Come on, let's have the whole story! If you are going to raise this horrifying (horrifying because of the implications if this man wins) story, then please put up more information about what it's about instead of peddling just the liberal, human rights side of your story!
....The pilot’s brother, Yakoob Jamaluddin, an active member of the Islamist extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, was questioned over the same offences but never charged.
Mr Steeds first became aware of the alleged plot on October 9, 2007, when he was briefed under the Official Secrets Act.
He was told how two men – Adam Mohamed, 32, of Chessington, Surrey, and Imad Shoubaki, 35, of Merton, South London – had ‘sought flying lessons in order to achieve a private pilot’s licence as quickly as possible’.
Mr Steeds said police ‘disrupted that activity’ because of fears about what they might be planning.
BA documents relating to 747 aircraft were discovered in Mr Shoubaki’s home after his arrest. Mr Steeds said he was told at the briefing that ‘information suggested these documents had been passed at a dinner party in Chessington. I was asked for details of BA pilots who might live in that area’.
The airline came up with Mr Jamaluddin. Not only did he live a mile away, he had also been the subject of an informal inquiry a year earlier after allegedly expressing support for the September 11 attacks while on a flight deck – a claim he denies.
Police then established the first of several links between Mr Jamaluddin and the two men. The first was that his brother Yakoob was in business with Mr Mohamed.
The pilot and his brother were arrested on October 23. Mr Steeds said police told him it ‘seemed as if Samir had been expecting to be arrested’ as they found the name and number of a prominent human rights lawyer who specialises in race discrimination issues punched into his mobile phone.
‘They also informed me that copies of the flight documents previously shown to BA had been found in Samir’s flight bag....’
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'Terror link' pilot who flew 747s for BA can be identified for the first time | Mail Online
I'm afraid in this day and age when it is becoming almost impossible to convict anybody of anything and get it to stand, in this case, the company had severe doubts as to the loyalties and motivation of this individual. An airline cannot have anybody fly its planes and potentially cause a holocaust in a city committing a weird suicide act (and taking thousands of innocent people with them!). I would not put any of my family on board an aeroplane flown by someone with links like this person has, and that is why this case is in court. Thanks to lawyers, we have this absurd case for re-instatement. Quite simply, the risk cannot be taken. With a brother a member of that odious organisation, how can he be entrusted. I had to go through all sorts of checks, most of which I knew nothing of, to fly jets- if this man slides through using law, what was all that for? I would feel extremely concerned knowing this person with the associations he has would have complete licence to potentially cause the catastrophe his religion and teachings amongst certain branches of it espouses. That he allegedly expressed support for 911 is beyond belief. You obviously have no respect for the damage 911 did- to quote your own words:
The world has gone mad. Let's face it,if you are a terrorist and want to create havoc in New York,London etc just detonate something on the subway.Given the reaction to 9/11 and Richard Read the effect would create ten times more hassle which is the objective. OBL must be laughing in his cave
You appear to have no idea of the effect 911 had or the damage or loss of life that occurred. Well the resulting security checks have thrown up more than enough suspicion for me, a former colleague of this person. But looking at your personal posting style, you appear to be an 'opinion loudhailer' rather than a communicator. You know how everything in the world should be run! We did not need you peddling this propaganda of yours here, twice in 3 posts!