

[sawadeeken]

On 3/31/2017 at 9:09 AM, smutcakes said:

I doubt many of them had any desire to visit the US anyway.

I don't know what makes you think that.......... seriously.............

But it is obvious that we know about them and we in the US don't wan't THEM.............

We can consider ourselves a 'little safer' without them........

[sawadeeken]

On 3/31/2017 at 11:05 AM, Andaman Al said:

I just wish the USA would request Chaudary's extradition so he can experience what real jail is like - for the next 50 years. As for the other combatants, they just need a combatants ending.

I might add that it would be more fitting to send them to Thailand to experience the worst jails..... LOL

Edited to add.....

I have taken a girlfriend to visit her mom in Nong Palai prison near Pattaya and the Mom describes it as primitive...... sleep on Tile floors (no mattress) and ration of water to bathe.... 15 to 18 women sleep in each small cell Having to sleep on each other partially........

Edited April 2, 2017 by sawadeeken

[Andaman Al]

5 hours ago, sawadeeken said:

I might add that it would be more fitting to send them to Thailand to experience the worst jails..... LOL

Edited to add.....

I have taken a girlfriend to visit her mom in Nong Palai prison near Pattaya and the Mom describes it as primitive...... sleep on Tile floors (no mattress) and ration of water to bathe.... 15 to 18 women sleep in each small cell Having to sleep on each other partially........

A fair point, but, however crowded, the Thai prisons do satisfy one very important need for humans - socialisation. US Supermax prisons deny that most basic of needs to their prisoners, the prisoners are isolated and unable to interact and socialise with other humans. True torture to someone like Chaudary and just where he deserves to be.