Is It OK If They Aren't Fresh Off A Dinghy, Then?

Seven Afghan refugees are to stand trial next year accused of 32 offences of raping two girls in Norwich, after appearing in court amid heightened security and tense scenes.

The defendants - who appeared in the dock and spoke through interpreters - all denied 38 offences against the girls, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said to have taken place between August 2023 and May 2025.

That thing they tell us never happens appears to have happened again! 

Judge Katharine Moore (Ed: oh )said the trial, due to start on January 11, would be in front of a High Court Judge.

Hopefully not a female member drawn from the lanyard classes! 

The court heard from prosecutor Felicia Davy KC that an eighth suspect is currently in the Republic of Ireland awaiting extradition to the UK when it is likely he will also be charged with related offences.

Appearing in court on Friday were: 

Jamil Khalil, 20, of High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland, represented by Will Carter, charged with seven counts of rape and one count of human trafficking. He is also jointly charged with one offence of conspiracy to rape. 

Ahmadin Ahmadzai, 21, of Pottergate, Norwich, represented by Andrew Oliver, charged with nine counts of rape, one count of human trafficking, two counts of conspiracy to rape, and one count of doing an act to pervert the course of justice. 

Qais Kaker, 20, of Black Horse Opening, Norwich, represented by Ed Renvoize, charged with four counts of rape, one count of conspiracy to rape and one count of human trafficking. 

Fazal Auryakhel, 20, of Eleanor Road, Norwich, represented by John Morgans, charged with one count of rape. 

Mohammed Farooq Sinwary, 20, of St Benedicts Street, Norwich, represented by Stephen Spence, charged with two counts of rape. 

Ali Ahamad, 21, of Barnards Yard, Norwich, represented by Oliver Haswell, charged with one count of rape and three counts of human trafficking. 

Sayed Wahid Daviodzai, 20, of St Benedicts Street, Norwich, represented by Ian James, charged with four counts of rape and one count of conspiracy to rape.

 That’s a lot of men with no English who’ve spent a long time in this country. Why?

The press bench in Court One was also packed with two journalists from the BBC's Pashto service, Al Hussaini and Nadeem Ashraf, joining local BBC colleagues as well as ITV reporters.

 Of course we should expect it…

Norfolk Constabulary has confirmed that none of the suspects had lived in asylum hotels in the county and that none of the alleged offences took place at those locations.They have been in the country for between three and six years and the alleged offences are said to have occurred between August 2023 and May 2025.

And that makes it better does it? 

H/T: Dave Ward via email

Sounds About Right For Essex Police…

The incident has been reported to Essex Police, who are investigating the attack. Mr Ahmed said: "I think the group was from another city - they don't have expensive things like computers and phone so they try to steal.

"Dealing with underage people is especially hard for us because the police told us they could not punish them as they are still minors.

There’s a picture of the miscreants at the news report trying to batter their way into the shop, and if you had an image of cheeky schoolboys in short trousers, catapult sticking out of a back pocket, thanks to the description of ‘minors’ it will soon disabuse you, and might in fact have you humming ' Men of Harlech' instead.

Tweet Of The Month

 

Post Title Of The Month

 The inimitable David Thompson, on how every silver lining holds a cloud for someone....

Quote Of The Month

Longrider on the former Prince Harry's petulant whinging:

"This ridiculous man-child has a total lack of self awareness. He quit the job. He chose to spend the last few years trashing not only his family but the country. He and his harridan of a wife accused us of being racists. So, damn right we shouldn’t have to foot the bill for his security. We owe him nothing. If that makes him distraught, then in the fine words of BSM Williams, oh dear, how sad, never mind."

Post Of The Month

Fahrenheit211 on what he'd like to see on emigrating to the US, and what those mistaken souls who move here should see.

What's Most 'Concerning' Is The Very Presence Of These Men In Our Neighbourhoods

.. and the left-wingers who encourage them in with their placards have more blood on their hands.

A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of the body of a two-year-old girl at an address in Chertsey.

Kerjean was described by police as a French national who was born in the Central African Republic.

Det Ch Supt Jon Groenen said: "This is a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the child's family, as well as all those who knew her. "Our teams are working hard to build a picture of what happened, and a significant police presence will remain in Pyrcroft Road over the coming days," he added.

