Sohail Qureshi, 30, had been in touch with Samina Malik over security at Heathrow airport, where she worked.
It had been claimed at her trial — on separate charges — that she had no interest in active terrorism. She avoided prison.
Now it can be revealed that Malik, 23, had been in regular email contact with al-Qaeda fanatic Qureshi, who planned to fly to Pakistan to join up with terrorists in neighbouring Afghanistan.
A month before his arrest at Heathrow in 2006, Qureshi — a dentist — sent Malik an email saying: “Sis, what is the situation like at work? Is the check-in still very harsh, or have things cooled down a bit?”
Malik — who got her nickname after writing sick poems like How to Behead and Living Martyrs — sent him details of the latest security.HERE
She signed off “Umm Musab al-Gharib — A Stranger Awaiting Martyrdom”. It is not believed the two ever met face to face.
A security source said: “We believe his intention was to take part in action against our forces.”
In a retrieved email Qureshi, of Forest Gate, East London, wrote to a colleague: “Pray I kill many, brother. Revenge. Revenge. Revenge.”
Qureshi’s links to Malik were revealed when he appeared at the Old Bailey to admit three terror offences. He was jailed for 4½ years.
If he had pleaded not guilty he could have got life.
With time off for good conduct and time spent on remand, Qureshi — seen posing with an automatic rifle in a picture seized by anti-terror cops — may be out in a year.
After a separate trial Malik was given a nine-month suspended sentence for possessing documents useful to terrorists.
Peter Clarke, Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations at Scotland Yard, said: “Qureshi wanted to carry out terrorist acts.
“Malik was well aware of Qureshi’s violent extremist views and was happy to provide him with advice.”
0 comments:
Post a Comment