ONE COMMUNITY : LOVE PEACE : HATE INJUSTICE
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February 2012
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Ten Facts about the Campaign
1. Is this case about someone who is in Al-Qaida?
No, Munir Farooqi was never convicted of being an Al-Qaida terrorist.
2. But wasn't he found guilty?
Munir Farooqi was convicted on the evidence of two undercover police officers. There was no forensic evidence against him.
3. But isn't he serving four life sentences?
Munir Farooqi is appealing his conviction.
4. What is this campaign about?
The CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) are trying to confiscate the family home. This is owned by Zeenat Farooqi and her daughter Zulaikha Farooqi. It was never owned by Munir Farooqi.
5. Why is there a campaign against the confiscation of this family home?
Because it is wrong and must be stopped. The confiscation of the family home is an attempt to collectively punish a whole family because of the conviction of one individual member of that family. This action will involve making seven people homeless - including an eight year old child and nine month old baby.
6. The Attorney General is the most senior lawyer in the land - surely he wouldn't accept an unjust law?
The Attorney General, when he was a back bencher in the House of Commons, raised concerns about this law, stating that the power had 'the potential of becoming a draconian side sanction that may be out of all proportion to the actual offences being committed' (Counter-Terrorism Bill, Committee stage, 13 May 2008, col 396, see here).
7. But aren't the courts just doing their job and following the law?
The law being used to confiscate the family home was only written five years ago and has never been used before now. This law could apply to any family with a member convicted under the 2000 Terrorism Act. The test of the law is being made on a Muslim family and is trying to exploit the more general atmosphere of misunderstanding about Muslim people that has developed over the last decade or so.
8. Why should I care about this case and support this family?
Because this is an issue that affects everyone in the UK, whatever your religion. This is an attack on all our civil liberties. If the courts go ahead with this confiscation it will place every family at risk. This is not a Muslim issue.
9. But surely it won’t happen?
Yes it will if we do nothing the family have already been given a date to appear in court next March.
10. Can this campaign win?
It has to – and by standing together we can stop this injustice.
********LATEST UPDATE********
BRIEF EXPLANATION OF MATERIAL RETURNED
MEDIA MYTH HIGHLIGHTED!!!
FOLLOWING VIDEO SHOWS PROPERTY BEING RETURNED TO THE FAMILY HOME
- it took them nearly 5 hours to unload the huge van,
- they started unloading around 12pm,
- is it true what was said on the media that 50,000 terrorist publications were found in the house????.....
to see most of the items returned, click on the link to the top left - TERRORIST MATERIAL RETURNED