"We appreciate that the incident itself, as well as the significant police presence, will be concerning for residents," said Groenen.

Much more events like this, in this unseasonal weather, and we might see lynch mobs forming. 

It's No Myth..

..officers prove that on an almost daily basis.

Policing in Britain has “adopted the language of activism” and official guidance has “over-corrected” to combat accusations of racism, one of the UK’s most senior officers has said. Sir Stephen Watson, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police, said he did not believe that “two-tier policing” existed or that forces were biased against white people.

As a famous movie lawyer once said,  it doesn’t matter what he believes what matters is what he can prove, and the evidence is all against him. 

Police had, however, allowed that perception to take hold in part as a result of anti-racism guidance that advised officers to treat suspects differently depending on their ethnicity.

“Particularly in the light of the tragic murder of Henry Nowak, I do understand that this idea that two-tier policing takes place is now widespread,” he said. “I don’t think it’s justified, but I can understand where it’s coming from.”

Well, let me help; it's coming from incidents like this one (now seemingly removed since I first saw it, but it’s an incident where a black guy attacked a white man and the police rolled up and arrested the victim, again. I’ll leave it in in case the poster appeals and it returns):

This is disgusting, @metpoliceuk. The black guy was the aggressor, but it's the white man who the police go after & restrain. pic.twitter.com/8imFKezC4k

— David Atherton (@daveatherton) June 22, 2026

And this one:

This was declared a terror attack right away, even though no one died

Southport was not declared a terror attack when 3 children were executed

See how it works https://t.co/u3waPaq5TC

— Dux (@DuxVul) June 21, 2026

And this one:

I've seen widespread criticism of how this interaction between police and these teenage girls was handled.

For me, one officer appears to escalate the situation by pushing and then drawing his baton. From there, everything spirals out of control.

Watching police officers using…

— Ben Graham (@BenGrahamUK) June 22, 2026

Especially when compared to this one:  

Police had their hands full in WOLVERHAMPTON by a group of youths as they attempted to make an arrest.

But there were no batons or tasers as we saw used on the white teen girls recently.

Two-Tier policing as per usual. pic.twitter.com/Yhyg0GbnTF

— Kiera Diss (@KieraDiss) June 24, 2026

We can all see how police in this country now police 'without fear or favour' and its not at all!

Watson, who is tipped as the potential successor to Sir Mark Rowley as the head of the Metropolitan police, said forces must be “a little less timid about making sure we emphasise our impartiality”.

Practicing some would be a good start! 

“I think we have some lessons to learn … Perhaps we have been uncritical in adopting certain elements of language. We’ve adopted the language of activism,” he said. “We’ve sometimes taken on board what are challenged concepts and we’ve written those into policy and intent – all with the best of reasons – but these issues then get held up almost as exhibit X, as the proof that we do not treat people equally.”

And this man is being tipped as a successor to the head of the Met, when Rowley's gaffes get too numerous to tolerate! 

Watson has been called Britain’s “anti-woke” police chief after he instructed officers not to take the knee during Black Lives Matters protests in 2021 because it would undermine impartiality. He said he would “probably kneel before the queen, God and Mrs Watson, that’s it”.

That won't last, not when he gets a sniff of the top job. 

Do They Just Not Understand The English Language?

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car hit with several people (Ed: maybe the BBC could use some English lessons too) on a busy shopping street in West London.

The Metropolitan Police said a 34-year-old Somali-born driver fled the scene but was stopped in nearby Grange Park a short time later, where he was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and attempted murder.

Earlier reports insisted he was 'a Britsh born man of Somali background'...

While counter-terrorism police were involved in the initial investigation, it is not being treated as terror-related. The Met said it was "keeping an open mind as to any potential motive".

Then it's not that open at all, if you have rejected the inconvenient possibility straight away.

What A Pity Sir David Attenborough Doesn't Read The News...

 ...bevause he would stop you from embarassing yourself with this headline.

Kevin Murphy, who runs Norfolk Wildlife Rescue, told the BBC he would attempt to capture the feline, believed to be a Savannah cat, first spotted on Tuesday night in the Bramerton area, near Norwich.A Savannah cat is a hybrid breed created by crossing a serval, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa, with a domesticated cat breed.

Even if it turned out to be a serval, it wouldn't be classed as a 'big cat'. Yes, it's large, but the term doesn't relate to size.