Saturday, September 1, 2018

UK: Father of two jihadis killed in Syria threatens to have his wife shot if she gave evidence against him

AUG 31, 2018 6:37 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER12 COMMENTS

If British authorities actually had any interest in countering jihad, they would ponder the question of who taught Islam to the sons of Abubaker Deghayes. They would also ponder the fact that Deghayes is “a former leader of the al-Quds Mosque in Brighton.” How does that square with the universal claim that jihad is only pursued by a tiny minority of extremists, and abhorred by the vast majority of Muslims. Shouldn’t this mosque at very least be investigated?

“Father of two jihadis killed in Syria is jailed for 18 months after threatening to have his wife shot if she gave evidence against him,” by Duncan Gardham and Joe Middleton, Mailonline, August 30, 2018:

The father of two fighters who died in Syria, has been jailed after threatening to have his wife shot if she gave evidence against him.

Abubaker Deghayes, 50, a former leader of the al-Quds Mosque in Brighton and the brother of Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, was found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice at Blackfriars Crown Court in London.

He was charged with assaulting Einas Abulsayen, who claimed he rammed her face into the carpet and pushed his fingers up her nose in an attempt to remove the jinns or evil spirits from her body.

After she reported him to the police Deghayes went to her brother’s house on November 27 and tried to speak to her but was prevented by the relative.

He told the brother: ‘Tell Einas to leave the country for a few months so the police drop the case’.

Deyhayes was cleared of the exorcism assault, but jailed for trying to prevent his wife giving evidence.

Both juries were unaware that Deghayes had previously been accused of whipping his children with electric cable, sparking a social services inquiry.

The case was moved from Brighton so that the jury was not aware of his notorious family background.

In April 2014 his son, Abdullah Deghayes, 18, was killed by a sniper while fighting in Idlib Province for the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra.

His death was followed, nine months later, by his younger brother, Jaffar, who was still only 17.

A third brother, Amer, then 20, the eldest and first to arrive, was shot in the stomach in the same battle as Abdullah but remained in the country and was last active on social media in January 2017.

Abdulrahman Deghayes, 22, twin to Abdullah, was jailed for two years last September after admitting possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs….