'Suicide bomber' family in court
dh | 09.05.2003 12:34
The Sharif family have been remanded in custody on trumped up charges relating to the trumped up Tel Aviv suicide bombing. Don't those passports instantly recovered by the IDF remind you of that hi-jacker passport so miraculously found atop the WTC rubble? And one a pacifist Sufi mystic?
Surely another cause to add to the massive demonstration that surely must occur if the MOD go ahead with their 'actively considered' Thanksgiving service re the invasion of Iraq
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3012193.stm
Bomb suspect's family in court
Sharif and Hanif are alleged to have carried out the attack
The wife, brother and sister of a British suicide bomb suspect have appeared before Bow Street Magistrates Court on terrorism charges.
Zahid Hussain Sharif, 46, Paveen Akthor Sharif, 35, and Tahari Shad Tabassum, 27, all of Derby, were denied bail and remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 19 May.
The three were arrested following a bombing in Tel Aviv in Israel last month in which three people died.
Israeli officials believe the bombing at Mike's Bar was carried out by two Britons, Asif Muhammad Hanif, 21, and Omar Khan Sharif, 27.
Mr Sharif's wife Mrs Tabussum, 27, his brother Mr Hussain and his sister Ms Sharif have been charged under Section 38 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Suspect sought
This includes failure to disclose information about acts of terrorism, which carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment.
Ms Sharif has also been charged under section 62 of the Terrorism Act which covers aiding and abetting acts of terrorism overseas, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
More than 50 people were also injured in the Tel Aviv blast which happened on 29 April.
Mr Hanif, from Hounslow, west London, died in the explosion while Mr Sharif is still being sought by Israeli police, who say he fled the bar after the bomb he was carrying failed to go off.
Police presence
Friday's proceedings were delayed so the defendants could consult legal representatives.
District Judge Timothy Workman said the case against them relied largely on information from e-mails.
Despite a large police presence in court, the three smiled and waved at family members, friends and supporters.
Mr Hussain and Ms Sharif were arrested at their homes, Mrs Tabussum in Nottingham.
Three other people arrested on 2 and 3 of May in Derbyshire and London have been released from police custody.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3012193.stm Bomb suspect's family in court
Sharif and Hanif are alleged to have carried out the attack
The wife, brother and sister of a British suicide bomb suspect have appeared before Bow Street Magistrates Court on terrorism charges.
Zahid Hussain Sharif, 46, Paveen Akthor Sharif, 35, and Tahari Shad Tabassum, 27, all of Derby, were denied bail and remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 19 May.
The three were arrested following a bombing in Tel Aviv in Israel last month in which three people died.
Israeli officials believe the bombing at Mike's Bar was carried out by two Britons, Asif Muhammad Hanif, 21, and Omar Khan Sharif, 27.
Mr Sharif's wife Mrs Tabussum, 27, his brother Mr Hussain and his sister Ms Sharif have been charged under Section 38 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Suspect sought
This includes failure to disclose information about acts of terrorism, which carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment.
Ms Sharif has also been charged under section 62 of the Terrorism Act which covers aiding and abetting acts of terrorism overseas, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
More than 50 people were also injured in the Tel Aviv blast which happened on 29 April.
Mr Hanif, from Hounslow, west London, died in the explosion while Mr Sharif is still being sought by Israeli police, who say he fled the bar after the bomb he was carrying failed to go off.
Police presence
Friday's proceedings were delayed so the defendants could consult legal representatives.
District Judge Timothy Workman said the case against them relied largely on information from e-mails.
Despite a large police presence in court, the three smiled and waved at family members, friends and supporters.
Mr Hussain and Ms Sharif were arrested at their homes, Mrs Tabussum in Nottingham.
Three other people arrested on 2 and 3 of May in Derbyshire and London have been released from police custody.
dh
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